Josip Brekalo
 Brekalo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Croatia U17 | 25 | (9) |
| 2015 | Croatia U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2015– | Croatia U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2016– | Croatia U21 | 8 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2017 | |||
Josip Brekalo (born 23 June 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg.
Club career
Brekalo is a youth exponent from Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 19 December 2015 against Inter Zaprešić.[1] On 15 May 2016 he signed for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg for €6m.[2]
On 31 January 2017, Brekalo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season with an option for a further year. The loan deal was automatically extended until June 2018 when Stuttgart secured promotion.[3] Brekalo scored his first senior goal on 17 February 2017 coming off the bench for VfB Stuttgart against 1. FC Heidenheim.[4] Brekalo returned prematurely to Wolfsburg on 1 January 2018.[5]
International career
Brekalo is a youth international and has represented Croatia in 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
References
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Inter Zaprešić - 19 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/josip-brekalo-potpisao-za-wolfsburg/893514.aspx
- ^ "Josip Brekalo signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Away win in Heidenheim". VfB Stuttgart. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Josip Brekalo makes early return to VfL Wolfsburg". VfB Stuttgart. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
External links
- Josip Brekalo at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Josip Brekalo at the Croatian Football Federation
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia youth international footballers
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Croatian First Football League players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- VfL Wolfsburg II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Sportspeople from Zagreb