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Dani Olmo
Personal information
Full name Daniel Olmo Carvajal
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 25
Youth career
2006–2007 Espanyol
2007–2014 Barcelona
2014–2015 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Dinamo Zagreb II 25 (3)
2015–2020 Dinamo Zagreb 80 (20)
2020– RB Leipzig 11 (3)
International career‡
2014 Spain U16 3 (0)
2015 Spain U17 9 (1)
2016 Spain U18 2 (1)
2018– Spain U21 14 (6)
2019– Spain 1 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2019 Italy–San Marino
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2019

Daniel Olmo Carvajal (born 7 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Spain national team. He can play as either an attacking midfielder or a winger.[2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Olmo arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy aged nine, from neighbours RCD Espanyol.[1][3]

Dinamo Zagreb

In a surprise move, Olmo joined Dinamo Zagreb on 31 July 2014, aged 16.[4] He made his first team debut against NK Lokomotiva on 7 February 2015.[5] On 22 August 2016, Olmo signed a new four-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb.[6]

On 17 December 2018, Olmo was named the best player of Prva HNL for 2018.[7] In the same month, he finished 11th in Tuttosport's Golden Boy award, ahead of the likes of Kylian Mbappé and Josip Brekalo.[8] On 3 June 2019 he was named the best player and best young player of the 2018–19 Prva HNL season.[9]

On 18 September 2019, he made his Champions League debut in a 4–0 home win over Atalanta.[10] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October in a 2–2 away draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.[11] He scored the only Dinamo's goal in a 1–4 home defeat to Manchester City, as Dinamo finished at the bottom of the group.[12][13]

RB Leipzig

On 25 January 2020, Olmo moved to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, signing a four-year contract.[14][15]

He made his debut on 1 February 2020, in a 2–2 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach coming on for Tyler Adams in 69th minute.[16] Three days later he scored the only goal in a 3–1 DFB-Pokal defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, having come on for Amadou Haidara in 46th minute.[17] He earned his first start for the club on 9 February, in a game against Bayern Munich that ended as a goalless draw, coming off for Patrik Schick in 69th minute.[18] On 12 June, he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[19]

International career

Olmo was part of the Spanish squad at the 2015 European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria; he netted in the penalty shootout as they were eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals, but then had his attempt saved by Will Huffer as Spain lost to England by the same means in a play-off for that year's World Cup for the category.[20] Towards the end of 2017, Dinamo Zagreb director Tomislav Svetina said that the club was doing all it could to get the teenager citizenship. Olmo himself showed a desire to switch to Croatia at the international level.[21] However, in October 2018, he made his debut for the Spanish under-21 side.

Olmo was part of the Spanish squad that won 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino, playing four matches, assisting one goal and scoring three including one in the final which made him be named Man of the Match.[22][23][24]

Olmo earned his first senior team call-up in November 2019, for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Romania, after Spain had already qualified for the tournament.[25] He debuted on 15 November as a substitute for Álvaro Morata in the 66th minute and scored three minutes later in the 7–0 home win against Malta.[26] Fellow debutant Pau Torres also scored, making it the first time that two Spaniards scored on their first cap in 30 years.[27]

Personal life

Olmo's father, Miquel, was also a footballer. A forward, he played professionally for lower-league teams.[28] Dani's older brother Carlos is also footballer and plays as a defender in Dinamo Zagreb II. Olmo speaks Croatian fluently.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 June 2020[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2015–16 Druga HNL 15 1 — — 15 1
2016–17 10 2 — — 10 2
Total 25 3 — — 25 3
Dinamo Zagreb 2014–15 Prva HNL 5 0 — — 5 0
2015–16 1 0 1 1 — 2 1
2016–17 14 1 4 3 — 18 4
2017–18 26 8 5 1 2[b] 0 33 9
2018–19 25 8 3 1 16[c] 3 44 12
2019–20 9 3 2 0 11[d] 5 22 8
Total 80 20 15 6 29 8 124 34
RB Leipzig 2019–20 Bundesliga 11 3 1 1 0 0 12 4
Total 11 3 1 1 0 0 12 4
Career total 116 26 16 7 29 8 161 41
  1. ^ Includes appearances in Croatian Football Cup and DFB-Pokal.
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 November 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2019 1 1
Total 1 1

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2019 Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain 1  Malta 5–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb[30]

International

Spain U21

Individual

International

National and regional

References

  1. ^ a b c Dani Olmo | Dinamo Zagreb - GNK Dinamo
  2. ^ Onyekwe, Samuel (22 June 2019). "Five Spain stars to keep an eye on as European Under-21 Championship continues". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ Pandey, Kaustubh (3 July 2019). "Lowdown on Manchester United target Dani Olmo: Scout Report". Calcio Mercato. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb Sign Talented Spain & Barcelona Youth Captain". Croatia Week. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ MODRA BUDUĆNOST: SJAJNI MLADIĆI KOJI NEZAUSTAVLJIVO DOLAZE at gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian), 12 February 2015
  6. ^ OLMO DAO POVJERENJE DINAMU NA IDUĆE ČETIRI GODINE at gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian), 22 August 2016
  7. ^ a b "Dani Olmo najbolji je nogometaš godine prema izboru kapetana hrvatskih prvoligaša". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Olmo ispred Mbappea, Brekalo u TOP 20 najboljih U21 igrača". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Spaniard Dani Olmo is named player of the season in Croatia". MARCA in English. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb–Atalanta | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk–Dinamo Zagreb | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb–Manchester City | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  13. ^ "I POBJEDNIK JE - DANI OLMO! Stiglo veliko priznanje za najskupljeg Dinamovog igrača: Najljepši potez posljednjeg kola Lige prvaka viđen je u Maksimiru". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Dani Olmo verstärkt RB Leipzig!". dierotenbullen.com (in German). RB Leipzig. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Dani Olmo joins RB Leipzig from Dinamo Zagreb". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  16. ^ HINA (1 February 2020). "VIDEO: POGLEDAJTE TRENUTAK KADA JE DANI OLMO DEBITIRAO I POGODIO STATIVU! Bivši dinamovac sjajnim potezom zapalio tribine, Leipzig do boda u završnici" (in Croatian). Sportske novosti. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. ^ "VIDEO: DANI OLMO ZABIO PRVIJENAC U DRESU RB LEIPZIGA Pogledajte kako je donedavni Dinamov as već u drugom nastupu pokazao koliko vrijedi!" (in Croatian). Sportske novosti. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  18. ^ Kižlin, Slaven (9 February 2020). "FOTO: DANI OLMO I RB LEIPZIG NEPORAŽENI U VELIKOM NJEMAČKOM DERBIJU Bivši dinamovac prvi put započeo utakmicu u novom klubu" (in Croatian). Sportske novosti. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Olmo poludio! U dvije minute strpao dva lijepa gola za pobjedu Leipziga". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 12 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/may/19/england-v-spain-u17-world-cup-play-off-match-19052015
  21. ^ Spanish Teenage Talent Wants to Play for Croatia
  22. ^ "OLMO JE GLAVNA FACA: EVO ŠTO NAVIJAČI BARCELONE KAŽU ZA IGRAČA DINAMA!". nogometne-vijesti.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Spain beat Germany for fifth U21 title". UEFA. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Under-21 EURO: every man of the match". UEFA. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  25. ^ "VELIKA VIJEST: DINAMOVAC DOBIO PRIZNANJE KARIJERE! Dani Olmo po prvi je put postao reprezentativac jedne od najmoćnijih nogometnih nacija!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Santi Cazorla scores first Spain goal in four years in win over Malta". BBC Sport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Dani Olmo and Pau Torres make history in Spain stroll". Diario AS. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Al Barça se le fugan los canteranos: Dani Olmo rompe su contrato y se marcha al Dinamo de Zagreb" (in Spanish). Voz Populy. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  29. ^ "BRAVO, LJUDINO! Dani Olmo sjetio se Vukovara, nije čudo da je miljenik navijača" (in Croatian). direktno.hr. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  30. ^ a b "Dani Olmo". Soccerway.
  31. ^ Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  33. ^ "Champions League breakthrough team of 2019". UEFA. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  34. ^ a b c "Luka Modrić najbolji, Dinamo pokupio brojne nagrade" (in Croatian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  35. ^ "Dani Olmo named best player in the Balkans" (in Spanish). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  36. ^ "Dani Olmo, best player of the Balkans of 2019". Time24.news. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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