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Josip Brekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip brěːkalo];[2][3] born 23 June 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Croatia national team.
 Brekalo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | VfL Wolfsburg | 110 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Torino (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Croatia U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2016–2019 | Croatia U21 | 17 | (9) |
| 2018– | Croatia | 33 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 29 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:43, 13 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Brekalo is a youth exponent from Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 19 December 2015 against Inter Zaprešić.[4] On 15 May 2016 he signed for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg for €10 million.
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 initially automatically extended until June 2018 when Stuttgart secured promotion.[5] Brekalo scored his first senior goal on 17 February 2017 coming off the bench for VfB Stuttgart against 1. FC Heidenheim.[6] Brekalo returned prematurely to Wolfsburg on 1 January 2018.[7] On 8 May 2021, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Union Berlin.[8]
On 31 August 2021, Brekalo joined Torino on a loan with options to buy.
International career
Brekalo is a youth international and has represented Croatia in 2015 UEFA Under-17 Euro, 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2016 UEFA Under-19 Euro and 2019 UEFA Under-21 Euro.
He made his debut for Croatia's senior squad on 15 November 2018 in a 3–2 Nations League victory over Spain.[9] On 8 September 2020, Brekalo scored his first international goal for Croatia in a 4–2 Nations League defeat to France.[10]
Style of play
He usually plays on the right wing for both club and national team. However, he played some international matches on different positions. In the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League he played as a right back due to absence of Šime Vrsaljko. In 2020–21 UEFA Nations League he was used as one of two false 9 strikers in 4-1-2-1-2 formation, a formation which does not support wingers.
Personal life
Brekalo's father Ante (nicknamed Šargija) is a former footballer, having represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels, as he hails from the Bosnian region of Posavina. His career was halted at the age of 21, when the Yugoslav Wars broke out and he got wounded on the battlefield.[11]
On 2 June 2021, Brekalo and his partner Dominika Kralj became parents of a girl, whom they named Nika.[12] On 17 July, Brekalo and Kralj married in Zagreb.[13]
Controversies
In summer 2018, Brekalo sparked controversy in German and Croatian media after stating that he would not like to wear a captain's armband with LGBT flag colours, after VfL Wolfsburg decided that captains of all their teams would wear such an armband during the 2018–19 season. The reason for that was cited to be the club's "stance for tolerant society" and "stance against discrimination". After 'liking' homophobic comments under club's Instagram post of captain Josuha Guilavogui wearing the armband, Brekalo blamed it on a mobile phone malfunction in an interview with Kicker. He then went on to state:[14][15][16]
"I have to say that I can't stand completely behind this action, because it contradicts my Christian belief. I've been raised religiously. I’m fine with people living a different lifestyle, because that's their business. But I don't want and don't have to carry a symbol representing them."
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 October 2022[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2015–16 | Druga HNL | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 110 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 128 | 22 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Torino (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | |
| Career total | 186 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 211 | 33 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, DFB-Pokal and Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 13 June 2022[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Brekalo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 13 |  France | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| 2 | 7 October 2020 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 14 |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 November 2020 | Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey | 17 |  Turkey | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| 4 | 30 March 2021 | Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia | 22 |  Malta | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- "Josip Brekalo". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Jòsip
- "brȅcati". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Brékalo
- "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Inter Zaprešić - 19 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- "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.
- Kižlin, Slaven (8 May 2021). "VIDEO: Kakav dan Hrvata! Brekalo zabio tri komada, Kramarić u 13 minuta dao gol i dvaput asistirao". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Croatia v Spain game report". UEFA. 11 November 2018.
- "France 4–2 Croatia". UEFA. 8 September 2020.
- Antolić, Dražen (8 June 2019). "VATRENI OTKRIO KAKO JE RAT ZAUSTAVIO OCA ŠARGIJU DA POSTANE NOGOMETNA KLASA 'Otišao je na ratište, bio ranjen i spriječen ostvariti snove'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Još jedna prinova u redovima Vatrenih! Naš mladi reprezentativac postao otac kćerkice Nike". Gloria.hr (in Croatian). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Ludban, Helena; Štengl, Ivan (18 July 2021). "Josip Brekalo i Dominika Kralj izrekli sudbonosno 'da', ove godine dobili su kćer Niku". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Gjerulff, Rune (27 August 2018). "Brekalo on Wolfsburg's LGBT armband: 'I don't want to carry a symbol representing them'". Bulinews. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- Midžor, Nina (27 August 2018). "Brekalo: Moj kršćanski odgoj priječi mi da podržim gayeve". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- Z. A. (27 August 2018). "Brekalo zaprepastio Nijemce: Objasnite mu da homofobija nije cool". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "J. Brekalo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Josip Brekalo profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Josip Brekalo at Croatian Football Statistics
- Josip Brekalo at the Croatian Football Federation
- Josip Brekalo at National-Football-Teams.com
Croatia squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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