Gabriel Vidović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mainz 05 (on loan from Bayern Munich) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Augsburg | |||
| 2016–2021 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 33 | (21) |
| 2022– | Bayern Munich | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vitesse (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2024– | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Croatia U21 | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Gabriel Vidović (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡàbriel vȉdovitɕ]; born 1 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club Mainz 05, on loan from Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he represents Croatia at youth level internationally.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Vidović started his career playing for his hometown club, FC Augsburg.
Bayern Munich
[edit]On 2016, he joined the Bayern Munich youth academy. After good performances for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga,[2] he signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until 2025.[3]
Later on, coach Julian Nagelsmann called him to join the first team, in which he earned his Bundesliga debut on 17 April 2022, coming on as a substitute to Serge Gnabry, in a 3–0 win over Arminia Bielefeld.[4]
Loan to Vitesse
[edit]On 30 August 2022, Vidović joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the season.[5]
Loan to Dinamo Zagreb
[edit]On 30 August 2023, Vidović was loaned to SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb, with an option to make the move permanent.[6]
Loan to Mainz 05
[edit]On 30 August 2024, Vidović extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 2026, and was subsequently loaned to fellow Bundesliga club Mainz 05 for the 2024–25 season.[7]
International career
[edit]Vidović was called up to Germany U15 sides before he became part of various Croatian junior national teams.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Vidović is of Bosnian Croat descent. His father hails from Žepče and his mother hails from Kiseljak.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 October 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 30 | 21 | — | — | 30 | 21 | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 21 | — | — | 33 | 21 | ||||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9[b] | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| Mainz 05 | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 90 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 104 | 34 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Bayern Munich
Dinamo Zagreb
References
[edit]- ^ "Gabriel Vidović". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Ohr, Johannes (1 March 2022). "Gabriel Vidovic: Bayern Munich wonderkid on verge of debut after impressing Nagelsmann". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Vidović verlängert bis 2025". fcbayern.com (in German). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "FC Bayern München: Gabriel Vidović feiert Pflichspieldebüt". ligainsider.de (in German). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "GABRIEL VIDOVIĆ VOLGENDE AANWINST VAN VITESSE" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Vidović novi igrač Dinama". Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel Vidović kommt zum FSV". Mainz 05 (in German). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Gabriel Vidović Becomes Youngest Croatian Footballer to Debut for Bayern Munich". www.total-croatia-news.com.
- ^ Dasović, Tomislav (16 October 2021). "Otac iz Žepča, majka iz Kiseljaka, a on sa 17 već u prvoj momčadi Bayerna i u u-21 reprezentaciji Hrvatske!". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "G. VIDOVIĆ". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Gabriel Vidović at Soccerway.com
- Gabriel Vidović at WorldFootball.net
- Gabriel Vidović at Soccerbase.com
- Gabriel Vidović at the Croatian Football Federation
- Gabriel Vidović at the German Football Association
- Gabriel Vidović at DFB (also available in German)
- Bundesliga profile
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Augsburg
- German people of Croatian descent
- German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- German men's footballers
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- SBV Vitesse players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century German sportsmen