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 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | → 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 | 21 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 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 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 and return to Bayern
[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] In February 2025, he was recalled from loan to his parent club following the transfer of Mathys Tel.[8]
International career
[edit]Vidović was called up to Germany U15 sides before he became part of various Croatian junior national teams.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Vidović is of Bosnian Croat descent. His father hails from Žepče and his mother hails from Kiseljak.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 October 2024[11]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 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 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 21 | — | — | 33 | 21 | ||||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9[b] | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| Total | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 9 | ||
| Mainz 05 (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 90 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 104 | 34 | ||
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bayern recall Gabriel Vidović from loan". FC Bayern Munich. 4 February 2025.
- ^ "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
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 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