Gabriel Vidović

Croatian footballer

Gabriel Vidović
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Augsburg, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Zagreb (on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number	72
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–	→ Dinamo Zagreb (loan)	19	(4)
International career^‡
2020	Croatia U17	3	(1)
2021	Croatia U18	3	(0)
2021	Croatia U19	3	(1)
2021–	Croatia U21	16	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 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 SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb, on loan from Bayern Munich.^[2] Born in Germany, he represents Croatia at youth level internationally.

Career

Vidović started his career playing for his hometown club, FC Augsburg. In 2016, he joined the Bayern Munich youth academy. After good performances for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga,^[3] he signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until 2025.^[4]

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.^[5]

On 30 August 2022, Vidović joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the season.^[6]

On 30 August 2023, Vidović was loaned to SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb, with an option to make the move permanent.^[7]

International career

Vidović was called up to Germany U15 sides before he became part of various Croatian junior national teams.^[8]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Vidović is of Bosnian Croat descent. His father hails from Žepče and his mother hails from Kiseljak.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 March 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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
	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	SuperSport HNL	18	4	2	1	8	1	28	6
Career Total			80	29	2	1	8	1	90	31

Honours

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2021–22

References

^ "Gabriel Vidović". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "FC Bayern loan Gabriel Vidović to Dinamo Zagreb". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern Munich. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ Ohr, Johannes (March 1, 2022). "Gabriel Vidovic: Bayern Munich wonderkid on verge of debut after impressing Nagelsmann". Goal.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Gabriel Vidović verlängert bis 2025". fcbayern.com (in German). 23 February 2022.
^ GmbH, LigaInsider (April 17, 2022). "FC Bayern München: Gabriel Vidović feiert Pflichspieldebüt". ligainsider.de.
^ "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 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.