David Brekalo

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David Brekalo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Viking
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2017 Bravo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Bravo 124 (12)
2021– Viking 11 (2)
National team
2016 Slovenia U18 6 (0)
2016 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2018–2021 Slovenia U21 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:41, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

David Brekalo (born 3 December 1998) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking FK.

Club career[]

Brekalo is a youth product of NK Bravo, where he began his football career in 2007.[3] He made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for the club on 14 July 2019 in a game against Olimpija Ljubljana.[4] In January 2021, he was linked to Swedish club Malmö FF.[5] On 11 August 2021, he instead joined Norwegian club Viking FK, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6] He made his debut only four days later, in a 3–2 win against Molde, where he scored the winning goal in added time.[7] On 28 November 2021, he received a red card for pushing teammate Patrik Gunnarsson in the final minutes of a 3–2 win against Kristiansund.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 12 December 2021[2][9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bravo 2016–17 Slovenian Third League 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2017–18 Slovenian Second League 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
2018–19 28 4 1 0 — — 29 4
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 23 3 0 0 — — 23 3
2020–21 31 3 0 0 — — 31 3
2021–22 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 124 12 1 0 — — 125 12
Viking 2021 Eliteserien 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Career total 135 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 136 14

References[]

  1. ^ a b David Brekalo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "David Brekalo" (in Slovenian). NK Bravo. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Brekalo po 14 letih zapušča Bravo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Bravo v Olimpija game report". Soccerway. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ Kristoffersson, Daniel (31 January 2021). "Malmö på jakt efter U21-landslagsman". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (11 August 2021). "David Brekalo klar for Viking" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ Nilssen, Stig (15 August 2021). "Viking sendte fansen til himmels etter vanvittig snuoperasjon". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ Nilssen, Stig (28 November 2021). "David Brekalo: – Jeg gjorde en feil og vil beklage til alle". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ David Brekalo at Soccerway

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