David Brekalo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2017 Bravo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Bravo 124 (12)
2021–2024 Viking 60 (7)
2024– Orlando City 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Slovenia U18 6 (0)
2016 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2018–2021 Slovenia U21 14 (1)
2022– Slovenia 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

David Brekalo (born 3 December 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.

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]

International career

On 26 March 2022, Brekalo made his international debut for Slovenia in a 1–1 draw against Croatia.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2023[2][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division 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 Slovenian Second League 28 4 1 0 — 29 4
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 23 3 0 0 — 23 3
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 31 3 0 0 — 31 3
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 124 12 1 0 — 125 12
Viking 2021 Eliteserien 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
2022 Eliteserien 26 2 4 1 6[a] 0 36 3
2023 Eliteserien 19 3 4 0 — 23 3
Total 56 7 8 1 6 0 70 8
Career total 180 19 9 1 6 0 195 20
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 7 September 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia 2022 6 0
2023 5 1
Total 11 1
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brekalo goal.
List of international goals scored by David Brekalo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2023 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

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 National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ David Brekalo at Soccerway
  11. ^ "David Brekalo, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

External links

Orlando City SC – current squad
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