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.

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)
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)
2022–2023Vitesse (loan) 25 (4)
2023–2024Dinamo 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Career

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Early career

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Vidović started his career playing for his hometown club, FC Augsburg.

Bayern Munich

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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

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On 30 August 2022, Vidović joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the season.[5]

Loan to Dinamo Zagreb

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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

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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

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 October 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Honours

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Bayern Munich

Dinamo Zagreb

References

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  1. ^ "Gabriel Vidović". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ohr, Johannes (1 March 2022). "Gabriel Vidovic: Bayern Munich wonderkid on verge of debut after impressing Nagelsmann". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Vidović verlängert bis 2025". fcbayern.com (in German). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "FC Bayern München: Gabriel Vidović feiert Pflichspieldebüt". ligainsider.de (in German). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "GABRIEL VIDOVIĆ VOLGENDE AANWINST VAN VITESSE" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Gabriel Vidović novi igrač Dinama". Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Gabriel Vidović kommt zum FSV". Mainz 05 (in German). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Gabriel Vidović Becomes Youngest Croatian Footballer to Debut for Bayern Munich". www.total-croatia-news.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "G. VIDOVIĆ". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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