Gabriel Vidović

Gabriel Vidović
Personal information
Date of birth	1 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Augsburg, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder; forward;
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
2021–2022	Bayern Munich II
2022–	Bayern Munich
2022–2023	→ Vitesse (loan)
2023–2024	→ Dinamo Zagreb (loan)
2024–	→ Mainz 05 (loan)
International career‡
2020	Croatia U17
2021	Croatia U18
2021	Croatia U19
2021–	Croatia U21
	*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 Mainz 05, on loan from Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he represents Croatia at youth level internationally.

Career

Early career

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

Bayern Munich

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

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

Loan to Dinamo Zagreb

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

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

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 24 October 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		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		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	Regionalliga Bayern	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		33	21	—		—		33	21
Vitesse (loan)	2022–23	Eredivisie	25	4	0	0	—		25	4
Vitesse (loan)	Total		25	4	0	0	—		25	4
Dinamo Zagreb (loan)	2023–24	Croatian Football League	27	7	4	1	9^[b]	1	40	9
Dinamo Zagreb (loan)	Total		27	7	4	1	9	1	40	9
Mainz 05 (loan)	2024–25	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Mainz 05 (loan)	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

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2021–22

Dinamo Zagreb

References

^ "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.
^ "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

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

[11] Includes Croatian Football Cup

[12] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[1] "Gabriel Vidović". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[Ohr_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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