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David Brekalo
Slovenian footballer
David Brekalo (born 3 December 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Orlando City SC.
| 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 | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Slovenia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Slovenia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | Slovenia | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
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]
Brekalo made his international debut for Slovenia on 26 March 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Croatia.[9]
Club
| 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 | 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 | |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 60 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 8 | ||
| Orlando City | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 194 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 211 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
- As of match played 21 March 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brekalo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan |
1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
- David Brekalo at WorldFootball.net
- "David Brekalo" (in Slovenian). NK Bravo. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- "Brekalo po 14 letih zapušča Bravo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Bravo v Olimpija game report". Soccerway. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Kristoffersson, Daniel (31 January 2021). "Malmö på jakt efter U21-landslagsman". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Svendsen, Dag Atle (11 August 2021). "David Brekalo klar for Viking" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Nilssen, Stig (15 August 2021). "Viking sendte fansen til himmels etter vanvittig snuoperasjon". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- Nilssen, Stig (28 November 2021). "David Brekalo: – Jeg gjorde en feil og vil beklage til alle". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- David Brekalo at National-Football-Teams.com
- David Brekalo at Soccerway
- "David Brekalo, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- David Brekalo at NZS (in Slovene)
- David Brekalo at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- David Brekalo at National-Football-Teams.com
- David Brekalo at Soccerway.com
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