David Brekalo

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

David Brekalo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2017 Bravo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Bravo 124 (12)
2021– Viking 56 (7)
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 20 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bravo 2016–17 Slovenian Third League 13000—130
2017–18 Slovenian Second League 26200—262
2018–19 Slovenian Second League 28410—294
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 23300—233
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 31300—313
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3000—30
Total 1241210—12512
Viking 2021 Eliteserien 11200—112
2022 Eliteserien 262416[lower-alpha 1]0363
2023 Eliteserien 19340—233
Total 5678160708
Career total 18019916019520
  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 teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia 202260
202351
Total111
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. David Brekalo at WorldFootball.net
  2. "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.
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