Lovro Zvonarek

Lovro Zvonarek (born 8 May 2005) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.

Lovro Zvonarek
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005
Place of birth Čakovec, Croatia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2016 Mladost Komet
2016–2017 NK Koprivnica[1]
2017–2018 Slaven Belupo
2018–2019 NK Koprivnica
2019–2021 Slaven Belupo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Slaven Belupo 22 (4)
2022– Bayern Munich II 29 (9)
International career‡
2019 Croatia U15 5 (0)
2020 Croatia U16 4 (2)
2021 Croatia U17 3 (0)
2022 Croatia U18 2 (2)
2022– Croatia U19 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023

Club career

Slaven Belupo

Zvonarek joined the youth academy of Slaven Belupo in 2016, at the age of 11,[2] coming from Mladost Prelog.[3] He made his professional debut with Slaven in a 2–0 Prva HNL loss to Rijeka on 12 May 2021.[4] He scored the only goal in his second appearance, a 1–0 win over Varaždin on 22 May 2021; at 16 years and 14 days old, he became the youngest ever scorer in the Prva HNL taking the record from Alen Halilović.[5]

Bayern Munich

On 10 September 2021, Zvonarek signed a long-term contract with German club Bayern Munich for a reported fee of €1,800,000,[6] although he remained with Slaven Belupo until the end of the 2021–22 season, he would join Bayern Munich II afterwards for further development.[7]

He made his debut for the senior team on a friendly match against Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg in January 13, 2023. Zvonarek along with fellow Bayern Munich academy players Johannes Schenk, Tarek Buchmann, Yusuf Kabadayı and Arijon Ibrahimović started the game on the bench, all coming on as substitutes at the second half, ending as a draw 4–4.[8]

International career

From 2019 until 2020, Zvonarek has been part of Croatia at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15 and U16 teams and he with these teams played nine matches and scored two goals.[9]

Career statistics
As of 1 September 2023[10]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slaven Belupo 2020–21 Prva HNL 2100—21
2021–22 20300—203
Total 22 4 0 0 — 22 4
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 17 4 — — 17 4
2023–24 7 4 — — 7 4
Total 24 8 — — 24 8
Career total 4612——4612
  1. Includes Croatian Cup

References
  1. "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. Belupo, NK Slaven. "PRIVUKAO POZORNOST Lovro Zvonarek u kampu Akademije Bayern Münchena". eMedjimurje.hr.
  3. Međimurac u Bayernu! Hrvatski ‘wunderkind‘ na meti moćnika: ‘U njemu imaju jokera za budućnost‘ at Sportske Novosti
  4. "Slaven Koprivnica vs. Rijeka - 12 May 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. "Lovro Zvonarek kao najmlađi strijelac u HNL-u poslao Varaždin u Drugu ligu" (in Croatian). Podravski.hr. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. "FC Bayern verpflichtet kroatisches Talent Lovro Zvonarek" [FC Bayern signs Croatian talent Lovro Zvonarek] (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 10 September 2017.
  7. FC Bayern Campus [@fcbayerncampus] (10 September 2021). "Das kroatische Talent Lovro #Zvonarek kommt zum 1. Juli 2022 vom kroatischen Erstligisten Slaven Belupo zum @FCBayern. Der 16-jährige offensive Mittelfeldspieler hat einen langfristigen Vertrag unterschrieben. Wir freuen uns auf dich, Lovro!" [Croatian talent Lovro #Zvonarek will join @FCBayern on 1 July 2022 from Croatian first division team Slaven Belupo. The 16-year-old attacking midfielder has signed a long-term contract. We look forward to seeing you, Lovro!] (Tweet) (in German) – via Twitter.
  8. https://fcbayern.com/de/spiele/profis/friendly/2022-2023/testspiel-fc-bayern-fc-red-bull-salzburg-13-01-2023/spielbericht
  9. "Lovro Zvonarek: "Svaki put kad obučem hrvatski dres se osjećam posebno i neopisivo"". 16 October 2020.
  10. Lovro Zvonarek at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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