David Brekalo

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David Brekalo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 26)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Bravo 124 (12)
2021–2024 Viking 60 (7)
2024– Orlando City 19 (1)
International career‡
2016 Slovenia U18 6 (0)
2016 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2018–2021 Slovenia U21 14 (1)
2022– Slovenia 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

David Brekalo (born 3 December 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Slovenia national team.

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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

Brekalo made his international debut for Slovenia on 26 March 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Croatia. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 November 2024 [2] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bravo 2016–17 Slovenian Third League 13000——130
2017–18 Slovenian Second League 26200——262
2018–19 28410——294
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 23300——233
2020–21 31300——313
2021–22 3000——30
Total1241210000012512
Viking 2021 Eliteserien 11200——112
2022 262416 [a] 0—363
2023 23340——273
Total607816000748
Orlando City 2024 Major League Soccer 191—2 [b] 07 [c] 0281
Career total2032091807022721
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ↑ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, four appearances in MLS Cup playoffs

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia 202260
202351
202480
Total191
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 March 2023 Astana Arena, Astana, KazakhstanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–12–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

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References

  1. 1 2 David Brekalo at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 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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