Josip Brekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [josip breːkalo]; born 23 June 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Croatia national team.
Club Career
Brekalo is a youth exponent from Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 19 December 2015 against Inter Zapresic. On 15 May 2016 he signed for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg for €10 million.
On 31 January 2017, Brekalo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season with an option for a further year. The loan deal was initially automatically extended until June 2018 when Stuttgart secured promotion. Brekalo scored his first senior goal on 17 February 2017 coming off the bench for VfB Stuttgart against 1. FC Heidenheim. Brekalo returned prematurely to Wolfsburg on 1 January 2018. On 8 May 2021, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Union Berlin. On Agust 31st 2021, Josip joined Torino FC on a loan with options to buy.
This page also has a version in other languages : Йосип Брекало (russian)