Gabriel Vidović (; born 1 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an

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for HNL club

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

. Born in Germany, he represents Croatia at youth level internationally.

Career

Early career

Vidović started his career playing for his hometown club,

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

Bayern Munich

On 2016, he joined the

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youth academy. After good performances for

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in the

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, he signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until 2025. Later on, coach

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called him to join the first team, in which he earned his

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

debut on 17 April 2022, coming on as a substitute to

Serge Gnabry Serge David Gnabry (; born 14 July 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for the club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Gnabry started his career in England with Arsenal in the Premier League, making his ...

, in a 3–0 win over

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia is most well known as ...

Loan to Vitesse

On 30 August 2022, Vidović joined

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club Vitesse on loan for the season.

Loan to Dinamo Zagreb

On 30 August 2023, Vidović was loaned to

SuperSport HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establishe ...

club

, with an option to make the move permanent.

Loan to Mainz 05

On 30 August 2024, Vidović extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 2026, and was subsequently loaned to fellow Bundesliga club

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for the 2024–25 season. On 3 February 2025, his loan spell with Mainz 05 was cut short, as he was recalled to his parent club Bayern Munich, following the departure of

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to English

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club

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Dinamo Zagreb

On 17 June 2025, Vidović was transferred permanently and signed a contract with SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb, returning to the club in Croatia.

International career

Vidović was called up to Germany U15 sides before he became part of various Croatian junior national teams.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Vidović is of

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats (), are native to Bosnia and Herzegovina and constitute the third most populous ethnic group, after Bosniaks and Serbs. They are also one of ...

descent. His father hails from

Žepče Žepče ( sr-cyrl, Жепче) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, between Doboj and Zenica. ...

and his mother hails from

Kiseljak Kiseljak ( sr-cyrl, Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the ...

Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Bayern Munich *

: 2021–22 Dinamo Zagreb *

Croatian Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

: 2023–24 *

Croatian Football Cup The Croatian Football Cup (), is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS ...

: 2023–24

References

External links

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Bundesliga profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vidovic, Gabriel 2003 births Living people Footballers from Augsburg German people of Croatian descent German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers SBV Vitesse players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century German sportsmen