Aleksandar Pavlović (footballer)
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 3 May 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, Germany[1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | SC Fürstenfeldbruck | ||
2011–2023 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Bayern Munich II | 9 | (0) |
2023– | Bayern Munich | 17 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:09, 18 December 2023 (UTC) |
Aleksandar Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Павловић; born 3 May 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Club career[edit]
Bayern Munich[edit]
Youth career[edit]
Pavlović is a youth product of SC Fürstenfeldbruck, before moving to the academy of Bayern Munich in 2011.[1] On 23 July 2021, Pavlović extended his contract until 2022.[3] On 3 May 2022, he signed a contract with Bayern Munich until 2024.[4] That same month, he started training with the senior squad of Bayern Munich for the first time, subsequently appearing on the bench for a pair of Bundesliga matches.[5]
Senior team[edit]
Pavlović played for the senior Bayern team in the pre-season in the summer of 2023.[6] He made his debut with the senior Bayern Munich team as a substitute in a 8–0 Bundesliga win over Darmstadt 98 on 28 October 2023.[7] On 1 November 2023, he signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich until 2027.[8] On 4 November, he provided his first assist in Bundesliga to the third goal scored by Harry Kane in a 4–0 away win over Borussia Dortmund.[9] A week later, he made his first start in a 4–2 win over 1. FC Heidenheim.[10] On 29 November, he made his Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 64th minute, in a goalless draw against Copenhagen.[11] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal in a Bundesliga 3–2 away win over FC Augsburg.[12]
International career[edit]
Born in Germany,[13] to a Serbian father and a Serbian-born German mother, Pavlović holds dual-citizenship.[14] In September 2021, he was called-up to the Serbia U18s for a set of friendlies.[15] In November 2023, he was called-up to the Germany U20s.[16]
On 14 March 2024, he was called-up for the senior Germany national team by head coach Julian Nagelsmann for the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[17] However, he missed both fixtures due to suffering from tonsillitis.[18]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 4 May 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bayern Munich II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Career total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Aleksandar Pavlovic". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Aleksandar Pavlović". FC Bayern Munich (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Phillip (23 July 2021). "Bayern Munich extend contracts of four youth players, send one out on loan". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "FC Bayern verlängert mit Talente-Trio: Jonathans, Pavlovic und Dibrani bleiben". SPORT1 (in German). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "FC Bayern: Top-Talent Aleksandar Pavlovic begeistert Thomas Tuchel im Training". sportbild.bild.de (in German). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Biser Bajerna igraće za Srbiju! Piksijev pomoćnik otkrio novu pobedu nad Nemačkom". Sportal. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Nestvarne scene u Minhenu! Kejn ga dao sa pola, igralo se deset na devet, a Bavarci su brojali do osam: O ovom meču Bajerna će se pričati /VIDEO/". Sportal (in Serbian). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Doppelte Premiere: Pavlovic erhält Profivertrag bei Bayern". kicker.de (in German). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Starke Bayern triumphieren im Klassiker beim BVB" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Five special stories from the Heidenheim match". FC Bayern Munich. 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Bayern held by Copenhagen". FC Bayern Munich. 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Bayern Munich edge thrilling clash with Augsburg to maintain title pressure". beIN SPORTS. 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b Aleksandar Pavlović at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel considers promoting Serbian talent Aleksandar Pavlović to first team - News - Nogomania". www.nogomania.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ U18 | МЛАЂИ ОМЛАДИНЦИ ИМАЈУ ДВЕ ПРОВЕРЕ У СЛОВЕНИЈИ. fss.rs (in Serbian). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Bayern-Juwel für Nationalmannschaft nominiert". sport.de.
- ^ "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Pavlovic to miss games against France and the Netherlands". German Football Association. 19 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- Aleksandar Pavlović at DFB (also available in German)
- Aleksandar Pavlović at Soccerway
- Aleksandar Pavlović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Munich
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Serbian men's footballers
- German people of Serbian descent
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Men's association football midfielders