Aleksandar Pavlović
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004
Place of birth Munich, Germany[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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 6 (0)
International career‡
2023– Germany U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 12 January 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-Serbian[2] professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Club career

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]

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]

International career

Born in Germany,[12] Pavlović is of Serbian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[13] In September 2021, he was called up to the Serbia U18s for a set of friendlies.[14] In November 2023, he was called up to the Germany U20s.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 January 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 60——60
2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 30——30
Total 90——90
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 60001[lower-alpha 1]070
Career total 1500010160
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. 1 2 "Aleksandar Pavlovic". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Aleksandar Pavlovic: Who is Bayern Munich's homegrown midfield talent?".
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "FC Bayern verlängert mit Talente-Trio: Jonathans, Pavlovic und Dibrani bleiben". SPORT1 (in German). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "FC Bayern: Top-Talent Aleksandar Pavlovic begeistert Thomas Tuchel im Training". sportbild.bild.de (in German). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Biser Bajerna igraće za Srbiju! Piksijev pomoćnik otkrio novu pobedu nad Nemačkom". Sportal. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Doppelte Premiere: Pavlovic erhält Profivertrag bei Bayern". kicker.de (in German). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Starke Bayern triumphieren im Klassiker beim BVB" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 4 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Five special stories from the Heidenheim match". FC Bayern Munich. 11 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bayern held by Copenhagen". FC Bayern Munich. 29 November 2023.
  12. 1 2 Aleksandar Pavlović at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel considers promoting Serbian talent Aleksandar Pavlović to first team - News - Nogomania". www.nogomania.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  14. ↑ U18 | МЛАЂИ ОМЛАДИНЦИ ИМАЈУ ДВЕ ПРОВЕРЕ У СЛОВЕНИЈИ. fss.rs (in Serbian). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Bayern-Juwel für Nationalmannschaft nominiert". sport.de.
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