Aleksandar Pavlović (footballer)

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 and the Germany national team.

Aleksandar Pavlović
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Pavlović[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004
Place of birth Munich, Germany[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
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 19 (2)
International career‡
2023– Germany U20 2 (0)
2024– Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:58, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Pavlović was a academy of Bayern Munich youth product. He joined Bayern Munich in 2011 when he was seven years old from SC Fürstenfeldbruck.[2] On 23 July 2021, Pavlović extended his contract until 2022.[4] On 3 May 2022, he signed a contract with Bayern Munich until 2024.[5] 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.[6]

Senior career

Pavlović played for the senior Bayern team in the pre-season in the summer of 2023.[7] 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.[8] On 1 November 2023, he signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich until 2027.[9] 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.[10] A week later, he made his first start in a 4–2 win over 1. FC Heidenheim.[11] On 29 November, he made his Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 64th minute, in a goalless draw against Copenhagen.[12] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal in a Bundesliga 3–2 away win over Augsburg.[13] Later that year, on 16 June, he extended his contract until 2029.[14]

International career

Born in Germany,[15] his father is Serbian, therefore Pavlović holds dual-citizenship.[16] In September 2021, he was called-up to the Serbia U18s for a set of friendlies.[17] In November 2023, he was called-up to the Germany U20s.[18]

On 14 March 2024, Pavlović was called-up for the senior Germany national team by head coach Julian Nagelsmann for the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[19] However, he missed both fixtures due to suffering from tonsillitis.[20]

Pavlović was selected in the German preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[21][22] He made his senior debut on 3 June in a friendly match against Ukraine prior to the tournament.[23] He was confirmed in Germany's final 26-man squad,[24] but had to withdraw due to an illness.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 May 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competitions
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 192003[lower-alpha 1]0222
Career total 2820030312
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 3 June 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202410
Total10

Honours

Bayern Munich

References
  1. "Aleksandar Pavlovic". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. "Aleksandar Pavlovic". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. "Aleksandar Pavlović". FC Bayern Munich (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. "FC Bayern verlängert mit Talente-Trio: Jonathans, Pavlovic und Dibrani bleiben". SPORT1 (in German). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. "FC Bayern: Top-Talent Aleksandar Pavlovic begeistert Thomas Tuchel im Training". sportbild.bild.de (in German). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. "Biser Bajerna igraće za Srbiju! Piksijev pomoćnik otkrio novu pobedu nad Nemačkom". Sportal. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. "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.
  9. "Doppelte Premiere: Pavlovic erhält Profivertrag bei Bayern". kicker.de (in German). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. "Starke Bayern triumphieren im Klassiker beim BVB" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 4 November 2023.
  11. "Five special stories from the Heidenheim match". FC Bayern Munich. 11 November 2023.
  12. "Bayern held by Copenhagen". FC Bayern Munich. 29 November 2023.
  13. "Bayern Munich edge thrilling clash with Augsburg to maintain title pressure". beIN SPORTS. 27 January 2024.
  14. "FC Bayern extend contract with Aleksandar Pavlović". FC Bayern Munich. 16 June 2024.
  15. Aleksandar Pavlović at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  16. "Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel considers promoting Serbian talent Aleksandar Pavlović to first team - News - Nogomania". www.nogomania.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  17. U18 | МЛАЂИ ОМЛАДИНЦИ ИМАЈУ ДВЕ ПРОВЕРЕ У СЛОВЕНИЈИ. fss.rs (in Serbian). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  18. "Bayern-Juwel für Nationalmannschaft nominiert". sport.de.
  19. "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  20. "Pavlovic to miss games against France and the Netherlands". German Football Association. 19 March 2024.
  21. "Aleksandar Pavlovic vom FC Bayern steht im EM-Kader". BR 24 (in German). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  22. "Bundestrainer Nagelsmann gibt kader für heim-em bekannt" (in German). German Football Association. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  23. "Kein Tor gegen die Ukraine: Vier Zweien, aber auch eine Fünf für DFB-Stars" (in German). RND. 3 June 2024.
  24. "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  25. "Pavlovic verpasst EM – Can nachnominiert". dfb.de. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  26. "Aleksandar Pavlović international matches". EU-Football.info. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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