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Dani Olmo | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Daniel Olmo Carvajal | |
Date of birth: | 7 May 1998 | |
Place of birth: | Terrassa, ![]() ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
Playing position: | Attacking midfielder / Winger | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 20 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2006–2007 2007–2014 2014–2015 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2015–2020 2015–2017 2020–2024 2024– |
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25 (3) 107 (17) 1 (1) | 80 (20)
National team | ||
2014 2015 2016 2018–2019 2019– |
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9 (1) 2 (1) 14 (6) 39 (11) | 3 (0)
Daniel Olmo Carvajal (born 7 May 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. He can play as either an attacking midfielder or winger.
Dinamo Zagreb[]
Olmo, 16 at the time, joined Dinamo Zagreb in a surprise transfer on July 31, 2014. On February 7, 2015, he made his first team debut against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Olmo signed a new four-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb on August 22, 2016.
On 20 September 2018, he provided Izet Hajrović with an assist for the third goal and scored the fourth in the Europa League 4–1 victory over Fenerbahçe. On 17 December, Olmo was named the best player of Prva HNL for 2018. In the same month, he finished 11th in Tuttosport's Golden Boy award, ahead of the likes of Kylian Mbappé and Josip Brekalo. On 14 February 2019, he scored the only goal in a Europa League round of 32 game against Viktoria Plzeň, that ended in a 2–1 loss. On 3 June, he was named the best player and best young player of the 2018–19 Prva HNL season.
On 18 September 2019, he made his Champions League debut in a 4–0 home win over Atalanta. He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October in a 2–2 away draw with Shakhtar Donetsk. He scored the only Dinamo's goal in a 1–4 home defeat to Manchester City on 11 December, as Dinamo finished at the bottom of the group.
RB Leipzig[]
On 25 January 2020, Olmo moved to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, signing a four-year contract.
He made his debut on 1 February 2020, in a 2–2 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach coming on for Tyler Adams in 69th minute. Three days later he scored the only goal in a 3–1 DFB-Pokal defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, having come on for Amadou Haidara in 46th minute. He earned his first start for the club on 9 February, in a game against Bayern Munich that ended as a goalless draw, coming off for Patrik Schick in 69th minute. On 12 June, he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory over 1899 Hoffenheim. On 13 August, he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid at Estádio José Alvalade, as Leipzig progressed to the Champions League semi-final for the first time in the history of the club.
Spanish National Team[]
After Spain had already qualified for the Euros, Olmo received his first senior squad call-up in November 2019 for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Romania. He made his debut on November 15th as a 66th-minute sub for lvaro Morata and scored three minutes later in a 7–0 victory over Malta. Fellow debutant Pau Torres also scored, making it the first time that two Spaniards scored on their first cap in 30 years.
On 24 May 2021, Olmo was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. On 28 June, in the extra time of the round of 16 fixture against Croatia, he provided Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal with assists to set the score at 4–3 and 5–3 respectively. On 2 July, after the quarter-final 1–1 draw with Switzerland went to a penalty shoot-out, Olmo successfully converted his as Spain won 3–1. On 6 July, in the semi-final fixture against Italy, he provided Morata with an assist for an equalizer; however, another 1–1 draw went to another shoot-out with Olmo missing his penalty and Italy winning 4–2.
On 29 June 2021, he was included in Luis de la Fuente's 22-man squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Honours[]
Club[]
Dinamo Zagreb
- 1. HNL (4): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Croatian Cup (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Croatian Super Cup: 2019
RB Leipzig
Barcelona
International[]
Spain U21
Individual[]
International
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final Man of the Match: 2019
- UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 – Goal of the Week: 2019
- UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2019
National and regional
- Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal): 2018
- Football Oscar – Best Prva HNL player: 2019
- Football Oscar – Best Prva HNL U-21 player: 2019
- Football Oscar – Prva HNL Team of the Year: 2019
- Young Catalan Player of the Year Runner-up: 2019
- SIMPOSAR Balkans International Sports Symposium – Discovery of the Year: 2019
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb Player of the Year: 2019
External links[]
FC Barcelona squad - 2024–25 |
1 Ter Stegen · 2 Cubarsí · 3 Balde · 4 Araújo · 5 Martínez · 6 Gavi · 7 Ferran · 8 Pedri · 9 Lewandowski · 10 Fati · 11 Raphinha · 13 Peña · 14 Torre · 15 Christensen · 16 Fermín · 17 Casadó · 18 Víctor · 19 Yamal · 20 Olmo · 21 De Jong · 23 Koundé · 24 García · 25 Szczęsny · Manager:![]() |
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Spain – UEFA Euro 2020 – Semi-finals |
1. De Gea
2. Azpilicueta
3. D. Llorente
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. M. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gerard
10. Thiago
11. F. Torres
12. García
13. Sánchez
14. Gayà
16. Rodri
17. Fabián
18. Alba
19. Olmo
20. Traoré
21. Oyarzabal
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
26. Pedri
Manager: |
Spain men's football – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists |
1. Simón
2. Mingueza
3. Cucurella
4. Torres
5. Vallejo
6. Zubimendi
7. Asensio
8. Merino
9. Mir
10. Ceballos (c)
11. Oyarzabal
12. García
13. Fernández
14. Soler
15. Moncayola
16. Pedri
17. Puado
18. Ó. Gil
19. Olmo
20. Miranda
21. B. Gil
22. Villar |
Spain – 2022 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
1. Sánchez
2. Azpilicueta
3. García
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gavi
10. Asensio
11. F. Torres
12. Williams
13. Raya
14. Balde
15. Guillamón
16. Rodri
17. Pino
18. Alba
19. Soler
20. Carvajal
21. Olmo
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
25. Fati
26. Pedri
Manager: |
Spain – UEFA Euro 2024 – Winners (4th title) |
1. Raya
2. Carvajal
3. Le Normand
4. Nacho
5. Vivian
6. Merino
7. Morata (c)
8. Fabián
9. Joselu
10. Olmo
11. Torres
12. Grimaldo
13. Remiro
14. Laporte
15. Baena
16. Rodri
17. Williams
18. Zubimendi
19. Yamal
20. Pedri
21. Oyarzabal
22. Navas
23. Simón
24. Cucurella
25. Fermín
26. Ayoze |