Aleksandar Pavlović (footballer)

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)
2023–2024 Bayern Munich II 9 (0)
2023– Bayern Munich 40 (3)
International career‡
2023 Germany U20 2 (0)
2024– Germany 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:16, 5 June 2025 (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 and the Germany national team.

Club career

Youth career

Pavlović was an 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 Munich in the pre-season in the summer of 2023.[7] He made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute in an 8–0 victory against 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 victory against Borussia Dortmund.[10] One week later, Pavlović made his first start in a 4–2 victory against 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 victory against Augsburg.[13] Later that year, on 16 June, Pavlović extended his contract until 2029.[14]

International career

Born in Germany to a Serbian father and a German mother,[15][16][17] Pavlović holds dual citizenship.[18] In September 2021, he was called up to the Serbia U18 for a set of friendly matches.[19] In November 2023, Pavlović was called up to the Germany national under-20 football team.[20]

On 14 March 2024, Pavlović was called up for the German senior squad by head coach Julian Nagelsmann for the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[21] However, he missed both fixtures due to suffering from tonsillitis.[22]

Pavlović was selected in the German preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[23][24] He made his senior debut on 3 June in a friendly match against Ukraine prior to the tournament.[25] Pavlović was confirmed in Germany's final 26-man squad,[26] but had to withdraw due to an illness.[27] On 7 September 2024, he scored his first goal for Germany in a 5–0 victory against Hungary during the UEFA Nations League.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 July 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competitions
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 19 2 0 0 3[a] 0 — 22 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 21 1 2 0 5[a] 0 5[b] 0 33 1
Total 40 3 2 0 8 0 5 0 55 3
Career total 49 3 2 0 8 0 5 0 64 3
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 4 June 2025[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2024 4 1
2025 1 0
Total 5 1
As of match played 14 October 2024[29]
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Aleksandar Pavlović
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2024 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 2  Hungary 4–0 5–0

2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Bayern Munich

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Squad List: FC Bayern München (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2025. p. 15. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Aleksandar Pavlovic". Bundesliga. 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". Bild (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 (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. BeIN Media Group. 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024.
  14. ^ "FC Bayern extend contract with Aleksandar Pavlović". FC Bayern Munich. 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ Pinder, Daniel (11 March 2024). "Debutant Aleksandar Pavlović discusses maiden Germany nomination". Onefootball. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  16. ^ a b Aleksandar Pavlović at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Aleksandar Pavlović: Who is Bayern Munich's homegrown midfield master?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel considers promoting Serbian talent Aleksandar Pavlović to first team". Nogomania. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  19. ^ U18 | Млађи Омладинци Имају Две Провере У Словенији (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Bayern-Juwel für Nationalmannschaft nominiert". sport.de. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Pavlovic to miss games against France and the Netherlands". German Football Association. 19 March 2024. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Aleksandar Pavlovic vom FC Bayern steht im EM-Kader". BR24 (in German). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Bundestrainer Nagelsmann gibt kader für heim-em bekannt" (in German). German Football Association. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Kein Tor gegen die Ukraine: Vier Zweien, aber auch eine Fünf für DFB-Stars" (in German). RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland. 3 June 2024.
  26. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics Committee. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Pavlovic verpasst EM – Can nachnominiert" (in German). German Football Association. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Germany hammer Hungary 5-0 in Nations League". Deutsche Welle. 7 September 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Aleksandar Pavlović international matches". EU-Football.info. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  30. ^ "FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga". FAZ.NET (in German). 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  31. ^ "Aleksandar Pavlović wins September's Bundesliga Goal of the Month!". Bundesliga. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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