Daniel Didavi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Didavi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nürtingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SPV 05 Nürtingen | |||
| 1997–2002 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2002–2003 | SPV 05 Nürtingen | ||
| 2003–2008 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | VfB Stuttgart II | 65 | (10) |
| 2009–2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 60 | (18) |
| 2011–2012 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 23 | (9) |
| 2016– | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:12, 20 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel Didavi (born 21 February 1990) is a German footballer whose father is from Benin. He plays as a attacking midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.[1]
Career
Club career
Didavi started his career with SpV 05 Nürtingen and was scouted in summer 2003 from VfB Stuttgart, who was promoted to the first team in July 2009.
In July 2011, he was loaned out to 1. FC Nürnberg until the end of the season, where he became known as a midfielder with an eye for the goal scoring 8 goals in the second half of the season.
On 2 July 2012, Didavi extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2016.[2] In the years 2012 to 2015 Didavi was repeatedly thrown back by injuries. However, he could support his team crucially in the relegation battles of the closing stages of the Bundesliga seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15.
On the 5th April 2016, Wolfsburg announced the signing of Didavi on a contract until 2021, at the end of the 2015/16 Bundesliga campaign.
International
He was also a member of the Germany U-18, Germany U-19, Germany U-22 and Germany U-21 Team.
Club Statistic
- As of 14 May 2016[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2008–09 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2010–11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2011–12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | |
| Career total | 141 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 38 | |
Honours
- With VfB Stuttgart
References
- ↑ "Didavi, Daniel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ "Long term deal for Daniel Didavi". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ Daniel Didavi profile at Soccerway
External links
- Daniel Didavi at worldfootball.net (German)
- Daniel Didavi profile at Fussballdaten