Dani Olmo


Daniel Olmo Carvajal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Spain national team. He can play as either an attacking midfielder or a winger.

Club career

Early career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Olmo arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy aged nine, from neighbours RCD Espanyol.

Dinamo Zagreb

In a surprise move, Olmo joined Dinamo Zagreb on 31 July 2014, aged 16. He made his first team debut against NK Lokomotiva on 7 February 2015. On 22 August 2016, Olmo signed a new four-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb.
On 17 December 2018, 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 3 June 2019 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, 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 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

International career

Olmo was part of the Spanish squad at the 2015 European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria; he netted in the penalty shootout as they were eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals, but then had his attempt saved by Will Huffer as Spain lost to England by the same means in a play-off for that year's World Cup for the category. Towards the end of 2017, Dinamo Zagreb director Tomislav Svetina said that the club was doing all it could to get the teenager citizenship. Olmo himself showed a desire to switch to Croatia at the international level. However, in October 2018, he made his debut for the Spanish under-21 side.
Olmo was part of the Spanish squad that won 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino, playing four matches, assisting one goal and scoring three including one in the final which made him be named Man of the Match.
Olmo earned his first senior team call-up in November 2019, for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Romania, after Spain had already qualified for the tournament. He debuted on 15 November as a substitute for Álvaro Morata in the 66th minute and scored three minutes later in the 7–0 home win against Malta. Fellow debutant Pau Torres also scored, making it the first time that two Spaniards scored on their first cap in 30 years.

Personal life

Olmo's father, Miquel, was also a footballer. A forward, he played professionally for lower-league teams. Dani's older brother Carlos is also footballer and plays as a defender in Dinamo Zagreb II. Olmo speaks Croatian fluently.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

GoalDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2019Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain15–07–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb
Spain U21
International
National and regional