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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Tutin, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Barcelona B (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | ||
| 2022–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | VfB Stuttgart II | 45 | (2) |
| 2025– | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Barcelona B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Germany U19 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 July 2026 | |||
Mirza Catovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирза Ћатовић; born 1 May 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda Federación club Barcelona Atlètic, on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Born in Serbia, he is a Germany youth international.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Catovic joined the youth academy of Rot-Weiss Frankfurt. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of VfB Stuttgart. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he was promoted to the club's under-19 team, where he played in the UEFA Youth League.[1]
The same year, he was promoted to their reserve team, where he was regarded to have established himself as a regular starter while playing for them.[2] Subsequently, he was sent on loan to Spanish La Liga side Barcelona's reserve team ahead of the 2026–27 season.[3]
International career
[edit]Catovic has represented Germany internationally at youth level and has represented the country internationally at under-19 level. Besides Germany, he is eligible to represent Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.
During the spring of 2026, he played for the Germany national under-19 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. Three months later, he played for the Germany national under-19 football team at the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, helping the team achieve second place in the competition.[3]
Style of play
[edit]Catovic plays as a midfielder and is left-footed. He can also play as a defender.[4]
Croatian news website Index.hr wrote in 2025 that he "is a defensive midfielder with exceptional tactical understanding of the game and physical strength. Ćatović is 190 cm tall, left-handed, known for accurate long balls and aggressive defensive style".[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Diese Toptalente aus der U19 sollte man kennen" [These top U19 talents are ones you should know] (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rođeni Tutinac, fudbaler Štugarta, želja Srbije, ali i Salcburga i Hofenhajma" [Born in Tutin, Stuttgart footballer, wanted by Serbia, but also by Salzburg and Hoffenheim] (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- 1 2 Mirza Catovic at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "BiH dobiva veliko pojačanje za SP? Srbiju je već odbio, a sad bi mogao obući dres Zmajeva" [Is BiH getting a big boost for the World Cup? He already rejected Serbia, and now he could wear the Dragons' jersey] (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "Ima 18 godina i igra za Stuttgart. Može igrati za BiH i Srbiju, a sada ga želi City" [He is 18 years old and plays for Stuttgart. He can play for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and now City want him] (in Croatian). Index.hr. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mirza Catovic at WorldFootball.net
- Mirza Catovic at Kicker (in German)
- 2007 births
- Living people
- German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- German people of Serbian descent
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- 3. Liga players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century German sportsmen