Daniel Didavi (born 21 February 1990) is a German professional footballer.[1]

Daniel Didavi
Didavi with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nürtingen, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
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)
2011–20121. FC Nürnberg (loan) 23 (9)
2016–2018 VfL Wolfsburg 48 (13)
2018–2022 VfB Stuttgart 72 (12)
International career
2007 Germany U17 1 (0)
2008 Germany U18 1 (0)
2010 Germany U20 1 (0)
2011 Germany U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2012

Club career

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Didavi started his career with SpV 05 Nürtingen. He was scouted in summer 2003 by VfB Stuttgart, and he 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 would support his team crucially in the relegation battles of the closing stages of the Bundesliga seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15.

On 5 April 2016, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Didavi on a contract until 2021, at the end of the 2015–16 Bundesliga campaign.

On 29 June 2018, Didavi signed a three-year contract with VfB Stuttgart, enabling him to return to his former club on 1 July 2018.[3]

He was released upon his contract expiry in 2022.

International career

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Didavi was a member of the German youth national teams at the U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels.

Personal life

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Didavi's mother is German, while his father is from Benin. [citation needed]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2008–09 3. Liga 30 5 30 5 [4]
2009–10 28 5 28 5 [4]
2010–11 2 0 2 0 [4]
2012–13 1 0 1 0 [4]
2013–14 2 0 2 0 [4]
2014–15 2 1 2 1 [4]
Total 65 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 10
VfB Stuttgart 2010–11 Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 5 0 13 0 [4]
2012–13 3 0 1 0 4 0 [4]
2013–14 7 1 0 0 7 1 [4]
2014–15 11 4 1 0 12 4 [4]
2015–16 31 13 3 1 34 14 [5]
Total 60 18 5 1 5 0 0 0 70 19
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2011–12 Bundesliga 23 9 2 0 25 9 [4]
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 2 0 2 0 [4]
VfL Wolfsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 18 4 2 0 2[a] 0 22 4 [6]
2017–18 30 9 3 1 0 0 33 10 [7]
Total 48 13 5 1 0 0 2 0 55 14
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga 20 2 1 0 2[a] 0 23 2 [8]
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 19 6 2 0 21 6 [9]
2020–21 Bundesliga 23 4 3 0 26 4 [4]
2021–22 10 0 2 0 12 0 [4]
Total 72 12 8 0 0 0 2 0 82 12
Career total 270 62 20 2 5 0 4 0 299 64

Honours

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Didavi with Stuttgart in 2019

VfB Stuttgart

References

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  1. ^ "Didavi, Daniel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Long term deal for Daniel Didavi". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Daniel Didavi returns to VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Daniel Didavi » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Daniel Didavi". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Daniel Didavi". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Daniel Didavi". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Daniel Didavi". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Daniel Didavi". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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