Davor Lovren

Davor Lovren

Country: Croatia

Date of birth: 03/10/1998 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Munich (Germany)

Height: 173cm

Youth career: NK Karlovac, GNK Dinamo Zagreb (since 2009)

Current club: GNK Dinamo Zagreb/Dinamo Zagreb II

Squad number: —

Current national team: Croatia U-19

Position: attacking midfielder, winger, second striker

Preferred foot: left

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (2/0), 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (5/1), 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup (5/1), UEFA Youth League 2015/2016 (3/0), 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification elite round (3/1)

Contract until: 19.01.2018

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: Liverpool

Similar type of player: Mohamed Salah

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– dribbling

– flair and agility

– dynamism

– finishing

– technique

– ball control

– creativity

Weaknesses:

– defensive contribution

– tactical awareness

– aerial duels

– can be a little wasteful sometimes, missing opportunities that he should be taking

Style of play:

– explosive winger/wide forward

– likes to dribble

– often cuts inside on his left foot to move to a more central attacking position, and uses uses his speed and skill to take on defenders until he finds the space to make an attempt on goal

– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration

– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and close control

– often uses his speed and skill to take on defenders

– plays with a natural flair and is dangerous in the box

– often uses his creativity to set up goals for other players

– possesses exceptional ability to maneuver in small spaces

– excellent balance and changes of pace

– often makes surging runs into penalty box

– avoids using weaker foot

– very unpredictable for his opponents

– all-action and energetic

He is best suited to playing as:

Right winger in 4-3-3.

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Achievements:

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League summary (as for 5 June 2016):

2.HNL 2015/2016: 8 matches/1 goal (Dinamo Zagreb II)

1.HNL 2015/2016: 1 match/0 goals (Dinamo Zagreb)

Description:

Davor Lovren is Dejan’s brother, who is a famous Croatian international, playing his club football at Liverpool. Thanks to that, “The Reds” are paying close attention to the teenager and it is possible that he will join the club from Anfield Road some day. Davor comes from Dinamo Zagreb, where he is one of the leaders of a fantastic generation of players born in 1998. He made his first team debut on 5 May 2016 in a league fixture against NK Lokomotiva. He regularly gets called up to the youth Croatian national team, most recently having played at the 2015 European Under-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. At both of these tournaments, the young “Hrvastka” played very well.

Quotes:

“To answer your first question – yes, he is Dejan’s brother, but don’t hold that against him until you’ve seen him play. And you can do that if you watch Dinamo play in the Uefa Youth League. He is also one of the key players in the particularly promising Croatia side (some other names worth remembering are Borna Sosa, Nikola Moro and Josip Brekalo) due to appear at the Under-17 World Cup in Chile which starts this month. He has quick feet, flair in abundance and is very direct, at times reminiscent of Eden Hazard, the star whose style he admires the most.”

(theguardian.com)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

8/10