got wounded on the battlefield. On 2 June 2021, Brekalo and his partner Dominika Kralj became parents of a girl, whom they named Nika. On 17 July, Brekalo and Kralj married in Zagreb. Controversies In summer 2018, Brekalo sparked controversy in German and Croatian media after stating that he would not like to wear a captain's armband with LGBT flag colours, after VfL Wolfsburg decided that captains of all their teams would wear such an armband during the 2018–19 season. The reason for that was cited to be the club's "stance for tolerant society" and "stance against discrimination". After 'liking' homophobic comments under club's Instagram post of captain Josuha Guilavogui wearing the armband, Brekalo blamed it on a mobile phone malfunction in an interview with Kicker. He then went on to state: "I have to say that I can't stand completely behind this action, because it contradicts my Christian belief. I've been raised religiously. I’m fine with people living a different lifestyle, because that's their business. But I don't want and don't have to carry a symbol representing them." Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Brekalo goal. Honours Individual 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament References External links Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website 1998 births Living people Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers Association football forwards Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Serie A players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players VfL Wolfsburg players VfL Wolfsburg II players VfB Stuttgart players GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players Torino F.C. players ACF Fiorentina players UEFA Euro 2020 players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Zagreb First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Roman Catholics