Olof Matteo Pérez Vinlöf (born 18 December 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olof Matteo Pérez Vinlöf[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Brommapojkarna | |||
| 2021–2022 | Hammarby IF | ||
| 2022– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Bayern Munich II | 26 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sweden U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:39, 11 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editPérez Vinlöf was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Peruvian father and Swedish mother.[2]
Club career
editInitially beginning his career at IF Brommapojkarna, Pérez Vinlöf trialled with Peruvian side Sporting Cristal in 2019, before joining Hammarby IF in 2021.[2][3] In January 2022, it was reported by Swedish newspaper Sportbladet that he was close to a move to German champions Bayern Munich, having trialled with the Bavarian side in 2021.[4] The move was officially confirmed by Bayern Munich on 19 January, with Pérez Vinlöf signing a three-year deal.[5][6]
On 20 April 2024, he scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II in a 2–0 against SpVgg Ansbach.[7] A month later, on 12 May, he made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich's senior team, coming off the bench to substitute Bryan Zaragoza, in a 2–0 win over VfL Wolfsburg.[8]
International career
editPérez Vinlöf has represented Sweden at under-17 and under-19 level.[3] He remains eligible to represent Peru,[9] and in July 2022, it was reported by Spanish newspaper Diario AS that Pérez Vinlöf was looking to switch his international allegiance to Peru, with the recruitment department of the Peruvian Football Federation stating that they had planned for Pérez Vinlöf to travel to Peru for trials.[10] Despite this, he went on to represent Sweden at under-19 level the following year.[3][11]
On May 2024, he received his first call-up with the senior Sweden national team as he was one the 27 players called up for the friendly matches against Denmark and Serbia on 5 and 8 June 2024, respectively.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 12 May 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 26 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
- Notes
References
edit- ^ Matteo Pérez Vinlöf at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "¿Quién es Matteo Pérez Vinlöf, el peruano que estaría cerca de llegar al Bayern Múnich?" [Who is Matteo Pérez Vinlöf, the Peruvian who would be close to joining Bayern Munich?]. larepublica.pe (in Spanish). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Matteo Pérez Vinlöf at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- ^ Ladan, Josip (13 January 2022). "AVSLÖJAR: Hammarby säljer talang till Bayern München" [REVEALED: Hammarby sells talent to Bayern Munich]. aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Matteo Perez Vinlöf wechselt aus Schweden an den FC Bayern Campus" [Matteo Perez Vinlöf is moving to the FC Bayern Campus from Sweden]. fcbayern.com (in German). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Matteo Perez Vinlöf, de padre peruano, fichó por el Bayern Munich" [Matteo Perez Vinlöf, whose father is Peruvian, signed for Bayern Munich]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Amateure feiern umkämpften Auswärtssieg" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Überzeugende Bayern feiern Sieg gegen Wolfsburg im letzten Heimspiel" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Matteo Pérez Winlöf, de padre peruano, firmará por el Bayern Munich de Alemania" [Matteo Pérez Winlöf, whose father is Peruvian, will sign for Germany's Bayern Munich]. elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Jiménez, Víctor Martín (2 July 2022). "El jugador del Bayern, Matteo Pérez, dispuesto a probarse con Perú" [The Bayern player, Matteo Pérez, willing to try himself with Peru]. peru.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Marca, Miguel (11 September 2022). "Matteo Pérez de Bayern Múnich priorizó jugar por Suecia antes que Perú" [Matteo Pérez from Bayern Munich prioritized playing for Sweden before Peru]. libero.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Flera nya namn i Dahl Tomassons junitrupp" [Several new names in Dahl Tomasson's June squad] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Matteo Pérez Vinlöf at Soccerway
External links
edit- Matteo Perez Vinlöf at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)