Dani Olmo

Spanish playmaker who returned to Barcelona after success at RB Leipzig.

Daniel Olmo Carvajal (born 7 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Quick Facts

Full name: Daniel Olmo Carvajal
Born: 7 May 1998
Birthplace: Terrassa, Spain
Height: 1.82 m / 6 ft
Position: Attacking midfielder, winger
Current club: Barcelona

Lore & Background

After a period at La Masia, Olmo made his professional debut for Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia in 2015. He made 124 total appearances for the club, scoring 34 goals and winning the league five times and the cup three times. In 2020, he joined RB Leipzig, where he won two DFB-Pokals in 2022 and 2023 as well as the 2023 DFL-Supercup, where he scored a hat-trick, before rejoining boyhood club Barcelona in 2024. Olmo won the 2019 UEFA European Championship with the Spain under-21 team, and a silver medal at the 2020 Olympic tournament. He made his senior international debut in 2019, and was part of the teams that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2020, and won the 2023 UEFA Nations League. He was a key member of the Spain teams that won Euro 2024 (finishing as the tournament's joint-top scorer).

Reader's Guide

Olmo plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger. He is known for his technical skill, goal-scoring, and assists. At RB Leipzig, he scored a hat-trick in the 2023 DFL-Supercup. He returned to Barcelona in 2024.