Mirza Catovic

Mirza Catovic
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Tutin, Serbia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
(on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
Number 12
Youth career
–2022 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
2022–2025 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 VfB Stuttgart II 45 (2)
2025– VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
2026– → Barcelona B (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2026– Germany U19 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 July 2026

Mirza Catovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирза Ћатовић; born 1 May 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda Federación club Barcelona Atlètic, on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Born in Serbia, he is a Germany youth international.

Club career

As a youth player, Catovic joined the youth academy of Rot-Weiss Frankfurt. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of VfB Stuttgart. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he was promoted to the club's under-19 team, where he played in the UEFA Youth League.

The same year, he was promoted to their reserve team, where he was regarded to have established himself as a regular starter while playing for them. Subsequently, he was sent on loan to Spanish La Liga side Barcelona's reserve team ahead of the 2026–27 season.

International career

Catovic has represented Germany internationally at youth level and has represented the country internationally at under-19 level. Besides Germany, he is eligible to represent Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.

During the spring of 2026, he played for the Germany national under-19 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. Three months later, he played for the Germany national under-19 football team at the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, helping the team achieve second place in the competition.

Style of play

Catovic plays as a midfielder and is left-footed. He can also play as a defender.

Croatian news website Index.hr wrote in 2025 that he "is a defensive midfielder with exceptional tactical understanding of the game and physical strength. Ćatović is 190 cm tall, left-handed, known for accurate long balls and aggressive defensive style".

References

  1. ↑ "Diese Toptalente aus der U19 sollte man kennen" [These top U19 talents are ones you should know] (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rođeni Tutinac, fudbaler Štugarta, želja Srbije, ali i Salcburga i Hofenhajma" [Born in Tutin, Stuttgart footballer, wanted by Serbia, but also by Salzburg and Hoffenheim] (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 Mirza Catovic at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "BiH dobiva veliko pojačanje za SP? Srbiju je već odbio, a sad bi mogao obući dres Zmajeva" [Is BiH getting a big boost for the World Cup? He already rejected Serbia, and now he could wear the Dragons' jersey] (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ima 18 godina i igra za Stuttgart. Može igrati za BiH i Srbiju, a sada ga želi City" [He is 18 years old and plays for Stuttgart. He can play for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and now City want him] (in Croatian). Index.hr. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.