Dani Olmo is a 22-year-old Spanish left-sided/central attacking midfielder who currently plays in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig. Born in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain, Olmo started his footballing career in 2006 at RCD Espanyol’s youth academy where he quickly made a name for himself at a very young age. 

Olmo was snapped up by FC Barcelona in 2007 aged nine, spending seven years at La Masia, growing and learning as a young footballer at an academy that became the first youth academy in 2010 to have trained all three players for the Ballon d'Or in a single year. In 2014, Olmo made a move to Dinamo Zagreb to play first-team football, where he was fast-tracked into the first-team squad, making his debut in February 2015, aged just 16.

This player analysis will delve into Olmo’s individual performance, having scored two and created four goals in 14 games RB Leipzig have played this season. The article will also break down why he is so important in making Julian Nagelsmann’s tactics a success. 

Early Beginnings at Dinamo Zagreb