Lovro Zvonarek


Lovro Zvonarek is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper, on loan from club Bayern Munich.

Club career

Slaven Belupo

Zvonarek joined the youth academy of Slaven Belupo in 2016, at the age of 11, coming from Mladost Prelog, his local club. He made his professional debut with Slaven in a 2–0 Prva HNL loss to Rijeka on 12 May 2021. He scored the only goal in his second appearance, a 1–0 win over Varaždin on 22 May 2021; at 16 years and 14 days old, he became the youngest ever scorer in the Prva HNL taking the record from Alen Halilović.

Bayern Munich

On 10 September 2021, Zvonarek signed a long-term contract with German club Bayern Munich for a reported fee of €1,800,000, although he remained with Slaven Belupo until the end of the 2021–22 season, he would join Bayern Munich II afterwards for further development.
He made his debut for the senior team on a friendly match against Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on 13 January 2023. Zvonarek along with fellow Bayern Munich academy players Johannes Schenk, Tarek Buchmann, Yusuf Kabadayı and Arijon Ibrahimović started the game on the bench, all coming on as substitutes at the second half, ending as a draw 4–4.
On 1 November 2023, Zvonarek received his first call-up for the Bayern Munich senior team as an unused substitute in the second round DFB-Pokal away 2–1 loss match against 1. FC Saarbrücken.
He made his debut with the Bayern Munich senior team on 27 January 2024, coming off the bench for a Bundesliga 3–2 away win match against FC Augsburg. Later that year, on 12 May, he netted his first Bundesliga goal during his inaugural start in a 2–0 victory against VfL Wolfsburg. Three days later, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2027.

Loan to Sturm Graz

On 4 July 2024, Zvonarek joined Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz on a season-long loan deal. He celebrated winning the 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga with Sturm Graz.

Loan to Grasshopper

On 29 July 2025, he joined Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on loan for the 2025–26 season. On 24 August 2025, he scored his first goal for Grasshoppers, the team's second goal in a 2–2 home draw against FC Winterthur.

International career

From 2019 until 2020, Zvonarek has been part of Croatia at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15 and U16 teams and he with these teams played nine matches and scored two goals.