Dino Halilović

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Dino Halilović
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Velež Mostar
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
2016–2017 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Istra 1961 24 (0)
2018–2020 Lokomotiva 31 (3)
2019 → Rudeš (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021 Istra 1961 17 (0)
2021–2022 Esbjerg fB 7 (0)
2022–2023 FC Den Bosch 24 (1)
2023 Tabor Sežana 12 (2)
2023– Velež Mostar 14 (0)
International career
2013 Croatia U16 1 (0)
2015 Croatia U17 4 (0)
2015 Croatia U18 4 (1)
2016 Croatia U19 4 (1)
2018–2019 Croatia U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024

Dino Halilović (born 8 February 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Velež Mostar.

Club career[edit]

Born in Zagreb, Halilović started his youth career with the academy of Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 12.[1] Although in March 2014, reports emerged of him joining FC Barcelona B,[3] however he was not selected after a month long trial as the club found him to be physically weak.[4] In early 2016, he joined the academy of Italian club Udinese Calcio. In spite of him linked with Spanish club UD Las Palmas and German club Hamburger SV,[5] he moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 on a two-year contract on 28 June 2017.[6]

On 19 June 2018, Halilović moved to fellow league club Lokomotiva.[7] On 25 January 2019, Halilović was loaned out to NK Rudeš for the rest of the season.[8]

On 16 August 2021, Halilović joined Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a deal until June 2023.[9] However, on 10 January 2022 Esbjerg confirmed, that they had terminated the contract of Halilović by mutual agreement.[10]

On 12 January 2022, Halilović signed with FC Den Bosch in the Netherlands until the summer of 2023.[11]

International career[edit]

Halilović represented the Croatian under-17 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where his team reached the quarter-finals.[12] Although he was named in the squad for the 2015 under-17 World Cup,[13] he failed to feature in the competition.[2]

Personal life[edit]

His father, Sejad Halilović, is a Bosniak, and his mother, Vanessa, is a Croat.[14] His father is a former Croatian and Bosnian international.[14] Dino has two brothers, Damir and Alen, the latter being a Croatian international who also played for FC Barcelona.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 28 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Istra 1961 2017–18[2] Prva HNL 24 0 3 2 2[a] 0 29 2
Lokomotiva 2018–19[2] Prva HNL 8 1 3 0 0 0 11 1
2019–20[2] Prva HNL 21 1 3 1 0 0 24 2
2020–21[2] Prva HNL 2 1 0 0 1[b] 0 3 1
Total 31 3 6 1 1 0 38 4
Rudeš (loan) 2018–19[2] Prva HNL 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Istra 1961 2020–21[2] Prva HNL 17 0 4 0 0 0 21 0
Esbjerg fB 2021–22[2] 1st Division 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 95 3 14 3 3 0 112 6
  1. ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "El Barça ficha también a Dino Halilovic, otro crack como su hermano Alen" [The Barça also tab Dino Halilovic, another crack as his brother Alen] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "D. Halilović". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "El Barcelona ficha también a Dino Halilovic hermano de Alen" [The Barcelona tab also to Dino Halilovic brother of Alen] (in Spanish). Peru. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Dino Halilović nije prošao probu u Barci: 'Fizički je preslab'" [Dino Halilovic did not test in Barca: 'Physically it's too weak'] (in Croatian). Jutarnji. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Primavera, Halilovic piace a due squadre spagnole" [Spring, Halilovic likes two Spanish teams] (in Italian). Mondo Udinese. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: il Primavera Halilovic ceduto all'Nk Istra" [Official: Primavera Halilovic sold to NK Istra] (in Italian). Mondo Udinese. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Tomić okupio Lokose: Kajzerica upoznala četvoricu pojačanja" [Tomić gathered Lokos: Kajzerica met four reinforcements] (in Croatian). Sportarena. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ Rudeš dobio još jedno pojačanje, stigao Halilović iz Lokomotive, sportnet.rtl.hr, 25 January 2019
  9. ^ EfB tilknytter Dino Halilovic, efb.dk, 16 August 2021
  10. ^ Halilovic forlader EfB, efb.dk, 10 January 2022
  11. ^ "DINO HALILOVIĆ VERSTERKT FC DEN BOSCH" (Press release) (in Dutch). Den Bosch. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Croatian U-17 internationals, Dino Halilović and Matej Hudećek, await the quarterfinal clash with Belgium". Croatian Football Federation. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Izbornik Dario Bašić objavio je konačni popis putnika za Čile, a uoči puta na SP održana je konferencija za medije" [Manager Dario Bašić announced the final list of Chilean passengers, and a press conference was held on the way to the SP.] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Tata Halilović za Max!: Nismo htjeli da Alen ode u Real ili Juventus". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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