Luka Menalo

Luka Menalo
Personal information
Full name Luka Menalo
Date of birth (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 17
Youth career
HNK Višići
Čapljina
2014–2015 Široki Brijeg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Čapljina 12 (2)
2015–2018 Široki Brijeg 65 (25)
2018– Dinamo Zagreb 6 (0)
2018 → Široki Brijeg (loan) 6 (3)
National team‡
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2017– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 9 (2)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Luka Menalo (Bosnian pronunciation: [lûːka měnalo]; born 22 July 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for 1. HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Early career

Menalo was born in Split but grew up in Čapljina[2] where he started his professional career at the local club.[3]

Later he transferred to Široki Brijeg in the summer of 2014.[4] He scored on his debut for the club in a 3–5 loss to Čelik Zenica.[5] In his last two seasons with Široki Brijeg, Menalo was voted the best young player of the league.[6]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 13 February 2018, Menalo signed with Dinamo Zagreb until June 2023, but he was immediately loaned back to Široki Brijeg until the end of the season.[7] He made his debut against Rudeš on the opening day of league competition.[8]

International career

Menalo has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[9]

He received first senior call-up for friendly games against United States and Mexico in January 2018.[10] He debuted in a goalless draw against former on 28 January.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2018.[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Čapljina 2013–14 First League of FBiH 122––122
Široki Brijeg 2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 4220–62
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 16444–208
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 281074203714
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 1791040229
Široki Brijeg (loan) 2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 63––63
Total 7128148609136
Dinamo Zagreb 2018–19 1. HNL 60100070
Career total 89301586011038

International

As of match played 31 January 2018.[13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201820
Total20

Honours

Široki Brijeg[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Luka Menalo". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Otkriće Roberta Prosinečkog uzburkalo duhove u Hrvatskoj: Žele ga hrvatski velikani, a on kaže: Nisam rekao da je Hajduk najveći, u mom je gradu..." jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Luka Menalo sutra potpisuje za novi klub, Širokom jedan milion KM". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Luka Menalo potpisao za Dinamo, ostaje na Pecari do kraja sezone". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Osam golova u Zenici, Široki otpada iz trke za titulu?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Održan izbor "Kristalnih 11", Zakarić proglašen najboljim igračem Premijer lige". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Zvanično: Luka Menalo potpisao za Dinamo!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rudeš umalo zaledio Maksimir na početku prvenstva, Fiolić spasio Dinamo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Okupila se mlada reprezentacija BiH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Prosinečki objavio širi spisak nogometaša za utakmice sa SAD-om i Meksikom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Menalo: Presretan sam zbog debija za A selekciju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  12. 1 2 "L. Menalo". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Luka Menalo". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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