Dario Melnjak

Dario Melnjak (born 31 October 1992) is a Croatian football left back who plays for Çaykur Rizespor.

Dario Melnjak
Personal information
Full name Dario Melnjak
Date of birth (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992
Place of birth Varaždin, Croatia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Çaykur Rizespor
Number 53
Youth career
0000–2005 Nedeljanec
2005–2007 Varteks Varaždin
2007–2010 Nedeljanec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Nedeljanec
2011–2013 Zelina 63 (1)
2013–2015 Slaven Belupo 40 (3)
2015–2017 Lokeren 16 (0)
2016 → Neftchi Baku (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Slaven Belupo (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2019 Domžale 43 (8)
2019– Çaykur Rizespor 40 (7)
National team‡
2019– Croatia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Career

Melnjak started his career in the lower tier Nedeljanec, spending most of his youth career there, apart from two seasons at Varteks Varaždin at under-15 level. After debuting for his club in the 2010–11 season, he moved on to the Treća HNL West team Zelina, where he achieved promotion to Druga HNL in the 2011–12 season. He remained a first team player in the following season, and moved on to the Prva HNL team Slaven Belupo at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.

On 2 February 2015, Melnjak signed a contract with Belgian side Sporting Lokeren for three-and-a-half seasons.[1]

On 20 June 2016, Melnjak signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku on loan.[2] On 10 November 2016, Neftchi Baku and Lokeren mutually agreed to the early termination of Melnjak's loan.[3]

International

He made his Croatia national team debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[4]

References
  1. Dario Melnjak Archived 3 February 2015 at Archive.today at Sporting Lokeren official website
  2. ""Neftçi"də 4 yeni futbolçu". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. "Neftçi PFK Dario Melnyakla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. "Croatia v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 11 June 2019.
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