Dino Halilović

Dino Halilović (born 8 February 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Rudeš on loan from NK Lokomotiva as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Alen Halilović.

Dino Halilović
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998[1]
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Rudeš
(on loan from Lokomotiva)
Youth career
2010–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
2016–2017 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Istra 1961 24 (0)
2018– Lokomotiva 8 (1)
2019– → Rudeš (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2013 Croatia U16 1 (0)
2015 Croatia U17 4 (0)
2015 Croatia U18 4 (1)
2016 Croatia U19 4 (1)
2018– Croatia U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:31, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

Halilović represented the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and reached the quarter-finals.[9] Although he was named in the squad for the 2015 under-17 World Cup,[10] he failed to make any appearance in the competition.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 19 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Istra 1961 2017–18[2] Prva HNL 240323[lower-alpha 1]0302
Lokomotiva 2018–19[2] Prva HNL 00000000
Career total 2403230302
  1. Appearances in Play-offs

Personal life

His father, Sejad Halilović, is a Bosniak, while his mother Vanessa is a Croat. His father is a former Bosnian and Croatian international who also played for Dinamo Zagreb. Dino has two brothers - younger brother Damir and elder brother Alen, Croatian international who amongst other clubs represented FC Barcelona.[1]

References
  1. "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. "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. "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.
  10. "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.


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