Boško Šutalo (; born 1 January 2000) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a defender for Belgian club Standard Liège.

Career

Osijek

In 2015, Šutalo joined

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from his starting club

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and started playing for their under-15 team. In 2017, Šutalo joined youth team of

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and after a year he debuted for the first team under

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. He made his

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debut on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 victory over

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. On 25 July 2019, he made his European debut in the

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second qualifying round against CSKA Sofia.

Atalanta

On 30 January 2020, Šutalo joined

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side

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for a

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5 million fee. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Napoli on 2 July, coming on for

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in 89th minute. He earned his first start three days later in a 1–0 win over

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, coming off for Tolói in 83rd minute. On 14 January 2021, he scored his debut goal for the club, as Atalanta defeated Cagliari 3–1 in the

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. In total, he played 14 matches in

and 3 matches in the

Hellas Verona

On 25 August 2021, Šutalo joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan. He made his debut two days later against

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in a 3–1 defeat. In total, he played 25 matches in

and one match in the

Dinamo Zagreb

Šutalo joined Prva HNL club

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

on a permanent deal on 21 June 2022 for a term of five years.

Standard Liège

On 8 July 2024, Šutalo moved to Standard Liège in Belgium on a five-year deal.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

Croatian Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football (soccer), football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, i ...

: 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 * Croatian Football Super Cup:

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* Croatian Cup: 2024

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* 2000 births Living people Footballers from Čapljina Croatian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Osijek players Atalanta BC players Hellas Verona FC players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Standard Liège players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Serie A players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub