Danilo Špoljarić ( el, Ντανίλο Σπόλιαριτς; born 14 July 1999) is a Cypriot

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who plays as a

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for Apollon Limassol.

Club career

Spoljaric started his senior career at Apollon Limassol in 2018. After performing well in the opportunities he had here, he signed a new 3-year contract with Apollon Limassol on 30 June 2019. On 1 July 2019, Apollon Limassol was loaned to

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the fi ...

on a one-year loan. He came back to Apollon Limassol from

on June 30, 2020. It was then leased to Zemplín Michalovce by Apollon Limassol on 22 August 2020 for one year.Špoljarić returned to Apollon Limassol on loan on 31 June 2021.Špoljarić scored his first career goal for Apollon Limassol in the 2021-22 season in the 51st minute of their 2-1 loss against

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

on 8 January 2022. He scored his second goal in the 2021-22 season in the 11th minute of the match, which they won 1-4 against

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the Tsirion Stadiu ...

.Špoljarić has not contributed a goal so far in the 2022-23 season.

International career

Špoljarić debuted with the Cyprus national team in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 24 March 2022.Špoljarić was invited to Cyprus national team for friendlies on 11 November 2022.

Personal life

Danilo Špoljarić is the son of former Apollon Limassol and

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

international midfielder

Milenko Špoljarić Milenko Špoljarić (; born 24 January 1967) is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder. Club career Born in Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Špoljarić played for Yugoslav First League clubs NK Osijek ...

. He has two older brothers,

Alexander Špoljarić Alexander Špoljarić (Greek: Αλεξάντερ Σπόλιαριτς; born 28 November 1995) is a Cypriot football goalkeeper, who plays for Karmiotissa. Club career Born in Limassol, he started playing football in Campus Sportivo Football Ac ...

and

Matija Špoljarić Matija Špoljarić ( el, Ματίγια Σπόλιαριτς, born 2 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Cyprus national team. International He made his debut for Cyprus natio ...

who are also footballers.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Apollon Limassol *

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

: 2021–22

References

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CFA Profile
1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Limassol Cypriot footballers Cyprus international footballers Cyprus youth international footballers Cypriot people of Serbian descent Cypriot people of Croatian descent Association football midfielders Apollon Limassol FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players MFK Zemplín Michalovce players Cypriot First Division players Slovak Super Liga players Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub