Domagoj Bradarić (; born 10 December 1999) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Hellas Verona, on loan from club Salernitana.

Club career

Hajduk Split

Born in

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, Bradarić joined the youth setup of Hajduk Split in 2007. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, he was promoted to the reserves. On 18 June 2018, Bradarić was promoted to the senior team and signed his first professional contract. On 15 September, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Steliano Filip in a 3–1 victory against Rudeš. After playing the next six matches, he injured himself, only to return to play against Rudeš in December, and providing an assist to Jairo de Macedo da Silva. At the end of the

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, his inaugural in the first team at Hajduk, Bradarić was named in the team of the season. He made his final appearance for Hajduk on 9 July 2019 in a Europa League qualifying away 2–0 victory over Gżira United.

Lille

On 19 July, Bradarić signed a five-year deal with

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. The transfer fee between the two sides was reported as €6.5 million plus €2 million in potential bonuses and 10% of a future transfer fee. He made his league debut in a 2–1 home victory over

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on 18 August. He made his Champions League debut on 17 September in a 3–0 away defeat to

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. On 21 February 2021, Bradarić scored his debut goal for Lille in a 4–1 victory over

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Salernitana

On 15 July 2022, Bradarić signed a four-year contract with Salernitana in Italy.

Hellas Verona

On 30 August 2024, Bradarić joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy.

International career

On 5 November 2018, Bradarić was called up to the Croatian under-21 national team for a friendly match against

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. On 7 June 2019, he was named in Nenad Gračan's 23-man squad for UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019, where he made two appearances as Croatia finished at the bottom of the group. On 21 September 2020, senior team coach Zlatko Dalić called Bradarić up for October fixtures against

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and

. On 7 October, he made his national team debut in a friendly 2–1 victory over Switzerland. Despite being a full-back, Bradarić started as a winger in his debut and provided Josip Brekalo with an assist for Croatia's equalizer. On 9 March 2021, he was named in Igor Bišćan's 23-man squad for the group stage of UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021. He played every minute of the group stage and scored an injury time goal in the final game, the 2–1 defeat to

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, which turned out to be decisive as Croatia progressed to the knockout phase due to a better goal difference. On 17 May, he was named in Bišćan's 23-man squad for the knockout stage of the tournament, as well as Dalić's 26-man squad for

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. However, he got no playing time at the latter tournament, being behind Joško Gvardiol and Borna Barišić in the pecking order.

Personal life

Bradarić's parents are divorced. His father Ante Bradarić hails from Kotlenica near Dugopolje, but lives in Germany. His mother Natalija Tabak is a Bosnian Croat from Eminovo Selo near Tomislavgrad, but lives in Strožanac near Podstrana with Bradarić's younger brother Luka. She also works as Bradarić's agent. He listed

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and Jordi Alba as his football role models.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Lille *

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: 2020–21 *

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References

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Domagoj Bradarić
at Hajduk Split's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradaric, Domagoj 1999 births Footballers from Split, Croatia Living people Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players HNK Hajduk Split players Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's international footballers Lille OSC players US Salernitana 1919 players Hellas Verona FC players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Serie B players UEFA Euro 2020 players Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Croatian sportsmen