Dino Mikanović (born 7 May 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for HNK Hajduk Split in the

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Club career

Born in

Nova Gradiška Nova Gradiška is a town located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,229 (2011). It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first word in the name means ''New'', and there ...

but hailing from the village of Podvrško, Mikanović started his youth career at the nearby NK Mladost Cernik. He joined the U17 team of

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek ( en, Osijek Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek (), is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav ...

in 2009, spending the next three seasons there before moving to HNK Hajduk Split on a free transfer, as he was not offered a contract after he turned 18. For this club has debuted against Slaven Belupo on 10 April 2013. He made his debut for Hajduk in his one and only appearance in the 2012–13 season, coming on in the 85th minute against Slaven Belupo. The next season Dino was more prominent in the first team at Hajduk, making 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw against

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar ( en, Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for alm ...

and assisting a further three goals. On 15 July 2015, he signed on a four-year contract with

AGF Aarhus Aarhus Gymnastikforening (; commonly known as AGF ), is a professional sports club based in Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1880, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country and gymnastics and fencing are featured as its main sports. Howev ...

of the

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. On 19 February 2019, Mikanović signed a two-year contract with

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat ( kk, Qaırat Fýtbol Klýby) is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in ...

. On 28 January 2022, HNK Hajduk Split announced the return of Mikanović, on a contract until the summer of 2024.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Hajduk Split * Croatian Football Cup:

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, 2021–22, 2022–23 Kairat Almaty *

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* * 1994 births Living people People from Nova Gradiška Men's association football fullbacks Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players HNK Hajduk Split II players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players FC Kairat players Croatian Football League players Danish Superliga players Kazakhstan Premier League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub