Edin Julardžija (born 21 January 2001) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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side Gorica.

Club career

Julardžija was born in the

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neighbourhood of Ferenščica. His father Dino, who hails from Bešpelj near

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a coach at Dinamo Zagreb academy, which Edin joined when he was six years old. He started attracting attention of prominent European clubs such as

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(whose offer his family refused in 2014),

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and

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. Julardžija made his senior debut for

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on 17 November 2018, in a friendly against

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. He was a key part of Dinamo's

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campaign, notably scoring a Panenka in a

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in the

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against

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. On 1 April 2020, he signed a professional contract with Dinamo. On 18 July 2020, he made his competitive senior debut in a 0–0 draw with Istra 1961, replacing

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in the 85th minute. On 30 November 2020, Julardžija was named amongst twenty best players of the Youth League by

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, alongside teammate

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. In February 2021, Julardžija was loaned out to

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, to replace his Dinamo teammate

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whose loan deal got terminated by Slaven due to a

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fracture. In July, he was sent on another loan, this time to

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. He signed a four-year contract with Gorica in summer 2022.

International career

Eligible to represent

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and

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internationally, Julardžija opted for the former.

Career statistics

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

: 2019–20

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Julardzija, Edin 2001 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Bosniaks of Croatia Association football midfielders Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Slaven Belupo players HNK Šibenik players HNK Gorica players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players