Leon Sopić (born 29 October 2000) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a defender for

Trnje Trnje () is a district in the City of Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the district had 42,282 residents. It is located in the central part of the city, south of Donji grad across the railway (Zagreb Main Station), east of Trešnje ...

on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II.

Club career

Sopić made his professional debut with Rudeš in a 1–1

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tie with

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common ...

on 18 May 2018. On 5 July 2019, Sopić transferred to Emmen in the Netherlands. As of 1 October 2020, Leon Sopić is officially signed by the second team of

GNK 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 ...

Personal life

Sopić is the son of the Croatian former footballer

Željko Sopić Željko Sopić (born 26 July 1974) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Sopić started his professional career with NK Zagreb in 1994 and spent four years with the club's first team before leaving for Bundesli ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sopić, Leon 2000 births Living people People from Ahlen Footballers from Münster (region) German people of Croatian descent German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Eredivisie players Croatian Football League players FC Emmen players NK Rudeš players GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands