Luka Lukanić (born 3 May 2004) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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 ...

Club career

Born in

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, Luka Lukanić joined the Dinamo Zagreb Academy in 2011 from

NK Bistra NK Bistra is a Croatian football club based in Donja Bistra, village part of Bistra municipality, located just north-west of the Croatian capital Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest o ...

, growing through all the youth ranks of the team, along the likes of Moreno Živković. He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2022, as he became a regular with the under-19 team that played the 2022–23 Youth League. Having already been included in the first team training sessions during the 2022–23 season, Luka Lukanić made his professional debut for

on the 2 August 2023, coming on as a substitute during the Champions League qualifying 2–0 win against

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International career

Luka Lukanić is a youth international for Croatia, first receiving a call with the under-18 in August 2023.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukanić, Luka 2004 births Living people Croatian footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Zagreb GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Croatian Football League players