Boško Šutalo (; born 1 January 2000) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a defender for Belgian club

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Career

Osijek

In 2015, Šutalo joined

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...

from his starting club

NK Neretva Nogometni klub Neretva Metković (), commonly referred to as NK Neretva or simply Neretva, is a Croatian professional football club based in the town of Metković, in the region of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The club's first name was NK Narona. O ...

and started playing for their under-15 team. In 2017, Šutalo joined youth team of

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

and after a year he debuted for the first team under

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. He made his

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debut on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 victory over

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. On 25 July 2019, he made his European debut in the

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against

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Atalanta

On 30 January 2020, Šutalo joined

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side

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for a

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5 million fee. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over

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on 2 July, coming on for

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in 89th minute. He earned his first start three days later in a 1–0 win over

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, coming off for Tolói in 83rd minute. On 14 January 2021, he scored his debut goal for the club, as Atalanta defeated Cagliari 3–1 in the

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. In total, he played 14 matches in

and 3 matches in the

Hellas Verona

On 25 August 2021, Šutalo joined Serie A side

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on loan. He made his debut two days later against

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in a 3–1 defeat. In total, he played 25 matches in

and one match in the

Dinamo Zagreb

Šutalo joined Prva HNL club

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

on a permanent deal on 21 June 2022 for a term of five years.

Standard Liège

On 8 July 2024, Šutalo moved to

in Belgium on a five-year deal.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

Croatian Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

: 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 *

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* Croatian Cup: 2024

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* 2000 births Living people Footballers from Čapljina Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Men's association football defenders Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Osijek players Atalanta BC players Hellas Verona FC players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Standard Liège players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Serie A players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub