Dalibor Veselinović (

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: Далибор Веселиновић; born 21 September 1987) is a

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retired professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Veselinović started his senior career with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

, making his debut during the 2005–06 season. He spent three years at the club, except a six-month loan period with Dinamo Vranje in the 2006–07 season. In the summer of 2008, Veselinović signed for French

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side

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. He played four league matches for the club and scored one goal. In the summer of 2009, Veselinović moved to Belgium and signed with

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. After his fantastic performances for the Brussels-based club, he signed for their cross-city rivals

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in December 2010, penning a 4.5-year deal. Veselinović spent the following three seasons on loan with

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...

Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen (), or simply Beerschot, is a Belgian professional football club located in Antwerp, that competes in the top tier Pro League after promotion from second tier in 2023–24 season. In 2013, KFCO Wil ...

and

Waasland-Beveren Sportkring Beveren (SK Beveren) is a Belgian professional association football club based in Beveren, East Flanders. The club is affiliated with the founded number 4068 and has yellow and blue as its colours. The team was founded in 1936 in H ...

. In June 2014, he signed a permanent contract with

KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often called KV Mechelen (, KVM) or simply by their former French name Malinois /ˌmalɪˈnwɑː/, is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp (pr ...

. Veselinović left the club after two and a half years in January 2017, after which he signed with

Incheon United FC Incheon United FC () is a South Korean professional association football, football club based in Incheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football league system, South Korean football. Founded in 2003, the club is ...

. After Incheon, he played half a year for French club

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

. On 24 August 2018, Veselinović signed a one-year contract with

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar HŠK Zrinjski Mostar (), colloquially referred to as Zrinjski Mostar or simply Zrinjski, is a Herzegovinian professional Association football, football club, based in Mostar. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and wit ...

. After his contract with Zrinjski expired in May 2019, he decided to leave the club. In August 2019, Veselinović ended his playing career at only the age of 31, stating that returning injuries were the biggest factor of that decision.

International career

Veselinović holds Croatian and Serbian nationalities. He made two appearances for the Serbian national under-21 team in 2007.

Honours

Lens *

: 2008–09 Anderlecht *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veselinovic, Dalibor 1987 births Living people Footballers from Zadar Serbs of Croatia Serbian men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serbia men's under-21 international footballers OFK Beograd players FK Dinamo Vranje players Serbian SuperLiga players RC Lens players Ligue 2 players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players K.V. Kortrijk players Beerschot A.C. players S.K. Beveren players K.V. Mechelen players Incheon United FC players Gazélec Ajaccio players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players Belgian Pro League players K League 1 players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina