Danilo Špoljarić (; born 14 July 1999) is a Cypriot professional

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who plays as a

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for

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

Club career

Spoljaric started his senior career at

in 2018. After performing well in the opportunities he had here, he signed a new three-year contract with Apollon Limassol on 30 June 2019. On 1 July 2019, Apollon Limassol was loaned to

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club (, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou''; ), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Ta ...

on a one-year loan. He came back to Apollon Limassol from Enosis Neon Paralimni on 30 June 2020. It was then leased to Zemplín Michalovce by Apollon Limassol on 22 August 2020 for one year. Špoljarić returned to Apollon Limassol on loan on 31 June 2021. He scored his first career goal for Apollon Limassol in the 2021–22 season in the 51st minute of their 2–1 loss against

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

on 8 January 2022. He scored his second goal in the 2021–22 season in the 11th minute of the match, which they won 4–1 against

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

. Špoljarić has not contributed a goal so far in the 2022–23 season.

International career

Špoljarić debuted with the Cyprus national team in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 24 March 2022. Špoljarić was invited to Cyprus national team for friendlies on 11 November 2022.

Personal life

Danilo Špoljarić is the son of former

and

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

international midfielder Milenko Špoljarić. He has two older brothers, Alexander Špoljarić and Matija Špoljarić who are also footballers.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Apollon Limassol *

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

: 2021–22

References

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CFA Profile
1999 births Living people Footballers from Limassol Cypriot men's footballers 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Cyprus men's international footballers Cyprus men's youth international footballers Cypriot people of Serbian descent Cypriot people of Croatian descent Men's association football midfielders Apollon Limassol FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players MFK Zemplín Michalovce players Cypriot First Division players Slovak First Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub