Dinko Horkaš (; born 10 March 1999) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for Segunda Division club

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. Horkaš started his professional career at

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 ...

, playing in its

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, before being loaned to

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

in 2020, to

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later that year and to

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in 2022. Later that year, he joined

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

. Two years later, he moved to Las Palmas.

Club career

Early career

Horkaš started playing football at his hometown club

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, before joining

's youth academy in 2011. He made his professional debut against

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on 11 December 2016 at the age of 17. In January 2020, he was loaned to Bosnian team

until the end of season. In June, his loan was extended for additional six months. In October, he was sent on a season-long loan to

. In January 2022, Horkaš was loaned to

for the remainder of campaign. In July, he moved to Bulgarian side

Las Palmas

In June 2024, Horkaš signed a four-year deal with Spanish outfit

International career

Horkaš represented

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at all youth levels. He also served as a

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of the under-17 and the under-19 teams.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horkas, Dinko 1999 births Living people Footballers from Sisak Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players HŠK Posušje players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players UD Las Palmas players First Football League (Croatia) players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian Football League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain