Dino Halilović (born 8 February 1998) is a Croatian

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er who plays as a

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for Velež Mostar.

Club career

Born in

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, Halilović started his youth career with the academy of

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at the age of 12. Although in March 2014, reports emerged of him joining FC Barcelona B, In early 2016, he joined the academy of Italian club

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. In spite of him linked with Spanish club

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and German club

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, he moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 on a two-year contract on 28 June 2017. On 19 June 2018, Halilović moved to fellow league club Lokomotiva. On 25 January 2019, Halilović was loaned out to NK Rudeš for the rest of the season. On 16 August 2021, Halilović joined

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club

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on a deal until June 2023. However, on 10 January 2022 Esbjerg confirmed, that they had terminated the contract of Halilović by mutual agreement. On 12 January 2022, Halilović signed with

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in the Netherlands until the summer of 2023.

International career

Halilović represented the Croatian under-17 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where his team reached the quarter-finals. Although he was named in the squad for the 2015 under-17 World Cup, he failed to feature in the competition.

Personal life

His father, Sejad Halilović, is a Bosniak, and his mother, Vanessa, is a Croat. His father is a former Croatian and Bosnian international. Dino has two brothers, Damir and Alen, the latter being a Croatian international who also played for

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halilovic, Dino 1998 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Croatian people of Bosniak descent Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers NK Istra 1961 players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Rudeš players Esbjerg fB players FC Den Bosch players NK Tabor Sežana players FK Velež Mostar players Croatian Football League players Danish 1st Division players Eerste Divisie players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Croatian sportsmen