Dino Mikanović (born 7 May 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

HNK Gorica Hrvatski nogometni klub Gorica (), commonly referred to as HNK Gorica, is a Croatian football club based in the town of Velika Gorica, located just south of the Croatian capital Zagreb. They play their home matches at the Gradski stadion Velik ...

in the Croatian First League.

Club career

Born in

Nova Gradiška Nova Gradiška is a town located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,229 (2011). It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first word in the name means ''New'', and there' ...

but hailing from the village of

Podvrško Podvrško is a village in the municipality of Cernik in the west part of Brod-Posavina County Brod-Posavina County () is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of t ...

, Mikanović started his youth career at the nearby NK Mladost Cernik. He joined the U17 team of

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First Le ...

in 2009, spending the next three seasons there before moving to

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

on a free transfer, as he was not offered a contract after he turned 18. For this club has debuted against Slaven Belupo on 10 April 2013. He made his debut for Hajduk in his one and only appearance in the 2012–13 season, coming on in the 85th minute against Slaven Belupo. The next season Dino was more prominent in the first team at Hajduk, making 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw against NK Zadar and assisting a further three goals. On 15 July 2015, he signed on a four-year contract with AGF Aarhus of the

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. On 19 February 2019, Mikanović signed a two-year contract with

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat () is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. ...

. On 28 January 2022,

announced the return of Mikanović, on a contract until the summer of 2024. His contract ended in June 2024 with Hajduk Split and Mikanović not coming to terms about the renewal. During his time with the club, Mikanović won 3 domestic cups and made 101 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals and assisting eight. On 27 July 2024,

announced the free transfer of Dino Mikanović. He signed a 2 year contract following his departure from Hajduk Split. He made his league debut on 3 August 2024 in a home game against

Varaždin Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...

, but was substituted in the 22 minute following an injury. The game ended as a goalless draw. Mikanović scored his first goal for the club on 30 August 2024 in the 76 minute in a 2–1 league win on home turf against the newly promoted

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

side.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Hajduk Split *

Croatian Football Cup The Croatian Football Cup (), is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS ...

: 2012–13, 2021–22, 2022–23 Kairat Almaty *

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