Enes Novinić (born 18 July 1985, in

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Club career

A product of

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side Varteks' youth academy, Novinić was promoted to their first team squad in July 2003. He soon established himself as a regular member of the club's starting lineup and appeared in a total of 104 league matches. He scored 25 goals for Varteks before leaving the club in the 2009 summer transfer window and joining the newly promoted

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on a free transfer. During his time at Varteks, Novinić helped the club reach the

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Finals twice, in the 2003–04 and 2005–06 seasons, and was the club's top league scorer in the 2006–07 season.

International career

Novinić was also capped for Croatia at youth levels, scoring a total of 7 goals in 14 international matches between 2003 and 2004.

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at Sportnet.hr 1985 births Living people Footballers from Čakovec Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players NK Karlovac 1919 players NK Krka players NK Slaven Belupo players HNK Segesta players Croatian Football League players 2. Liga (Austria) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub