Moreno Vušković (born 21 April 2003) is a Croatian

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currently playing as a forward for Zmaj Makarska.

Club career

Vušković moved to

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 ...

in August 2020, having represented

NK Solin NK Solin is a Croatian football club based in the town of Solin, near Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, ...

and Inter Zaprešić in the 2. HNL and 1. HNL, respectively. After two years, he moved to Slovenia to sign for

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in February 2022. In February 2023, Vušković joined Kustošija from

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. However, after one appearance, he briefly returned to Solin on trial, scoring in three friendly games in July 2023. One of these goals came against

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, and Vušković would go on to join the side the following month. After half a season with Hrvace, Vušković moved to Italy, signing with

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side

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in February 2024. However after just four appearances and one goal, he returned to Croatia in August, joining Treća NL club

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. In February 2025, he joined Zmaj Makarska, and scored on his debut in the Split Cup - the only goal in a 1–0 win against .

International career

Vušković has represented Croatia at youth international level.

Personal life

Hailing from a footballing family, Vušković's father, Ronald, is a semi-professional footballer in Croatia, while his grandfather,

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, played for the youth teams of

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

during the tenure of

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, and went on to forge a footballing career in the Netherlands. His great-grandfather, Marko, also played for Hajduk Split during

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, and went on to work as a club executive. His brother, Vito, currently plays for Rudeš. In addition to this, his uncle,

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, formerly played for Hajduk Split, and now serves as a coach for the youth team, while cousins

and Luka also played for Hajduk Split, with Mario going on to

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in Germany.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vušković, Moreno 2003 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players NK Solin players NK Inter Zaprešić players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Radomlje players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Lovech players NK Kustošija players NK Hrvace players AC Legnano players NK Uskok players HNK Zmaj Makarska players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Croatian sportsmen