Dino Halilović (born 8 February 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club FC Den Bosch. He is the younger brother of Alen Halilović.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Den Bosch | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2016–2017 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Istra 1961 | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Lokomotiva | 28 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Rudeš (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Istra 1961 | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Esbjerg fB | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | FC Den Bosch | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2022 | |||
Born in Zagreb, Halilović started his youth career with the academy of Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 12.[1] Although in March 2014, reports emerged of him joining FC Barcelona B,[3] however he was not selected after a month long trial as the club found him to be physically weak.[4] In early 2016, he joined the academy of Italian club Udinese Calcio. In spite of him linked with Spanish club UD Las Palmas and German club Hamburger SV,[5] he moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 on a two-year contract on 28 June 2017.[6]
On 19 June 2018, Halilović moved to fellow league club Lokomotiva.[7] On 25 January 2019, Halilović was loaned out to NK Rudeš for the rest of the season.[8]
On 16 August 2021, Halilović joined Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a deal until June 2023.[9] However, on 10 January 2022 Esbjerg confirmed, that they had terminated the contract of Halilović by mutual agreement.[10]
On 12 January 2022, Halilović signed with FC Den Bosch in the Netherlands until the summer of 2023.[11]
Halilović represented the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and reached the quarter-finals.[12] Although he was named in the squad for the 2015 under-17 World Cup,[13] he failed to make any appearance in the competition.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2017–18[2] | Prva HNL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Lokomotiva | 2018–19[2] | Prva HNL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[2] | Prva HNL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[2] | Prva HNL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Rudeš (loan) | 2018–19[2] | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | 2020–21[2] | Prva HNL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Esbjerg fB | 2021–22[2] | 1st Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 95 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 6 | ||
His father, Sejad Halilović, is a Bosniak, while his mother Vanessa is a Croat. His father is a former Bosnian and Croatian international who also played for Dinamo Zagreb. Dino has two brothers - younger brother Damir and elder brother Alen, Croatian international who amongst other clubs represented FC Barcelona.[1]
FC Den Bosch – current squad | |
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