Dino Islamović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дино Исламовић; born 17 January 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for Gangwon FC as a striker.[1] Islamović formerly represented Sweden internationally, but currently represents the Montenegro national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dino Islamović | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Hudiksvall, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gangwon FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2012–2014 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Groningen | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Trelleborgs FF | 27 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Östersunds FK | 50 | (16) |
| 2020–2022 | Rosenborg | 48 | (18) |
| 2022– | Gangwon FC | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U17 | 13 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Montenegro | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:54, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:47, 17 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
He started his career at Swedish side Malmö FF before spending two seasons with English side Fulham.
He joined Dutch Eredivisie side FC Groningen in June 2014 making his team debut at 17 July 2014 in a UEFA Europa League qualifying round fixture against Aberdeen when he replaced Nick van der Velden after 82 minutes in a goalless draw at the Pittodrie Stadium.[2] At Groningen he won the KNVB Cup in the 2014–15 season after they beat PEC Zwolle 2–0 in the final.[3]
He returned to Sweden after five years, when he joined Trelleborgs FF from FC Groningen in 2017, where he spent one season before joining Östersunds FK in January 2018. He scored on his debut against his former club in the Svenska Cupen on 9 February 2018.
Islamović played as a second-half substitute for Östersunds as they beat Arsenal in the 2nd leg of the Europa League last 32 at the Emirates Stadium with a 2–1 victory on 22 February 2018 after goals from Hosam Aiesh and Ken Sema. However they were knocked out on aggregate 4–2.[4]
30 December 2019, Islamović signed for Rosenborg on a 3-year contract.[5]
In February 2022, he joined Gangwon FC of South Korean K League 1.[6]
Born in Sweden, Islamović is of Montenegrin and Bosnian descent.[7] He has represented Sweden at international level up until Sweden U21's.
Islamović made his international debut for Sweden in a non-FIFA friendly match against Moldova on 9 January 2020.[8]
On 5 March 2020, Islamović announced that he would switch international allegiances to the Montenegro national football team.[9] Six months later, on 5 September 2020, he made his international debut against Cyprus.[10] That game finished in a 2–0 victory for Montenegro.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groningen | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Trelleborg | 2017 | Superettan | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 31 | 9 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 9 | ||
| Östersund | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| 2019 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 50 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 21 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | ||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 29 | ||
| Gangwon | 2022 | K League 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 170 | 62 | ||
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