Dino Špehar (born 8 February 1994) is a Croatian football forward who plays for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, Croatia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osijek | |||
| 2011–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Osijek | 20 | (2) |
| 2011–2015 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | RNK Split | 29 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Concordia Chiajna (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kukësi | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Sereď | 46 | (13) |
| 2021– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Aluminij (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Croatia U14 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Croatia U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Croatia U17 | 13 | (8) |
| 2012 | Croatia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Croatia U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2022 | |||
Špehar started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Osijek. Before he signed a professional three-year contract with Osijek in October 2010, Špehar scored over 300 goals in his appearances for Osijek's youth categories.[2] He made his debut for the first team in a cup game against Šibenik on 27 October 2010, when he replaced Vedran Nikšić for the final ten minutes of the match.[3] On his first appearance for Osijek in Prva HNL, he scored his first league goal, a late equalizer against Slaven Belupo.[4] In the second leg of Croatian Cup quarter-finals against Dinamo Zagreb, Špehar scored the opening goal but Osijek lost 3–1 and was eliminated with an aggregate score 5–1.[5]
On 25 August 2011, it was announced that Špehar signed a seven-year contract with Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb.[6]
In June 2015, Špehar terminated his contract with Dinamo Zagreb and signed a three-year contract with RNK Split.[7]
Špehar was a part of the Croatian under-17 team in the qualifications for the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored four goals in six games. Although Croatia finished the qualifiers undefeated, they finished as runners-up in the elite round in the group behind hosts Netherlands and failed to qualify.[8][9]
His father is Robert Špehar, a former Croatian international footballer and the former chairman of NK Osijek.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osijek | 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiva (loan) | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2014–15 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | |
| RNK Split | 2015–16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8 | |
Dunărea Călărași
NK Olimpija Ljubljana – current squad | |
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