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Ranko Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Веселиновић; born 24 March 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Ranko Veselinović

Personal information
Full name	Ranko Veselinović
Date of birth	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia[2]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back[4]
Club information
Current team	Vancouver Whitecaps
Number	4
Youth career
2011–2017	Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Vojvodina	59	(1)
2020	→ Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)	18	(0)
2021–	Vancouver Whitecaps	58	(2)
National team‡
2014–2015	Serbia U16	14	(1)
2015–2016	Serbia U17	15	(2)
2016–2017	Serbia U18	7	(0)
2017–2018	Serbia U19	10	(0)
2017–2019	Serbia U21	3	(0)
2021–	Serbia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2021

Club career

Vojvodina

Born in Novi Sad,[2] Veselinović came through the Vojvodina youth academy, as a captain of the generation.[5] In summer 2016, Veselinović signed a three-year scholarship contract.[6] He joined the first team during the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga campaign at the age of 17 but missed to make any official appearance until the end of season.[7] At the beginning of new season, Veselinović converted his squad number taking 33 jersey and continued playing with youth team respective.[8][9] He made his senior debut as a centre-back in 3–1 victory over Napredak Kruševac on 16 September 2017.[10][11] On 27 October 2017, Ranko signed his first professional contract, penning a deal that would keep him in Vojvodina until June 2021.[12]

Vancouver Whitecaps

On 9 February 2020, it was announced that Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer had acquired Veselinović on a season-long loan, with an option to purchase,[13] which they exercised on 18 October 2020.[14]

International career

Veselinović appeared as a member of Serbia national under-16 football team between 2014 and 2015, scoring a goal in 3–1 away victory over Russia on 23 August 2014.[15] Later he also played for Serbian under-17 and under-18 selection until 2017.[16][17] In August 2017, Veselinović was called into the Serbia U19 squad, when he made a debut at the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele".[18] In December 2017, Veselinović got his first call in Serbian under-21 team by coach Goran Đorović, instead of injured Srđan Babić.[19] He made his debut for the team in away friendly against Qatar on 17 December 2017.[20]

Honours

Club

Vancouver Whitecaps

• Canadian Championship: 2022[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 July 2022[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	2016–17[23]	Serbian SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[24]		21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
	2018–19[25]		19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2019–20[26]		19	1	1	0	—		20	1
	Total		59	1	5	0	0	0	64	1
Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)	2020	Major League Soccer	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
Vancouver Whitecaps	2021		27	1	1	0	—		28	1
	2022		18	1	2	0	—		20	1
	Total		64	2	3	0	—		67	2
Total			123	3	8	0	0	0	131	3

International

As of 10 July 2022

Serbia
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	1	0
Total	1	0

References

External links

• Ranko Veselinović at FootballDatabase.eu
• Ranko Veselinović at WorldFootball.net
• Ranko Veselinović – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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- [en] Ranko Veselinović

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[fr] Ranko Veselinović

Ranko Veselinović, né le 24 mars 1999 à Novi Sad en Serbie, est un footballeur international serbe qui évolue au poste de défenseur central au Vancouver Whitecaps.

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[it] Ranko Veselinović

Ranko Veselinović (Novi Sad, 24 marzo 1999) è un calciatore serbo, difensore dei Vancouver Whitecaps.

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[ru] Веселинович, Ранко

Ра́нко Весели́нович (серб. Ранко Веселиновић; родился 24 марта 1999, Нови-Сад, Воеводина, СРЮ) — сербский футболист, защитник клуба «Ванкувер Уайткэпс» и сборной Сербии.

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