Dino Špehar (born 8 February 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovakian club Petržalka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, Croatia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petržalka | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Aluminij (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2023 | MFK Skalica | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Petržalka | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 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 2 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Osijek edit
Špehar began 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 of 5–1.[5]
Dinamo Zagreb edit
On 25 August 2011, Špehar signed a seven-year contract with Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb.[6]
RNK Split edit
In June 2015, Špehar terminated his contract with Dinamo Zagreb and signed a three-year contract with RNK Split.[7]
International career edit
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]
Personal life edit
His father is Robert Špehar, a former Croatian international footballer and the former chairman of NK Osijek.[10]
Career statistics edit
| 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 | |
Honours edit
Dunărea Călărași
Olimpija Ljubljana
References edit
- ^ a b "Croatia – D. Špehar – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Plavčić, Mario (7 October 2010). "Špehar potpisao za bijelo-plave". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Plavčić, Mario (27 October 2010). "Osijek zasluženo dalje". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Plavčić, Mario (13 November 2010). "Špehar spasio bijelo-plave". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Plavčić, Mario (9 December 2010). "Modri potvrdili polufinale". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Dubravac, Ante (25 August 2011). "Dino Špehar potpisao za Dinamo". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (24 June 2015). "Špehar se rastao s Dinamom, seli u Split: Nadam se da ću pomoći u borbi za vrh". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Strahija, Ivana (17 November 2010). "Špehar: Ne bojim se odgovornosti". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (29 March 2011). "Pirova pobjeda mladih Hrvata". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Cel mai de perspectivă străin transferat în România. "Nu regret că am refuzat Manchester şi Bayern. Am venit să fac...Cel mai de perspectivă străin transferat în România. "Nu regret că am refuzat Manchester şi Bayern. Am venit să fac istorie şi să devin unul dintre cei mai buni jucători din campionat"" [The most perspective foreign player transferred to Romania. "I do not regret that I refused Manchester and Bayern. I came to make history and become one of the best players in the championship"] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Okorn, Jože (16 April 2023). "Olimpija nadigrala Maribor in postala prvak". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Viškovič, Rok (6 May 2023). "Olimpija po drami v 130. minuti do dvojne krone, zanimiv niz Maribora je končan". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links edit
- Dino Špehar at UEFA
- Dino Špehar at the Croatian Football Federation
- Dino Špehar at FBref.com
- Dino Špehar at Soccerway.com
- Dino Špehar at WorldFootball.net
- Dino Špehar at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Dino Špehar at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Dino Špehar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
