Vinko Soldo

Vinko Soldo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sarajevo
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2009 Dubrava
2009–2015 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Dinamo Zagreb II 31 (2)
2016–2021 Dinamo Zagreb 5 (0)
2017Lokomotiva (loan) 5 (0)
2018Cibalia (loan) 15 (0)
2018Rudeš (loan) 5 (0)
2019KuPS (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021Slaven Belupo (loan) 20 (1)
2021Diósgyőr (loan) 15 (0)
2021–2023 Slaven Belupo 56 (0)
2023– Sarajevo 31 (2)
International career
2012 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2013 Croatia U15 7 (0)
2013–2014 Croatia U16 5 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U17 19 (1)
2015 Croatia U18 6 (1)
2016–2018 Croatia U19 12 (2)
2018 Croatia U20 3 (0)
2019 Croatia U21 4 (2)
2023 Croatia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Vinko Soldo (born 15 February 1998) is a Croatian football player who plays as centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Club career

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Early career

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In 2009, Soldo joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb youth academy when he was a young child from NK Dubrava.[1] He was one of the brightest talents of a very interesting generation of Dinamo Zagreb players born in 1998, including Josip Brekalo, Nikola Moro, Borna Sosa, Branimir Kalaica and Adrian Šemper.

Dinamo Zagreb

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On 12 January 2016, Soldo has signed his first professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 6 May 2016 against NK Slaven Belupo at Gradski stadion which Dinamo Zagreb won 3-0. In this match, he played 33 minutes, after he was substituted for Alexandru Mățel.[2] In 2015/16 Season that Soldo made professional debut, Dinamo Zagreb achieved double:league and cup.

In July 2018, he joined Rudeš on loan until December 2018.[3]

Slaven Belupo

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On 14 July 2021, Soldo returned to Slaven Belupo after playing there on loan previously and signed a two-year contract.[4]

Sarajevo

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On 16 June 2023, Soldo signed a 2–year contract with Sarajevo.[5]

International career

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Soldo has represented his country at various age groups, most recently for the Croatia national under-19 football team.[6] In 2015, he played 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup as one of the key players. Since March 2016, he has been member of Croatia national under-19 football team.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 2015–16 Prva HNL 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 Prva HNL 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18 Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 4 0 0 0 9 0
Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan) 2017–18 Prva HNL 5 0 1 0 6 0
Cibalia (loan) 2017–18 Prva HNL 15 0 0 0 15 0
Rudeš (loan) 2018–19 Prva HNL 5 0 0 0 5 0
Kuopion Palloseura (loan) 2019 Veikkausliiga 21 0 0 0 4[b] 0 25 0
Slaven Belupo (loan) 2019–20 Prva HNL 6 0 1 0 7 0
2020–21 Prva HNL 14 1 0 0 14 1
Total 20 1 1 0 21 1
Diósgyőri (loan) 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 15 0 2 0 17 0
Slaven Belupo 2021–22 Prva HNL 26 0 0 0 26 0
2022–23 Prva HNL 30 0 3 0 33 0
Total 56 0 3 0 59 0
Sarajevo 2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 21 0 3 0 1[c] 0 25 0
2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 10 2 0 0 3[c] 0 13 2
Total 31 2 3 0 4 0 38 2
Career total 173 3 14 0 8 0 195 3

Honours

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Dinamo Zagreb

Kuopion Palloseura

References

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  1. ^ "Vinko Soldo: 1998 – Croazia" [Vinko Soldo:1998 - Croatia]. generazioneditalenti.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Slaven Koprivnica vs. Dinamo Zagreb - 6 May 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Cijeli Rudeš vrijedi tri kvarta Caktaša: evo šanse za prvu prvenstvenu pobjedu". slobodnadalmacija.hr. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Vinko Soldo novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" (Press release) (in Croatian). Slaven Belupo. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "NOVI STOPER U BORDO DRESU". fksarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Vinko Soldo - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr/en/. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. ^ Vinko Soldo at Soccerway
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