Frano Mlinar (born 30 March 1992) is a Croatian professional
football
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Zrinjski Mostar.
Club career
A product of
Dinamo Zagreb Academy, Mlinar was promoted to the club's first team squad in January 2010, and had his professional league debut in the second part of the
2009–10 season. However, he made only one appearance for the club before the end of season and was subsequently loaned to
NK Lokomotiva
Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 19 ...
, Dinamo's
farm team
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, in June 2010, staying there for a year and a half before cancelling his contract with Dinamo and moving to
NK Inter Zaprešić.
On 1 July 2013, Mlinar joined Italian club
Udinese Calcio
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for €1 million and he was given shirt number 14.
On 8 June 2021, Mlinar signed with
Istra.
International career
Internationally, Mlinar represented Croatia at all youth levels up until the
Croatia under-21 team.
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Zagreb
Men's association football midfielders
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players
NK Inter Zaprešić players
Udinese Calcio players
FC Aarau players
FC Wil players
Mezőkövesdi SE footballers
NK Slaven Belupo players
NK Istra 1961 players
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
Croatian Football League players
Swiss Super League players
Swiss Challenge League players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
21st-century Croatian sportsmen
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