Tomislav Duka (born 7 September 1992) is a Croatian professional

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who plays a

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for Velež Mostar.

Club career

Duka went through the youth teams of his hometown clubs

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

and

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...

, joining the latter at the age of 15, subsequently moving up to the club's senior side. The club's third-choice goalkeeper after Andrija Vuković and Danijel Zagorac, he went on a series of loans. First, the fourth-tier Kamen Ivanbegovina, which he helped achieve promotion to the Treća HNL Jug, he moved on to third-tier

NK Zagora Unešić Nogometni klub Zagora Unešić (), commonly referred to as NK Zagora Unešić or simply Zagora Unešić, is a Croatian football club based in Unešić. They currently play in the Croatian Third Football League. The club has 400 members, in spit ...

and then

NK Imotski NK Imotski is a Croatian football club based in the town of Imotski, in the region of Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it f ...

, which he, helped achieve promotion to the

Druga HNL The Prva nogometna liga (), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League. The 1. NL is ope ...

. After the departure of Andrija Vuković, Duka became the substitute of Danijel Zagorac, finally getting his chance to debut in the

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

in March 2016, at the age of 23, in face of Zagorac's upcoming departure from the club. He gained some media recognition after starring in

's away 0-0 draw against

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

, being hailed by the local media as the team's hero after the match. After joining

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 (), commonly referred to as Istra 1961, is a Croatian professional football club based in Pula, that competes in the Croatian First League. It is a common opinion amongst many people that ''Istra 1961'' was founded i ...

in January 2020, Duka returned to

in the

Croatian Third Football League The Treća nogometna liga (), commonly Treća NL or 3. NL, is the fourth tier of the Croatian football league system. The league was reestablished in 2022 following the reconstruction of league system in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian F ...

on 11 September 2020.BREAKING NEWS TOMISLAV DUKA novi/stari... - Nk Zagora ...
facebook.com, 11 September 2020

Honours

Club

;CFR Cluj *

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

: 2017–18 ; FK Žalgiris *

A lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. ...

: 2021, 2022

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duka, Tomislav 1992 births Living people Arbanasi people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football goalkeepers Croatian men's footballers RNK Split players NK Zagora Unešić players NK Imotski players CFR Cluj players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Istra 1961 players FK Žalgiris players Croatian Football League players Liga I players A Lyga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania 21st-century Croatian sportsmen