Vinko Soldo (born 15 February 1998) is a Croatian football player who plays as

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Club career

Early career

In 2009, Soldo joined

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional association football, football Football team, club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They ...

youth academy when he was a young child from

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. He was one of the brightest talents of a very interesting generation of Dinamo Zagreb players born in 1998, including

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, Nikola Moro, Borna Sosa,

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and

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Dinamo Zagreb

On 12 January 2016, Soldo has signed his first professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 6 May 2016 against

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at Gradski stadion which Dinamo Zagreb won 3-0. In this match, he played 33 minutes, after he was substituted for

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. In 2015/16 Season that Soldo made professional debut, Dinamo Zagreb achieved double:

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and

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

Slaven Belupo

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

Sarajevo

On 16 June 2023, Soldo signed a 2–year contract with

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International career

Soldo has represented his country at various age groups, most recently for the

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. In 2015, he played

2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (33rd edition if the Under-16 era was also included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-17 nation ...

and

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015. Host selection The following four countries bid to host the tournament: * * * * Venues Along with proposing ...

as one of the key players. Since March 2016, he has been member of

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

Croatian First Football League 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. Establishe ...

: 2015–16 *

Croatian Football Cup The Croatian Football Cup (), is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS ...

: 2015–16 Kuopion Palloseura *

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Sarajevo * Bosnian Cup: 2024–25

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soldo, Vinko 1998 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Men's association football central defenders 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 HNK Cibalia players NK Rudeš players Kuopion Palloseura players NK Slaven Belupo players Diósgyőri VTK players FK Sarajevo players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Veikkausliiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Croatian sportsmen