Alen Halilović

Alen Halilović (* June 18, 1996 in Dubrovnik ) is a Croatian football player who plays for the Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb since the 2012/13 season. He is the youngest Croatian national player of all time and also the youngest player and the youngest scorer who has ever played in the Croatian league. He scored his first goal at the age of 16 years and 108 days.

Career

Association

Alen Halilović began his football education in the soccer school of Dinamo Zagreb. By the end of the 2011/12 season he played in the B- youth, before shortly after his 16th birthday, he signed end of June 2012 a professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb. On September 29, 2012 ( 10th Round ), he was for Sammir substitute in the 3-1 win in the home match against Hajduk Split after 83 minutes and at 16 years and 100 days, became the youngest Erstligaprofi Croatia of all time. With his goal in the 4-1 Final in the 90th minute on 7 October 2012 ( 11th Round ) in the away match against NK Slaven Koprivnica Belupo he also became the youngest player to score and broke the record of his goal Mateo Kovačić. On 24 October 2012, he was in the third group match of the Champions League against Paris SG his debut when he came on in injury time for Kovačić. On April 19, 2013 ( 28th Round ), with five games left in the season, was the title win for Dinamo Zagreb and thus the first Croatian Championship for Halilović, who was usually came on as a substitute for use, firmly.

For the 2014/15 season Halilović changes in the Spanish Segunda División to the second team of FC Barcelona. He signed a contract until June 30, 2019 and cost 2.2 million euro transfer fee, which increases when Halilović moving up into the first team.

National

Halilović played from 2010 to 2012 for Croatia's junior national teams. Whether he will, however, also play for the national team of the country, or for those of Bosnia - Herzegovina has long been unclear. In May 2013 he was first nominated by the Croatian national team coach Igor Štimac for the senior team. Halilović himself said in an interview shortly after that in " never doubt him " was, for which association he 'll play. On June 10, 2013 he made his debut in Geneva in the 0-1 defeat in the Test match against the selection of Portugal ( scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo ) and has since become the youngest Croatian national player of all time.

Achievements

• Croatian champion: 2013

Others

Alen Halilović is the son of Sejad Halilović, who was also a football player and has played for Dinamo Zagreb, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.