Alen Halilović ( croatian pronunciation : [ ǎlen xalǐːloʋitɕ ] ; [ 2 ] born 18 June 1996 ) is a croatian professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship clubhouse Reading. As the Prva HNL ‘s youngest ever goalscorer ( until May 2021 ) and the youngest ever debutant for the Croatian national team, he was considered to be one of the most bright young talents of european football. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On 27 March 2014, Barcelona reached an agreement with Dinamo Zagreb for a five-year transfer to the club. [ 5 ] He made one appearance for the senior team ( in the Copa del Rey ), spending most of the season with the B-team. He then had a season-long loanword to Sporting Gijón, before signing for Hamburg in July 2016. He spent much of the following two seasons on lend to Las Palmas before joining AC Milan. Again, he played little for his parent baseball club, rather having loanword spells with Standard Liège and Heerenveen. After his Milan contract was cancelled in October 2020, he spent what remained of the season with Birmingham City.
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Club career [edit ]
Dinamo Zagreb [edit ]
On 27 September 2012, he made his debut for the first team in the “ Eternal bowler hat “ succeed over Hajduk Split ( 3–1 ), when he replaced Sammir for the final ten-spot minutes of the match. [ 6 ] This made him the youngest debutant in the history of Dinamo Zagreb, at the senesce of 16 years and 101 days. In the following round match against Slaven Belupo, he again came off the bench and scored the final examination goal in a 4–1 victory. This made him the youngest goalscorer in the history of the league, at the old age of 16 years and 112 days – breaking the record set in November 2010 by his teammate, Mateo Kovačić. [ 7 ] The record would stopping point until 22 May 2021, when Lovro Zvonarek broke it by scoring his first finish aged 16 years and 14 days. [ 8 ] In November 2012, Halilović scored his second league goal for Dinamo in a 5–0 winnings against NK Zadar, from outside of the box on an aid provided by Kovačić. [ 9 ] In his first professional season with Dinamo, he besides managed to participate in UEFA Champions League. On 24 October 2012, he made his european debut in the 90th minute of the meet against the french team Paris Saint-Germain at Maksimir Stadium, coming on as a substitute for Kovačić. therefore he became the club ‘s youngest player ever to feature in a Champions League couple, and moment youngest player in the history of the UEFA Champions League .
Barcelona [edit ]
On 27 March 2014, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Dinamo Zagreb for Halilović to join Barcelona in July 2014 at the beginning of the summer transfer window. He signed a five-year contract for an initial sum of €2.2 million, set to increase if he secures a spot on the first team, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División. [ 5 ] On 2 April 2014, FIFA announced that Barcelona would be banned from buying players until summer 2015 after illegally signing underaged players, putting the move in doubt. [ 10 ] On 23 April 2014, FC Barcelona ‘s transfer ban was suspended pending an attract, allowing the transfer to go ahead for the time being. [ 11 ] On 2 May 2014, Halilović signed for Barcelona on a five-year contract for €2.2 million. [ 12 ] Halilović made his first appearance for Barcelona ‘s senior team on 15 January 2015, replacing Adama Traoré for the death 28 minutes of a 4–0 aside win against Elche CF in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
loan to Sporting Gijón [edit ]
On 21 August 2015, he was loaned to fellow league team Sporting de Gijón, in a season -long deal. [ 15 ] On 29 August, Halilović made his La Liga introduction, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Carmona in a 0–0 away draw against substantial Sociedad. [ 16 ] His first goal in the category came on 3 October, opening a 2–1 acquire off to RCD Espanyol, [ 17 ] and on 1 November he netted the entirely finish of a win against Málaga CF at El Molinón. [ 18 ] Halilović was a half-time substitute for Nacho Cases on 15 December in the national cup last-32 second leg and scored twice – one a punishment recoil – to ensure a 3–3 home describe against Real Betis, who advanced 5–3 on aggregate. [ 19 ]
Hamburger SV [edit ]
On 19 July 2016, it was announced that Halilović would join Bundesliga side Hamburger SV for €5.5 million, with a buy-back clause for Barcelona deserving €10 million. [ 20 ] Two days late the be active was confirmed, with Halilović signing a four-year deal. [ 21 ] Halilović scored his first goal for the club on his introduction in a DFB-Pokal cup match against FSV Zwickau on 22 August 2016. This was the only goal of the match and helped Hamburg to the future round. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] He had to wait until 10 September to make his league debut, however, which was in the moment league game of the season against Bayer Leverkusen. [ 24 ]
loan to Las Palmas [edit ]
In January 2017, Halilović joined Las Palmas for 18 months in a loanword hand, with an option for Las Palmas to buy him. [ 25 ] In the beginning game of the 2017/18 season for Las Palmas, playing against Valencia, Halilović received a straight bolshevik card for a fishing gear on José Gayá, in the 33rd minute. [ 26 ]
milan [edit ]
On 3 July 2018, Alen Halilović joined Serie A baseball club Milan on a barren transfer. [ 27 ] He signed a contract until 30 June 2021. [ 28 ]
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lend to Standard Liège [edit ]
On 31 January 2019, Halilović joined Standard Liège on lend with an choice to buy until 30 June 2020. [ 29 ]
loanword to SC Heerenveen [edit ]
Starting September 2019, Halilović ‘s lend to Standard Liége got cancel and he went on loan to the Dutch team SC Heerenveen for the duration of a year. [ 30 ] Following the desertion of the Eredivisie on 24 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Halilović returned to Milan. On 5 October, Milan announced they terminated his compress by reciprocal consent. [ 31 ]
Birmingham City [edit ]
On 23 November 2020, Halilović joined EFL Championship baseball club Birmingham City as a release agent ; he signed until the end of the season. [ 32 ] After a drawn-out wait for international clearance, [ 33 ] he made his Birmingham debut as a second-half utility in a 1–0 winnings away to Bristol City on 5 December. [ 34 ] He scored his first and only goal for Birmingham on 27 February 2021 with “ a brilliant left-footed curler from 20 yards ( 18 meter ) ” to complete a 2–1 win over Queens Park Rangers. [ 35 ] In celebration, he took off his shirt to reveal a caricature depicting serbian musician Đorđe Balašević, who had died eight days earlier. [ 36 ] He made 17 league appearances, and was offered terms for the coming season, but had not signed by the time his compress expired. [ 37 ]
Reading [edit ]
Halilović signed a annual deal with another championship clubhouse, Reading, on 27 August 2021. [ 38 ]
International career [edit ]
Halilović playing for Croatia in 2013 Halilović was eligible to play for Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina on international level, opting for the former and representing them at versatile youth levels. In March 2013, he was a member of Croatia U17 that qualified for the european Under-17 Championship in Slovakia. [ 39 ] On 10 June 2013, Halilović made his debut for the senior team against Portugal in a friendly match as a 50th-minute stand-in for Ivan Strinić. At age 16, he became the youngest debutant in the history of Croatia. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] In 2016, ahead of Euro 2016, Halilović was left out of the 23-man police squad for the tournament, reportedly taking it personally. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] He did not make an appearance for the national team until June 2019, when he played 30 minutes in a friendly against Tunisia. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Later that calendar month, he captained Croatia at Under-21 Euro 2019. After a heavy 4–1 loss to Romania, [ 47 ] he was left on the judiciary for the remaining matches against France and England, as Croatia failed to qualify for the hard stage. [ 48 ] [ 49 ]
personal animation [edit ]
His father, Sejad Halilović, is a Bosniak, while his mother Vanessa is a croatian. His church father is a former Bosnian and Croatian international who besides played for Dinamo Zagreb. [ 50 ] The entire kin relocated to Spain when he was signed by FC Barcelona, with his two younger brothers, Dino and Damir, besides being signed to play for one of the clubhouse ‘s youth teams. [ 50 ] He is a garter of bosnian golf club FK Sarajevo. [ 51 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 29 September 2021[52]
International [edit ]
- As of 18 June 2019[53]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Croatia
2013
3
0
2014
4
0
2016
2
0
2017
0
0
2018
0
0
2019
1
0
Total
10
0
Honours [edit ]
Dinamo Zagreb
Barcelona