Dario Melnjak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dario Melnjak | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Nedeljanec | ||
| 2005–2007 | Varteks | ||
| 2007–2010 | Nedeljanec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Nedeljanec | ||
| 2011–2013 | Zelina | 63 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Slaven Belupo | 40 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Lokeren | 16 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Neftçi (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Slaven Belupo (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Domžale | 43 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | Çaykur Rizespor | 79 | (7) |
| 2021– | Hajduk Split | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Croatia | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2021 | |||
Dario Melnjak (born 31 October 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Prva HNL club Hajduk Split.
Career[]
Melnjak started his career in the lower tier Nedeljanec, spending most of his youth career there, apart from two seasons at at under-15 level. After debuting for his club in the 2010–11 season, he moved on to the Treća HNL West team Zelina, where he achieved promotion to Druga HNL in the 2011–12 season. He remained a first team player in the following season, and moved on to the Prva HNL team Slaven Belupo at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.
On 2 February 2015, Melnjak signed a contract with Belgian side Sporting Lokeren for three-and-a-half seasons.[1]
On 20 June 2016, Melnjak signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi on loan.[2] On 10 November 2016, Neftçi and Lokeren mutually agreed to the early termination of Melnjak's loan.[3]
International[]
He made his Croatia national team debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[4]
References[]
- ^ Dario Melnjak Archived 3 February 2015 at archive.today at Sporting Lokeren official website
- ^ ""Neftçi"də 4 yeni futbolçu". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Neftçi PFK Dario Melnyakla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Croatia v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 11 June 2019.
External links[]
- Dario Melnjak at Soccerway
- Dario Melnjak at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1992 births
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- Sportspeople from Varaždin
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