Dinko Horkaš (pronounced [dînko xǒrkaʃ]; born 10 March 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Las Palmas.

Dinko Horkaš
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sisak, Croatia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Las Palmas
Youth career
2007–2011 Segesta
2011–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Dinamo Zagreb II 68 (0)
2020Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021Varaždin (loan) 22 (0)
2022Posušje (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2024 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 48 (0)
2024– Las Palmas 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Croatia U17 10 (0)
2016–2017 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2019 Croatia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Horkaš started his professional career at Dinamo Zagreb, playing in its reserve team, before being loaned to Zrinjski Mostar in 2020, to Varaždin later that year and to Posušje in 2022. Later that year, he joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Two years later, he moved to Las Palmas.

Club career

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Early career

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Horkaš started playing football at his hometown club Segesta, before joining Dinamo Zagreb's youth academy in 2011. He made his professional debut against Imotski on 11 December 2016 at the age of 17.[1]

In January 2020, he was loaned to Bosnian team Zrinjski Mostar until the end of season. In June, his loan was extended for additional six months.[2]

In October, he was sent on a season-long loan to Varaždin.[3]

In January 2022, Horkaš was loaned to Posušje for the remainder of campaign.[4]

In July, he moved to Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5]

Las Palmas

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In June 2024, Horkaš signed a four-year deal with Spanish outfit Las Palmas.[6]

International career

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Horkaš represented Croatia at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-17 and the under-19 teams.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 February 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2016–17 Croatian First League 13 0 13 0
2017–18 Croatian First League 31 0 31 0
2018–19 Croatian First League 13 0 13 0
2019–20 Croatian First League 11 0 11 0
Total 68 0 68 0
Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Varaždin (loan) 2020–21 Croatian Football League 22 0 0 0 22 0
Posušje (loan) 2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 13 0 13 0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2022–23 Bulgarian First League 27 0 2 0 29 0
2023–24 Bulgarian First League 21 0 2 0 23 0
Total 48 0 4 0 52 0
Las Palmas 2024–25 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 159 0 5 0 0 0 164 0

References

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  1. ^ "Upoznajte mladog vratara Zrinjskog: Karijeru započeo kao napadač, uzor mu je Ter Stegen". hercegovina.info (in Bosnian). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Horkaš i zvanično ostaje u Zrinjskom još pola godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Dinko Horkaš iz Mostara proslijeđen u Varaždin". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Posušje se pojačalo iz Dinama". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Ugovor na dvije godine: Bivši golman Posušja i Zrinjskog karijeru nastavlja u Bugarskoj". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Bivši golman Zrinjskog i Posušja će braniti u La Ligi". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ^ "D. Horkaš". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.