Dino Islamović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дино Исламовић; born 17 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kalmar.[1] Born in Sweden, he formerly represented Sweden internationally before switching to represent the Montenegro national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljusdal, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalmar | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2012–2014 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Groningen | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Trelleborgs FF | 27 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Östersunds FK | 50 | (16) |
| 2020–2022 | Rosenborg | 48 | (18) |
| 2022–2023 | Gangwon FC | 13 | (2) |
| 2024– | Kalmar | 29 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U17 | 13 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Montenegro | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:47, 17 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHe started his career at Swedish side Malmö FF before spending two seasons with English side Fulham.
He joined Dutch Eredivisie side FC Groningen in June 2014 making his team debut at 17 July 2014 in a UEFA Europa League qualifying round fixture against Aberdeen when he replaced Nick van der Velden after 82 minutes in a goalless draw at the Pittodrie Stadium.[2] At Groningen he won the KNVB Cup in the 2014–15 season after they beat PEC Zwolle 2–0 in the final.[3]
He returned to Sweden after five years, when he joined Trelleborgs FF from FC Groningen in 2017, where he spent one season before joining Östersunds FK in January 2018. He scored on his debut against his former club in the Svenska Cupen on 9 February 2018.
Islamović played as a second-half substitute for Östersunds as they beat Arsenal in the 2nd leg of the Europa League last 32 at the Emirates Stadium with a 2–1 victory on 22 February 2018 after goals from Hosam Aiesh and Ken Sema. However they were knocked out on aggregate 4–2.[4]
30 December 2019, Islamović signed for Rosenborg on a 3-year contract.[5]
In February 2022, he joined Gangwon FC of South Korean K League 1.[6]
International career
editSweden
editBorn in Sweden, Islamović is of Montenegrin and Bosnian descent.[7] He has represented Sweden at international level up until Sweden U21's.
Islamović made his international debut for Sweden in a non-FIFA friendly match against Moldova on 9 January 2020.[8]
Montenegro
editOn 5 March 2020, Islamović announced that he would switch international allegiances to the Montenegro national football team.[9] Six months later, on 5 September 2020, he made his international debut against Cyprus.[10] That game finished in a 2–0 victory for Montenegro.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groningen | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Trelleborg | 2017 | Superettan | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 31 | 9 | |
| Östersund | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| 2019 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 50 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 21 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | ||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 29 | ||
| Gangwon | 2022 | K League 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Kalmar | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 32 | 12 | |
| Total | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 210 | 74 | ||
References
edit- ^ Dino Islamović at Soccerway
- ^ "Aberdeen vs. FC Groningen - 17 July 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "FC Groningen pakt eerste KNVB-beker in clubhistorie ten koste van PEC – NU – Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". www.nu.nl. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Arsenal 1 Ostersunds 2". BBC Sport. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Islamovic klar for Rosenborg". www.RBK.no (in Norwegian). RBK. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "강원FC '1호 외인' 이슬라모비치 영입". www.kwnews.co.kr/. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Dino Islamović". 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Dino Islamovic — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Avslöjar: Byter landslag efter debuten på januariturnén". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Dino Islamović". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
External links
edit- Dino Islamović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dino Islamović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Dino Islamović – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)