Nino Galović (born 6 July 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca in Portugal as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nino Galović | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Supetar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arouca | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2009–2011 | RNK Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | RNK Split | 83 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Slaven Belupo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ashdod | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Dinamo Minsk | 56 | (6) |
| 2019 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dinamo Minsk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Rijeka | 51 | (6) |
| 2022– | Arouca | 50 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Croatia U15 | 1 | (1) |
| 2008 | Croatia U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Croatia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Croatia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 10 September 2011, Galović made his professional debut playing against NK Varaždin where he started the match and played the whole 90 minutes.[1] During his first senior year, he played only 9 games in total. During his second senior year, he became a starter and played every minute without a yellow card until winter break. After winter break he only played several more games under a new coach.
In the third season, he didn't start because of a minor injury. Later, through the season he managed to play 19 games. He became captain of RNK Split and led his team to the playoff phase of UEFA Europa League where they lost to Torino. Throughout the season he recorded 48 matches(33 leagues, 7 cups, 8 Europe), the most minutes in his team and the most minutes in the whole league.[citation needed]
On 7 July 2016 signed with F.C. Ashdod from Israeli Premier League. In Israel, Galovic played just 6 league matches and 4 Toto cup matches. After 7 months in FC Ashdod, he broke the contract.
On 9 January 2017, Nino signed with FC Dinamo Minsk. Galovic became club captain in his second year in Dinamo Minsk. He played a major role in Dinamo Minsk playing 84 games and scoring 11 times.
On 1 January 2019, he signed for the Japanese club Sagan Tosu, where he was a teammate with Fernando Torres. There he played only several games and after 8 months he returned to Dinamo Minsk on a half-season loan option.
After breaking the contract with Sagan Tosu, Nino signed with NK Rijeka on 28 January 2020. In Rijeka, Nino spent 2 years, where played over 65 games and scored 7 goals. During 2 year spell, he won the cup with NK Rijeka and participated in UEFA Europa League. During that time he also captained the team on a few occasions.
In January 2022, he signed with the Portuguese team FC Arouca.
References
edit- ^ "Varazdin vs Split". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
External links
edit- Nino Galović at the Croatian Football Federation
- Nino Galović at Soccerway
- Nino Galović at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Dinamo Minsk signs Galovic
- SportNet - Galovic stats
