Sandro Kulenović

Sandro Kulenović (born 4 December 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Rijeka, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb, as a striker.

Sandro Kulenović
Personal information
Full name Sandro Kulenović
Date of birth (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999[1]
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka
(on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
Number 99
Youth career
2008–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
2016–2018 Legia Warsaw
2017–2018 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Legia Warsaw 24 (5)
2019– Dinamo Zagreb 18 (0)
2020– → Rijeka (loan) 9 (3)
National team‡
2013 Croatia U14 3 (0)
2015 Croatia U15 4 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U16 10 (2)
2015–2016 Croatia U17 16 (6)
2016–2017 Croatia U19 9 (3)
2018– Croatia U20 2 (3)
2019– Croatia U21 11 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2020

Club career

Born in Zagreb, Kulenović joined the academy of Dinamo Zagreb in 2008. During the 2015–16 season, he played 27 times for the reserves, scoring 22 goals and adding 11 assists.[2] On 7 June 2016, he moved abroad and joined the academy of Polish club Legia Warsaw on a three-year contract.[1] On 22 July 2017, he was loaned out to the youth team of Italian club Juventus,[3] but returned to his parent club in the following June.[4]

On 10 July 2018, Kulenović made his first team debut, playing the last nine minutes of a 1–0 victory over Irish club Cork City in the UEFA Champions League.[5] On 22 August, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club.[6] On 27 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 league draw against Jagiellonia Białystok.[7]

International career

Kulenović has been capped at the youth international level and also captained the Croatia under-16 team.[1]

Club statistics
As of match played on 23 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Legia Warsaw 2018–19[8] Ekstraklasa 2143010254
2019–20 310081112
Total 2453091366
Dinamo Zagreb 2019–20 Prva HNL 1600000160
2020–21 20000020
Total 1800000180
Rijeka (loan) 2020–21 Prva HNL 931061164
Career total 518401527010

Style of play

Kulenović plays as a typical number 9.[1] Croatian journalists have often hailed him as "the new Mandžukić".[9]

References
  1. "Sandro Kulenović wielki talent Chorwackiej piłki" [Sandro Kulenović: A great talent of Croatian football] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "Sandro Kulenović pożegnał się z kibicami Dinama i potwierdził przejście do Legii Więcej" [Sandro Kulenović said goodbye to Dinam fans and confirmed the passage to Legia Warsaw] (in Polish). Legia Sport. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "Sandro Kulenović zamienił Legię na Juventus" [Sandro Kulenović turned Legia into Juventus] (in Polish). Onet. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. "INTERVISTA – Sandro Kulenovic: "Alla Juve momenti che ricorderò per sempre. Torneo di Viareggio il ricordo più bello. Il più forte? Morachioli, ma anche…"" [INTERVIEW - Sandro Kulenovic: "At Juve, moments that I will always remember. Tournament of Viareggio the most beautiful memory. The strongest? Morachioli, but also ... "] (in Italian). Giovani Bianconeri. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. "Chorwacki talent na dłużej w Legii. Sandro Kulenović chce wykorzystać w Warszawie doświadczenie zdobyte w Juventusie" [Croatian talent for longer in Legia. Sandro Kulenović wants to use the experience gained at Juventus in Warsaw] (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "Sandro Kulenović 2021!" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. "Sandro Kulenović: To pierwsza poważna bramka w moim życiu" [Sandro Kulenović: This is the first serious goal in my life] (in Polish). Gol 24. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. "S. Kulenovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. "Tin Matić i Sandro Kulenović piłkarzami Legii" [Tin Matić and Sandro Kulenović with Legia's players] (in Polish). Gol 24. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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