Nikola Moro
![]() Moro with Dynamo Moscow in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Solin | ||
2009–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 30 | (7) |
2016–2020 | Dinamo Zagreb | 87 | (10) |
2020–2023 | Dynamo Moscow | 58 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → Bologna (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2023– | Bologna | 23 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Croatia U15 | 4 | (1) |
2014 | Croatia U16 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Croatia U17 | 17 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Croatia U18 | 7 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Croatia U19 | 12 | (2) |
2017–2021 | Croatia U21 | 24 | (6) |
2022– | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:53, 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
Nikola Moro (Italian pronunciation: [nǐkola môːro];[2][3] born 12 March 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Croatia national team.
Club career
[edit]Dinamo Zagreb
[edit]Aged six, he started football, moving to Zagreb aged 11.[4] A Hajduk Split fan in his early days in Solin,[4] Nikola's father Miro yearned for him to contemplate a career at the Hajduk academy,[5] but he went to the Dinamo Zagreb academy instead. Nikola joined the senior Dinamo Zagreb team from the youth academy in 2014.[6]
Moro played a full 90 minutes in his league debut for his senior team versus Lokomotiva in May 2016.[7] He made his Champions League debut on 7 December, in a 2–0 away defeat to Juventus.[8][9] On 22 February 2017, he signed a new contract until 2022.[10][11]
On 27 March 2018, in an international match against Moldova U21, he suffered a severe injury after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.[12] He came back to the team on 26 September for the Croatian Cup game against Sloga Mravince.[13] He made his Europa League debut on 14 February 2019 in a 2–1 away defeat to Viktoria Plzeň.[14]
On 6 November, in a decisive Champions League home game against Shakhtar Donetsk, he was sent off in the 74th minute with Shakhtar scoring a late equalizer for 3–3 to deny Dinamo a direct qualification for the knockout phase.[15][16][17]
Dynamo Moscow
[edit]On 17 August 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow.[18] He made his debut two days later in a 2–0 victory over Rostov, coming on for Daniil Fomin in the 69th minute.[19][20] On 18 October, he scored his first goal for the club as Dynamo lost 3–1 to CSKA Moscow.[21]
Bologna
[edit]On 29 August 2022, Moro joined Bologna in Italy on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[22] On 2 July 2023, Bologna exercised their option and made the transfer permanent.[23]
International career
[edit]Representing Croatia at U16, U17 and U19 level, Nikola Moro made the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup eventually losing to Mali.[24][25] He also represented Croatia U21 at the 2019 and 2021 UEFA Under-21 Euros,[26][27][28] captaining the team to the quarter-finals of the latter tournament for the first time in their history.[29][30][31]
On 17 May 2021, Moro was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020,[32] but did not make the final 26.[33] He earned his first call-up to the senior Croatia team on 16 August 2021, ahead of the September World Cup qualifiers against Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia.[34] However, he did not debut until 29 March 2022, when he made an appearance in a friendly 2–1 victory over Bulgaria.[35][36]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2024[37]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Zagreb II | 2015–16 | Druga HNL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||||
2018–19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
Total | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
2018–19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
2019–20 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Total | 87 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 10 | ||
Dynamo Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 66 | 5 | |||
Bologna (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 55 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 224 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 25 |
- ^ Includes appearances in Croatian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 29 March 2022[38]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Croatia | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Dinamo Zagreb
- Prva HNL: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
- Croatian Super Cup: 2019
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Nikola Moro | Dinamo Zagreb". www.gnkdinamo.hr.
- ^ "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "mȏro". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
Mȏro
- ^ a b "Kapetan Nikola Moro: Navijač Hajduka, a svim srcem igra za Dinamo". www.vecernji.hr.
- ^ "NIKOLA, ZAR SI MOR'O? Otac modre zvijezde: 'Pustio sam sina u Dinamo jer nisam imao novca za uzdržavanje, a u Hajduku nam nisu dali ni opremu' - Sportske Novosti". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 8 January 2017.
- ^ "NOVI DRAGULJ POTPISAO ZA DINAMO NA TRI GODINE 'Nikola Moro je budućnost Modrih' -Jutarnji List". Jutarnji.hr. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Lokomotiva Zagreb 0–4 Dinamo Zagreb izvještaj s utakmice 14.05.2016. 1. HNL". Goal.com (in Croatian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Tironi, Hrvoje (11 December 2019). "Moro večeras 100. put u dresu Dinama, izjednačio se s Lukom". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Juventus rutinski i drugi put pobijedio Dinamo". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Future Stars of Croatia Locked into Deals Until 2022". Croatia Week. 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Kako Se Kladiti na Nogomet | Vodič za Klađenje 2021".
- ^ Tolić, Josip; Tironi, Hrvoje (27 March 2018). "Stravična ozljeda! Nikoli Mori pukli prednji križni ligamenti..." 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Tironi, Hrvoje (25 September 2018). "Nikola Moro se vraća u Mravincima, Dinamo s najjačim sastavom". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Hina (14 February 2019). "FOTO, VIDEO: DINAMO POVEO NAKON MAJSTORIJE PETKOVIĆA I OLMA, A ONDA JE USLIJEDIO POTPUNI PREOKRET VIKTORIJE Modri izgubili nakon propusta u obrani". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Lazić, Petar (6 November 2019). "DINAMO PROKOCKAO ISTORIJSKU POBEDU! Feliks Brih opet najomraženiji čovek na stadionu, ali se sada Srbi raduju!". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Starešinčić, Danijel (23 October 2019). "Ključnu utakmicu za proljeće u Ligi prvaka Dinamo igra na Maksimiru; zbog ovog mu igra samo pobjeda". Tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ R. I. (11 December 2019). "ŠAHTAR - ATALANTA 0:3 Nevjerojatna utakmica kojom je Dinamo ispao iz Europe". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Никола Моро – в "Динамо"!" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Eurogolčina Nikole Vlašića u velikom ruskom derbiju protiv Lovrena! Moro debitirao u Moskvi". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 19 August 2020.
- ^ Sokolov, Ivan (19 August 2020). "Никола Моро дебютировал за "Динамо"". Championat (in Russian).
- ^ "Nikola Moro majstorski zabio prvijenac za moskovski Dinamo, njegova momčad izgubila u derbiju od Vlašića". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Nikola Moro al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Moro, esercitata l'opzione per l'acquisto a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 2 July 2023.
- ^ "[PHOTOS] Croatia U-17s Return Home to Warm Welcome". Croatia Week. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "All-action Moro gets his reward". FIFA.com. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Gračan objavio konačni popis za U-21 EP". Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Kajtazi Roth, Anita (9 March 2021). "Bišćan objavio popis igrača za U-21 Euro: Na njemu najviše igrača Dinama i neka nova imena". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ HINA (17 May 2021). "Bišćan objavio popis za U-21 Euro: Pozvao i sjajnog mladog hajdukovca". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Janković, Željko (25 May 2021). "Moro: Sad je važno jer su svi glavom na moru..." Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Olivari, Davorin (31 May 2021). "Ispred mladih Vatrenih je najteži mogući ispit! Igor Bišćan ne želi otkriti sastav za sudar s Furijom". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Dramatična borba za polufinale Europskog prvenstva: Hrvatska pala tek u produžecima". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Euro 2020: Poznato svih 26 imena, izbornik objasnio iznenađenje". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ HINA (1 June 2021). "Sada je konačno: Dalić potvrdio popis od 26 igrača za Euro 2020". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Olivari, Davorin (17 August 2021). "Bio je kapetan mlade Hrvatske, a sad je napokon među Vatrenima: 'Tata je najsretniji čovjek na svijetu!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Nikola Moro debitirao je za reprezentaciju u prijateljskoj utakmici protiv Bugarske". Telesport (in Croatian). 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO Hrvatska preokretom pobijedila Bugarsku na krilima Andreja Kramarića!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Nikola Moro at Soccerway
- ^ "Nikola Moro, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
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- Nikola Moro at Soccerway.com
- Nikola Moro at WorldFootball.net
- Nikola Moro at FBref.com
- Nikola Moro at the Croatian Football Federation
- Nikola Moro at Talentshunter.eu
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Solin
- Sportspeople from Split-Dalmatia County
- Footballers from Split, Croatia
- Men's association football midfielders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- Croatia men's international footballers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Croatian Football League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Serie A players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy