Bruno Petković
Bruno Petković (Croatian pronunciation: [brǔːno pêtkoʋitɕ];[1] born 16 September 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Petković | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Metković, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | ONK Metković | ||
| 2006–2007 | Neretva | ||
| 2007–2009 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2009–2010 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 2010–2011 | HAŠK | ||
| 2011–2012 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
| 2012–2013 | Catania | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Catania | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Varese (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Reggiana (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Trapani | 35 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Bologna | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2019– | Dinamo Zagreb | 51 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2019– | Croatia | 13 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020 | |||
Early career
Petković was born in Metković, Croatia. His childhood football idols were Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimović.[2]
He began his youth career with his hometown clubs ONK Metković and NK Neretva, before he went to Dinamo Zagreb in 2007. He remained there until 4 September 2009, when he transferred across town, to the youth academy of city-rivals NK Zagreb. In the next two seasons, he represented NK HAŠK (2010–11) and Hrvatski Dragovoljac (2011–12), prior to his transfer to Italy, with Serie A side, Catania.
Club career
Calcio Catania
On 27 August 2012, Petković officially transferred to Calcio Catania. The transfer fee involved was undisclosed, though Petković was inserted directly into the club's youth academy following his arrival. His first call-up to the senior squad arrived on 27 January 2013, in a 2–1 home victory over Fiorentina in league play.[3] His league debut came on the final matchday of the 2012–13 Serie A campaign, when he appeared as an 89th minute substitute in a 2–2 away draw with Torino.[4] Ahead of the 2013–14 Serie A season, Petković was officially promoted to the first team, and assigned the number 32 jersey.[5]
Trapani and Bologna
In January 2016, Petković moved to Serie B side Trapani. He scored seven goals in the second round of the Serie B season, as the Sicilian team nearly gained promotion to Serie A, failing only in the final play-off match against Pescara. The following season he scored three goals in the first round of the 2016–17 Serie B season. On 12 January 2017 Petković was purchased by Serie A team Bologna, for 1.2 million euros. He made total of 21 Serie A appearances for the team, before being loaned to Hellas Verona on 11 January 2018.
2018–19 season
On 6 August 2018, he joined Dinamo Zagreb on a season-long loan with Dinamo holding an obligation to buy his contract out at the end of the loan if certain conditions are met.[6] On 25 August, he scored his first goal for Dinamo in a 1–0 home win over Lokomotiva. As the season wore on, Petković became more important to the squad and played the starring role in the peak of Dinamo Zagreb season, the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 home fixture against Viktoria Plzeň, when he assisted the first goal and scored the third in the 3–0 win.[7] In the Round of 16 home fixture against Benfica he scored the only goal in the 1–0 win.[8] However, Benfica came back beating Dinamo 3–0 at Estádio da Luz after extra time.[9] He finished his first season in the club with 11 goals and 5 assists in 37 matches in all competitions.
2019–20 season
Petković was instrumental to Dinamo Zagreb's successful Champions League qualifying campaign, scoring four goals against Saburtalo Tbilisi home and away, Ferencváros away, and Rosenborg home. His performances earned him a new contract with Dinamo, signed on 13 September 2019, which keeps him in the club until 2024.[10]
He made his Champions League debut on 18 September 2019 in a 4–0 home win over Atalanta and scored his debut goal on 6 November in a 3–3 home draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.
On 17 June 2020, he scored a last minute goal in a 3–2 home victory over Slaven Belupo, the first home game of Dinamo's new coach Igor Jovićević.[11] On 27 June, he suffered an injury in a goalless draw with Osijek that ruled him out for the rest of the season.[12]
2020–21 season
After missing the first Dinamo's game of the season against Lokomotiva due to the injury, Petković returned on 21 August for a game against Istra 1961, coming off the bench and scoring the only goal in the 1–0 victory.[13] Five days later, in the Champions League qualifier against CFR Cluj, Petković's shot was denied by Cristian Bălgrădean and the rebound was netted in by Lirim Kastrati to give Dinamo a 2–1 lead. However, Petković's error later in the game led to Gabriel Debeljuh's equalizer. During the resulting penalty shootout, Petković successfully converted his attempt as Dinamo won 6–5 and progressed to the third qualifying round.[14]
International career
On youth level, he was capped only once for Croatia U21 in a game against Liechtenstein on 13 August 2013, scoring a goal in the 5–0 victory.[15]
On 11 March 2019, he received his first senior Croatia call-up as a replacement for the injured Marko Pjaca.[16] He made his debut on 21 March 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Azerbaijan.[17] He scored his first goal for the national team on 11 June in a friendly loss to Tunisia.[18]
He turned out to be instrumental to Croatia's successful UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, scoring four goals and assisting one.[19] He finished the qualifiers as the group's top goalscorer. However, following the tournament postponment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Petković was heavily criticized for his inefficiency in the national team during Croatia's disappointing 2020–21 Nations League campaign where they managed to win only three points in six games.[20][21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 January 2020[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Catania | 2012–13 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Varese (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| Virtus Entella (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Trapani | 2015–16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Bologna | 2016–17 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | – | 39 | 12 | |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Total | 65 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 223 | 48 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia and Croatian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 14 November 2020[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2019 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.[23]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2019 | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia | 3 |  Tunisia |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 2019 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 4 |  Slovakia |
3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 3 | 10 October 2019 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia | 6 |  Hungary |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 16 November 2019 | Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia | 8 | Slovakia |
2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 6 | 5 September 2020 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 9 |  Portugal |
1–3 | 1–4 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Individual
- Football Oscar – Best Prva HNL player: 2020
- Football Oscar – Prva HNL Team of the Year: 2019, 2020
- Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal): 2019[24]
References
- "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Pȅtković
- "PETKOVIĆ U PODCASTU SN Prvi napadač Dinama i Vatrenih otkrio hoće li igrati u utorak; JOVIČEVIĆ 'Prednost Šahtara je i jedan čovjek na njihovoj klupi'". Sportske novosti. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- "Catania vs. Fiorentina - 27 January 2013 - Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "Torino vs. Catania - 19 May 2013 - Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "Numerazione ufficiale maglie da gioco per la stagione sportiva 2013/2014". Ilcalciocatania.it (in Italian). 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "Petkovic joins Dinamo Zagreb". Bologna. 6 August 2018.
- "Europa League: Dinamo Zagreb Moves into Last 16!". Total Croatia News. 21 February 2019.
- "Petković from Metković: Tata je bio u pravu, Bruno je zabio!". 24sata. 8 March 2019.
- "Benfica-Dinamo Zagreb 2019 History". UEFA. 14 March 2019.
- "BRUNO PETKOVIĆ POTPISAO NOVI UGOVOR". Dinamo Zagreb. 13 September 2019.
- Hudika, Drago; Hina (17 June 2020). "Dinamo se namučio protiv Slavena, plave u 90. minuti spasio Petković". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- Ničota, Tomo (27 June 2020). "Strah u Maksimiru: Petković u bolovima nakon utakmice, postoji bojazan da bi ozljeda mogla biti teška!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- Ničota, Tomo (21 August 2020). "VIDEO: Ipak pobjeda! Petković ušao u igru prvi put ove sezone i spasio Dinamo golom iz jedanaesterca". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
- Ničota, Tomo (26 August 2020). "Dinamovci s igračem manje izborili 3. pretkolo! Primili gol u nadoknadi, pa prošli na penale". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Bruno Petković". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "Pjaca otpao s potpisa, Petković pozvan: "Reprezentacija mi je jedan od najvećih sportskih ciljeva u karijeri"". sportnet.hr. 11 March 2019.
- "Croatia v Azerbaijan game report". UEFA. 21 March 2019.
- "Africa Cup of Nations: Tunisia beat World Cup finalists Croatia in warm-up game". BBC Sport. 12 June 2019.
- "POJAVIO SE PREKO NOĆI I POSTAO SVJETSKA KLASA, DANAS JE VATRENA JEDANAESTORKA NEZAMISLIVA BEZ NJEGA 'On mene jako podsjeća na Ibrahimovića'". Sportske novosti. 19 November 2019.
- Ničota, Tomo (24 November 2020). "Petković je u Osijeku najavio buđenje, je li vrijeme za konačno veliku partiju i to već u Austriji?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Zlatko Dalić kritizirao Brunu Petkovića: Pa ne možeš takav doći u reprezentaciju". Večernji list (in Croatian). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "B. Petković". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "Bruno Petković profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Bruno Petkovic voted Croatian player of the year by captains". CroatiaWeek.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External links
- Bruno Petković – UEFA competition record
- Bruno Petković at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bruno Petković — CFF record
- Bruno Petković at Goal.com
- It.eurosport.yahoo.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 November 2013)