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Dino Islamović

Dino Islamović
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ljusdal, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Rosenborg
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)
2024– Rosenborg 0 (0)
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)
*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)

Dino Islamović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дино Исламовић; born 17 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Rosenborg.[1] Born in Sweden, he formerly represented Sweden internationally before switching to represent the Montenegro national team.

Club career

He 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

Sweden

Born 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

On 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

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ Dino Islamović at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Aberdeen vs. FC Groningen - 17 July 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Arsenal 1 Ostersunds 2". BBC Sport. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Islamovic klar for Rosenborg". www.RBK.no (in Norwegian). RBK. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "강원FC '1호 외인' 이슬라모비치 영입". www.kwnews.co.kr/. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Dino Islamović". 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Dino Islamovic — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Avslöjar: Byter landslag efter debuten på januariturnén". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Dino Islamović". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 30 May 2020.