Duje Cop

Duje Cop (born 1 February 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dinamo Zagreb.

He made 135 appearances and scored 61 goals in the Croatian First Football League, for Hajduk Split, RNK Split and Dinamo Zagreb, finishing as top scorer as the latter won the league in 2013–14. He also played in the top leagues of Portugal, Italy, Spain and Belgium, totalling 80 games and 16 goals in La Liga for Malaga, Sporting Gijon and Valladolid.

Cop made his international debut for Croatia in 2014. He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016.

Club Career

Hajduk Split / Nacional

Cop turned professional in 2007–08 at only age 17, helping local Hajduk Split finish fifth in the top division. In his first professional season with Hajduk, he made 15 appearances and scored 2 goals. In July 2008, at the end of the season, he joined Nacional in Portugal.

Scarcely used during his only season in Madeira (174 minutes in official games), Cop made his Primeira Liga debut on 24 January 2009 in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal. On 6 April, he scored his only goal in Portuguese football, replacing Mateus in added time away to Rio Ave and concluding a 3–0 win.

He subsequently returned to Hajduk, being sparingly used over the course of two campaigns.

RNK Split

In July 2011, Cop terminated his contract with Hajduk and signed a four-year deal with neighbouring RNK Split. He made his debut for the team in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Slovenian side Domzale, scoring a goal in the away win. He also netted another goal against the same side in the second leg.

Dinamo Zagreb

In June 2012, he moved to defending champions GNK Dinamo Zagreb. He started the season with a goal against Sheriff Tiraspol in UEFA Champions League qualifying match at the Maksimir Stadium. He scored another important goal on Dinamo Zagreb road to 2012–13 Champions League, in

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