Mario Vuskovic

Mario Vuskovic (Croatian pronunciation: [maːrio ʋuʃkoʋitɕ]; born 16 November 2001) is a Croatian professional footballer currently playing as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburg, on loan from Prva HNL club Hajduk Split.

Club Career

Vuskovic started playing football by joining RNK Split academy, before moving to the academy of Dalmatian giants Hajduk Split in 2016. Initially a defensive midfielder, he was moved back to the centre back position in the youth teams. In October 2018, he was included in The Guardian's Next Generation list.

On 18 August 2019, Vuskovic made his Prva HNL debut for Hajduk in the 3–0 victory over Gorica. However, he did not proceed to get many opportunities during Damir Buric's tenure at the club. On 16 November, he fractured his arm while on international duty in Elbasan, in Croatia U20's friendly 1–0 victory over Albania, which sidelined him for three months. During the tenure of Igor Tudor at the club, Vuskovic solidified his spot in the starting XI following the COVID-19 suspension of the league and injuries of Ardian Ismajli and Nihad Mujakic. He scored his first goal for Hajduk Split on the 16 June 2020 in the 2–3 defeat to Varazdin. On 25 July, the last matchday, he was shown two yellow cards and sent off in the 1–4 victory over Inter Zapresic.

Ahead of and during the 2020–21 season, Vuskovic attracted attention of various Serie A clubs, most notably Napoli. However, club president Luksa Jakobusic stopped the transfer, dubbing Vuskovic the "club project". On 27 January 2021, Vuskovic scored the opener in a 3–1 derby defeat to Dinamo Zagreb. On 20 March, he assisted Marin Ljubicic for the only goal in a 1–0 derby victory over Sibenik. In the beginning of May, Vuskovic sparked significant interest from Celtic and Torino. On 12 May, he scored the first goal and provided Stipe Biuk with an assist for the fourth in a 4–0 victory over Gorica.

On 31 August 2021, Vuskovic signed a two-year loan deal with 2. Bundesliga club Hamburg, wit

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