Croatian footballer (born 1998)
Nikola Moro (Italian pronunciation: [nǐkola môːro] ;[ 2] [ 3] born 12 March 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Croatia national team .
Club career
Dinamo Zagreb
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
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
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
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
Club
As of match played 29 January 2025 [ 37]
International
As of match played 18 November 2024 [ 38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Croatia
2022
1
0
2024
1
0
Total
2
0
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
Individual
References
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^ "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 .
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^ "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 .
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^ 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 .
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^ "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 .
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^ 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 .
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^ 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
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^ "Team of the Tournament" . uefa.com . Union of European Football Associations . Retrieved 20 July 2015 .
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