Boško Šutalo (Croatian pronunciation: [bôʃko ʃǔːtalo];[2] born 1 January 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Standard Liège.

Boško Šutalo
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Metković, Croatia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2015 Neretva
2015–2017 RNK Split
2017–2019 Osijek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Osijek II 10 (1)
2018–2020 Osijek 28 (0)
2020–2022 Atalanta 14 (0)
2021–2022Hellas Verona (loan) 25 (0)
2022–2024 Dinamo Zagreb 27 (1)
2024– Standard Liège 1 (0)
International career
2016 Croatia U16 3 (0)
2018 Croatia U18 3 (1)
2018–2019 Croatia U19 9 (3)
2019–2022 Croatia U21 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Osijek

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In 2015, Šutalo joined RNK Split from his starting club NK Neretva and started playing for their under-15 team.

In 2017, Šutalo joined youth team of Osijek and after a year he debuted for the first team under Zoran Zekić. He made his Prva HNL debut on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 victory over Rudeš.

On 25 July 2019, he made his European debut in the Europa League second qualifying round against CSKA Sofia.[3]

Atalanta

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On 30 January 2020, Šutalo joined Serie A side Atalanta for a 5 million fee.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Napoli on 2 July, coming on for Rafael Tolói in 89th minute.[5] He earned his first start three days later in a 1–0 win over Cagliari, coming off for Tolói in 83rd minute.[6]

On 14 January 2021, he scored his debut goal for the club, as Atalanta defeated Cagliari 3–1 in the Coppa Italia.[7] In total, he played 14 matches in Serie A and 3 matches in the Coppa Italia.

Hellas Verona

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On 25 August 2021, Šutalo joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan. He made his debut two days later against Inter Milan in a 3–1 defeat. In total, he played 25 matches in Serie A and one match in the Coppa Italia.

Dinamo Zagreb

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Šutalo joined Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb on a permanent deal on 21 June 2022 for a term of five years.[8]

Standard Liège

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On 8 July 2024, Šutalo moved to Standard Liège in Belgium on a five-year deal.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 August 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osijek II 2018–19 Druga HNL 10 1 10 1
Osijek 2018–19 Prva HNL 12 0 1 0 13 0
2019–20 16 0 3 0 2[b] 0 21 0
Total 28 0 4 0 2 0 34 0
Atalanta 2019–20 Serie A 7 0 0 0 7 0
2020–21 7 0 2 1 0 0 9 1
Total 14 0 2 1 0 0 16 1
Hellas Verona (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 24 0 1 0 25 0
Dinamo Zagreb 2022–23 Prva HNL 4 1 0 0 4[c] 0 8 1
2023–24 10 0 3 0 6[d] 0 19 0
Total 14 1 3 0 10 0 27 1
Career total 90 2 10 1 12 0 112 3
  1. ^ Includes appearances in Croatian Cup and Coppa Italia.
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Dinamo Zagreb

References

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  1. ^ "Boško Šutalo". Atalanta B.C. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "bòsiljak". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 June 2020. Bȍško
  3. ^ Anny, Chen (8 February 2020). "Bosko Sutalo has joined Atalanta as a defender". Medium. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "BOŠKO ŠUTALO ALL'ATALANTA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Atalanta B.C. on Twitter" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Atalanta svladala Cagliari, igrala čak trojica Hrvata". direktno.hr (in Croatian). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Pogledajte prvijenac Boška Šutala za Atalantu". Index.hr (in Croatian). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Boško Šutalo potpisao za Dinamo!". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). 21 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Boško ŠUTALO arrive en bord de Meuse" [Boško ŠUTALO arrives on the banks of the Meuse] (in French). Standard Liège. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ Boško Šutalo at Soccerway
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