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Veldin Hodža

Veldin Hodža
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder/
Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rubin Kazan
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2021 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Rijeka 0 (0)
2021 → Orijent 1919 (loan) 30 (1)
2022 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 16 (0)
2022–2024 Rijeka 70 (8)
2024– Rubin Kazan 8 (2)
International career‡
2018 Croatia U17 6 (0)
2019 Croatia U18 2 (0)
2021 Croatia U19 1 (0)
2022– Croatia U21 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Veldin Hodža (born 15 October 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.[1]

Club career

On 7 October 2020, Hodža made his senior competitive debut against Dilj in Croatian Football Cup first round. He scored a goal in the 69th minute and Rijeka won 6-0.[2] On 26 November 2020, Hodža made his first appearance in a UEFA competition, coming in as a substitute in the 87th minute for Gnezda Čerin in their Europa League group stage match against Napoli.[3] He then joined Orijent on loan in the winter transfer window.[4] He was taken off loan to Orijent and moved back to Rijeka, where his contract was formally terminated, and he joined the newly promoted club Hrvatski Dragovoljac to help with their relegation battle.[5][6]

On 20 June 2022, Hodža rejoined his former club Rijeka, signing a contract until summer 2024.[7]

On 12 September 2024, Hodža signed a four-year contract with Rubin Kazan in Russia.[8]

International career

Hodža represents Croatia at youth international level and has made several appearances for various youth teams.[9] He was called by Croatia U21's coach Igor Bišćan for their 2023 European Under-21 qualifiers against Norway on 3 June 2022 and Estonia on 8 June 2022.[10]

Personal life

Born in Rijeka, Hodža is of Gorani origin from Restelicë.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rijeka 2019–20 Croatian Football League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Croatian Football League 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Orijent 1919 (loan) 2020–21 Croatian Second Football League 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
2021–22 Croatian Second Football League 14 1 1 0 — 15 1
Total 30 1 1 0 — 33 1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2021–22 Croatian Football League 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
Rijeka 2022–23 Croatian Football League 33 1 2 0 2[b] 0 37 1
2023–24 Croatian Football League 32 5 6 1 6[b] 0 44 6
2024–25 Croatian Football League 5 2 1 0 5[c] 0 11 2
Total 70 8 9 1 13 0 92 9
Rubin Kazan 2024–25 Russian Premier League 8 2 3 0 — 11 2
Career total 124 12 14 1 14 0 152 13
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ Veldin Hodža at Soccerway
  2. ^ "DILJ – RIJEKA 0:6 Završila je utakmica u Vinkovcima, Rijeka rutinski izborila osminu finala Kupa". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Napoli-Rijeka | UEFA Europa League 2020/21".
  4. ^ "Veldin Hodža i Matija Frigan stigli u Orijent 1919 na posudbu iz Rijeke, u srijedu prva test utakmica". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Rijeka povukla Veldina Hodžu s posudbe iz Orijenta 1919 i preusmjerila u redove Hrvatskog dragovoljca" (in Croatian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Filip Braut raskinuo ugovor s Rijekom i potpisao za Hrvatski dragovoljac" (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. ^ Glasnik 26/22 - HNS-a, HNS, 8 July 2022
  8. ^ "Ходжа – в "Рубине"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ Croatian Football Federation
  10. ^ "Igor Bišćan predstavio kandidate za odlučujuće utakmice protiv Norveške i Estonije" (in Croatian). HNS. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Veldin Hodža pozvan u reprezentaciju Hrvatske do 17 godina" [Veldin Hodža invited to the Croatian U17 national team]. GoraPress (in Serbian). 19 September 2018.
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