Roko Baturina

Roko Baturina
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Split, Croatia[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Málaga
(on loan from Gil Vicente)
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2015 Hajduk Split
2015–2017 RNK Split
2017–2018 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 RNK Split 1 (0)
2017–2020 Dinamo Zagreb 1 (0)
2018–2020 Dinamo Zagreb II 21 (7)
2020 → Bravo (loan) 16 (8)
2020–2023 Ferencváros 20 (4)
2021 → Lech Poznań (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Lech Poznań II (loan) 6 (1)
2022–2023 → Maribor (loan) 19 (5)
2023 → Racing Santander (loan) 14 (4)
2023– Gil Vicente 15 (2)
2024 → Racing Santander (loan) 12 (1)
2024– → Málaga (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2014 Croatia U14 4 (0)
2015 Croatia U15 5 (3)
2015–2016 Croatia U16 8 (1)
2016–2017 Croatia U17 10 (1)
2018 Croatia U18 2 (1)
2017–2019 Croatia U19 12 (2)
2019–2021 Croatia U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Roko Baturina (born 20 June 2000) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Málaga CF, on loan from Portuguese club Gil Vicente FC.

Career

In August 2017, Baturina joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb together with his younger brothers Martin and Marin.[2]

On 17 July 2020, Baturina was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros.[3] After playing 20 league games and winning the Hungarian championship in the 2020–21 season, he spent the following two seasons on loan at Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Maribor, and Segunda División side Racing de Santander, respectively.[4]

On 20 July 2023, Baturina moved to Portugal, signing a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente FC.[5] On 15 January 2024, after having scored 3 goals and provided an assist in 19 appearances in all competitions for the Barcelos-based side, he returned to Racing on loan until the end of the season.[6][7]

On 22 July 2024, Baturina was loaned to fellow Spanish second division side Málaga CF, for one year.[8]

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

Ferencváros

References

  1. ^ a b "Roko Baturina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Braća Baturina u Dinamu" [Baturina brothers in Dinamo]. gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ nemzetisport.hu (17 July 2020). "FTC: a Dinamo Zagreb csatára is érkezhet – NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Croatia – R. Baturina – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Roko Baturina é reforço até 2027" [Roko Baturina is reinforcement until 2027] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Baturina regresa al Racing y se convierte en el primer refuerzo invernal del curso 2023/24" [Baturina returns to Racing and becomes the first winter reinforcement of the 2023/24 season] (in Spanish). Real Racing Club. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Roko Baturina cedido ao Racing Santander" [Roko Baturina loaned to Racing Santander] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Poderío para el ataque con Roko Baturina" [Power for the attack with Roko Baturina] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.


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