Interesting Facts about Nikola Kalinic

DBasia.news –  AS Roma has a Croatian striker, Nikola Kalinic, during the closing of the 2019 summer transfer market. Kalinic added strength to Giallorossi’s front line.

Learn more about the attacker – who should already be a fairly familiar name for Serie A fans …

1. Nikola Kalinic was born on January 5, 1988 in Salona, ​​a small town not far from Split in Croatia.

2. He began his career at the Hadjuk Split academy, breaking into the first team and playing two seasons for the club – scoring 44 goals in 79 matches.

3. As a child who is crazy about football, he is fond of AC Milan because of the presence of Croatian football icon, Zvonimir Boban, in the team. His idols were Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

4. Kalinic finally left Hadjuk and moved to the Premier League to join Blackburn Rovers, but the move did not go smoothly. After two years, he went to the Ukrainian club, Dnipro.

5. In four seasons there, he proved to be a key component of the team that reached the 2014-15 Europa League final – losing 2-3 to Sevilla. He scored five goals in helping the club qualify for the finals, including one in the final.

6. Until now Kalinic has made 47 appearances in the Europa League, and eight others when the competition is still known as the UEFA Cup.

7. Kalinic has a lot of Serie A experience. In 100 appearances (for Fiorentina and AC Milan) he has scored 39 goals so far – although Kalinic has never scored a single goal at the Stadio Olimpico.

8. Before joining Atletico Madrid, Kalinic turned down a big offer from Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian to leave AC Milan. “If I go there, my career will basically end,” he said. “So I decided to continue playing at the highest level.”

9. Nikola Kalinic’s name in Croatia is not the only one currently making a living as a professional footballer. Turkey’s top basketball team, Fenerbahce, also has Nikola Kalinic on their team roster – the Serbian is a key player for the team and his country.

10. Kalinic has two official social media accounts – Twitter (@nikolakalinic) and Instagram (@nikolakalinic).