Vedran Vinko

Vedran Vinko
Personal information
Date of birth	22 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Petišovci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2009	Nafta Lendava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2011	Nafta Lendava
2009–2010	→ Čarda (loan)
2011–2012	Metz
2013	Mura 05
2013–2014	USV Allerheiligen
2014–2015	Austria Klagenfurt
2015–2016	USV Allerheiligen
2016–2022	Nafta 1903
International career
2006–2007	Slovenia U17
2007–2008	Slovenia U18
2010–2011	Slovenia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2022

Vedran Vinko (born 22 February 1990) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a winger.^[2]

Club career

Vinko started his career playing in the youth teams of Nafta Lendava. When he played his debut game for Nafta against Drava Ptuj, he was only 16 years old.^{[citation needed]}

He has definitely established himself on the first team in the 2010–11 season, scoring 10 goals in 26 games and being appointed captain of Nafta Lendava, although the team got relegated from the Slovenian PrvaLiga after finishing in ninth place.

On 17 August 2011,^[3] Vinko signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Metz on a free transfer. FIFA later confirmed that Nafta is eligible to receive training compensation, however an appeal annulled such claim.^[3]

Career statistics

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2006–07	Nafta Lendava	Slovenia	I	4	1
2007–08	Nafta Lendava	Slovenia	I	3	0
2008–09	Nafta Lendava	Slovenia	I	15	0
2009–10	Nafta Lendava	Slovenia	I	7	0
2010–11	Nafta Lendava	Slovenia	I	26	10
2011–12	Nafta Lendava	Slovenia	I	5	0
2011–12	Metz	France	II	0	0
2012–13	Mura 05	Slovenia	I	15	3

Honours

Nafta 1903

Slovenian Cup runner-up: 2019–20^[2]
Slovenian Third League: 2016–17

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Vedran Vinko". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Player profile at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b CAS case

External links

Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)

[wf-1] "Vedran Vinko". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[soccerway-2] Player profile at Soccerway

[cas-3] CAS case

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