Ranko Veselinović
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ranko Veselinović | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 1999||
Place of birth | Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia[2] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | Vojvodina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Vojvodina | 59 | (1) |
2020 | → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2021– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 65 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Serbia U16 | 14 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | 15 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Serbia U18 | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Serbia U19 | 10 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Serbia U21 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2023 |
Ranko Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Веселиновић; born 24 March 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps.
Club career
[edit]Vojvodina
[edit]Born in Novi Sad,[2] Veselinović came through the Vojvodina youth academy, as a captain of the generation.[5] In summer 2016, Veselinović signed a three-year scholarship contract.[6] He joined the first team during the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga campaign at the age of 17 but missed to make any official appearance until the end of season.[7] At the beginning of new season, Veselinović converted his squad number taking 33 jersey and continued playing with youth team respective.[8][9] He made his senior debut as a centre-back in 3–1 victory over Napredak Kruševac on 16 September 2017.[10][11] On 27 October 2017, Ranko signed his first professional contract, penning a deal that would keep him in Vojvodina until June 2021.[12]
Vancouver Whitecaps
[edit]On 9 February 2020, it was announced that Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer had acquired Veselinović on a season-long loan, with an option to purchase,[13] which they exercised on 18 October 2020.[14]
International career
[edit]Veselinović appeared as a member of Serbia national under-16 football team between 2014 and 2015, scoring a goal in 3–1 away victory over Russia on 23 August 2014.[15] Later he also played for Serbian under-17 and under-18 selection until 2017.[16][17] In August 2017, Veselinović was called into the Serbia U19 squad, when he made a debut at the memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele".[18] In December 2017, Veselinović got his first call in Serbian under-21 team by coach Goran Đorović, instead of injured Srđan Babić.[19] He made his debut for the team in away friendly against Qatar on 17 December 2017.[20]
Honours
[edit]Vancouver Whitecaps
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 10 July 2022[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vojvodina | 2016–17[24] | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[25] | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2018–19[26] | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2019–20[27] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 59 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2021 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
2022 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 67 | 2 | |||
Total | 123 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 3 |
International
[edit]- As of 25 January 2023
Serbia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Veselinović, Ranko". mojklub.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Veselinovic, Ranko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "FK Vojvodina (SRB)". futuretalentscup.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Možda je ovo novi svetski rekord! Dvadeset fudbalera otišlo iz Vojvodine, novih dvadeset došlo!". supersport365.com (in Serbian). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "34. Memorijalni turnir "Stevan Nešticki"". kanal9tv.com (in Serbian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ ""FUDBAL" 35/16, page 2834" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Признање и част за добар рад. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Nema mira u Voši posle prozivki: Vuković najavio pres-konferenciju". novisadinfo.info (in Serbian). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Voša Licencirala Čak 13 Kadeta, Ukupno 45 Igrača Za Narednu Sezonu". sportskevesti.info. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Nova pobeda Crveno-belih!". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Веселиновић: Трема нестала с почетком утакмице. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ RANKO VESELINOVIĆ POTPISAO ČETVOROGODIŠNJI UGOVOR at FK Vojvodina official website, 27 October 2017 (in Serbian)
- ^ "WFC acquire Veselinović". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Whitecaps finalize transfer of Serbian centre back Ranko Veselinovic - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Kadeti Srbije pobedili fudbalere Rusije i osvojili turnir u Moskvi". Blic (in Serbian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "'Orlići' u Luksemburgu za Evropsko prvenstvo". B92 (in Serbian). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Милoш Велебит oдaбрao млaђе oмлaдинце за две прoвере прoтив Црне Гoре". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Милош Велебит одабрао најбоље омладинце Србије за турнир "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Mlada reprezentacija u Kataru". fudbal.info (in Serbian). 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Никад млађа селекција Србије до 21 године славила у Дохи против Катара -2:1(1:1). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canada Soccer. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Ranko Veselinović at Soccerway
- ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ranko Veselinović at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ranko Veselinović at WorldFootball.net
- Ranko Veselinović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Novi Sad
- Men's association football defenders
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- FK Vojvodina players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Serbia men's international footballers
- Serbian football defender stubs