Ognjen Vukojević

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Personal information
Ognjen Vukojević

Full name	Ognjen Vukojević
Date of birth	December 20, 1983 (1983-12-20) (age 24)
Place of birth	Bjelovar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Dynamo Kyiv
Youth clubs
	NK Bjelovar
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2005 2005 2006-2008 2008-	NK Slaven Belupo Lierse S.K. Dinamo Zagreb Dynamo Kyiv	53 (5) 09 (0) 66 (11) 0 (0)
National team²
2003-2005 2007-present	Croatia U-21 Croatia	17 (3) 06 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 8, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ognjen Vukojević (born December 20, 1983 in Bjelovar) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. His current club is Dynamo Kyiv. He signed a five-year contract with the Ukrainian club on May 26, 2008.^[1]

After youth years in local NK Bjelovar, Vukojević started his professional career at NK Slaven Belupo in 2003. He moved to Belgian side Lierse S.K. in 2005, but wasn't given a chance to prove his talent at the club and decided to return to Croatia in December 2005, signing with Dinamo Zagreb. He made his Dinamo debut against NK Međimurje in 2006. During the 2006-2007 season, he was able to secure himself a regular place in Dinamo's starting line-up. On 25 May, 2008 he signed a five year contract at Dynamo Kyiv.

In August 2007, he also earned himself his first call-up to the Croatian national team and made his international debut on 16 October 2007 in a friendly match against Slovakia. He also scored his first international goal on his debut, netting the second goal in Croatia's 3-0 victory.

Vukojević was often nicknamed "Dinamo's Gattuso" because of his style of play.

[edit] References

^ Croatia midfielder Ognjen Vukojevic signs 5-year contract with to Dynamo Kiev. IHT (2008-05-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.

[edit] External links

Ognjen Vukojević career stats at Soccerbase
Ognjen Vukojević profile and stats at footballdatabase.com

v • d • e Croatia squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Pletikosa • 2 Šimić • 3 Šimunić • 4 Robert Kovač • 5 Ćorluka • 6 Vejić • 7 Rakitić • 8 Vukojević • 9 Kalinić • 10 Niko Kovač • 11 Srna • 12 Galinović • 13 Pokrivač • 14 Modrić • 15 Knežević • 16 Leko • 17 Klasnić • 18 Olić • 19 Kranjčar • 20 Budan • 21 Petrić • 22 Pranjić • 23 Runje • Coach: Bilić