Tomislav Štrkalj

Tomislav Štrkalj

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Tractor
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2006	Klokočevac
2006–2010	Samobor
2010–2012	Inter Zaprešić
2013	Dinamo Zagreb
2013–2014	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Osijek	18	(0)
2014–2015	→ Metalac Osijek (loan)	28	(24)
2016–2017	→ Sesvete (loan)	31	(9)
2017–2018	→ Cibalia (loan)	18	(3)
2018	→ Santarcangelo (loan)	13	(1)
2018	→ Osijek II (loan)	7	(2)
2019	Rio Ave	0	(0)
2019	→ Rudeš (loan)	15	(5)
2019–2023	Tondela	55	(2)
2021	→ Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan)	14	(2)
2022	→ Auda (loan)	20	(8)
2023–2024	Slaven Belupo	31	(7)
2024–	Tractor	9	(4)
International career
2012	Croatia U17	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Tomislav Štrkalj (born 2 August 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Iranian club Tractor.

Club career

Štrkalj spent most of is youth career in several wider Zagreb area clubs, including NK Inter Zaprešić – where he became a Croatia U17 national team player and GNK Dinamo Zagreb where he moved subsequently. He joined NK Osijek's academy, however, in the summer of 2013. In 2014, he was sent on loan to the fourth-tier NK Metalac Osijek where he scored 24 goals in 28 matches. Returning to NK Osijek in the summer of 2015, he signed a five-year professional contract with the club and joined the senior team.^[2] Štrkalj made his Prva HNL debut in the 9 August 2015 3–0 away loss against NK Slaven Belupo, coming in from the bench in the 81st minute for Antonio Perošević.^[3]

On 14 August 2019 he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Tondela.^[4]

On 16 August 2022, Tondela sent Štrkalj on loan to Croatian Football League side Hrvatski Dragovoljac.^[5]

In March 2022, Štrkalj was loaned to Latvian club FK Auda.^[6]

On 7 August 2023, Croatian Football League side Slaven Belupo announced the free signing of Štrkalj on a two-year deal, after his contract with Tondela had expired.^[7]

References

1. Tomislav Štrkalj at Soccerway
2. Potpisali Štrkalj i D. Mihaljević at NK Osijek official site
3. UŽIVO: NK Slaven Belupo – NK Osijek at NK Osijek official site
4. "TOMISLAV ŠTRKALJ É REFORÇO" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Tondela. 14 August 2019.
5. "OFICIAL: Tondela empresta Strkalj a clube croata" [OFFICIAL: Tondela loans Strkalj to Croatian club]. TVI Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
6. "Strkalj volta à Croácia e é reforço do Slaven" [Strkalj returns to Croatia and reinforces Slaven] (in European Portuguese). Record. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
7. "Tomislav Štrkalj novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" [Tomislav Štrkalj is the new player of Slaven Belup]. nk-slaven-belupo.hr. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

External links

• Tomislav Štrkalj at Soccerway
• Tomislav Štrkalj at the Croatian Football Federation