Luka Menalo (; born 22 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Menalo started his senior career at ÃÂapljina, before joining à  iroki Brijeg in 2014. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, he made his senior international debut in 2018.
Growing up in ÃÂapljina, Menalo made his senior debut for HNK ÃÂapljina against Mladost on 2 March 2014 at the age of 17. On 14 May, he scored his first senior goal against Igman Konjic.
In the summer of 2014, Menalo switched to à  iroki Brijeg. In January 2015, he signed a professional contract with the team until 2020. Menalo scored his first career hat-trick on 21 September 2016, in a game against his former club ÃÂapljina. Menalo was voted the best young player of the league in his last two seasons with à  iroki Brijeg.
In February 2018, Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb announced that Menalo would join them the following season on a five-year contract. He made his competitive debut for the club against Rudeà ¡ on 27 July 2018.
In January 2019, Menalo was loaned to Slaven Belupo until the end of the 2018âÂÂ19 season.
In July 2019, he was sent on a season-long loan to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.
Menalo scored a hat-trick in the 2020âÂÂ21 Croatian Cup win over Ferdinandovac on 26 September 2020, which were his first goals for Dinamo Zagreb.
In October 2020, he was sent on a season-long loan to Rijeka. He scored 10 goals in 36 appearances for the club in all competitions.
After returning from loan, Menalo scored a brace for Dinamo in a triumph over Hrvatski Dragovoljac in October 2021, his first league goals with the club.
Menalo represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at under-19 and under-21 level. As he was born in Croatia and is of Croatian descent, he could have represented Croatia, but declined the offers.
In January 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against the United States and Mexico. Menalo debuted in a goalless draw against the former on 28 January. On 7 September 2021, Menalo scored his first goal for the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kazakhstan, putting Bosnia and Herzegovina 2âÂÂ1 ahead in an eventual 2âÂÂ2 draw.
à  iroki Brijeg
Dinamo Zagreb
Celje
Rijeka
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