Luka Vušković

Biography

Luka Vušković (born 24 February 2007) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and for the Croatia national team. Club career Hajduk Split Born in Split, Vušković progressed through the academy of the local side Hajduk Split, becoming the youngest Croatian to play, and to score, in the UEFA Youth League. He made his unofficial debut at 15, playing in a friendly against Urania in September 2022. On 16 December 2022, he scored in a 4–3 friendly victory over the German side Schalke 04. On 26 February 2023, two days after his sixteenth birthday, Vušković made his professional debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a league derby match against Dinamo Zagreb, which ended in a 4–0 loss for his side. In the process, he became the youngest player in the Croatian top flight, together with Marko Dabro; he also became the youngest player to ever feature in an Eternal derby game, surpassing Josip Bašić. On 2 March 2023, Vušković scored the opening goal in Hajduk's 2–1 win over Osijek in the quarter-finals of the 2022–23 Croatian Football Cup. Scoring at 16 years and 5 days old, he became the youngest goalscorer in the history of Hajduk Split, in official matches.