Ranko Veselinović

Ranko Veselinović
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)[1]
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)
2020Vancouver 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 as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps.

Club career

Vojvodina

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

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

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 July 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2016–17[22] Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[23] 21 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
2018–19[24] 19 0 2 0 21 0
2019–20[25] 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 Major League Soccer 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

As of 25 January 2023
Serbia
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
2022 0 0
2023 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps

References

  1. ^ "Veselinović, Ranko". mojklub.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Veselinovic, Ranko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ "FK Vojvodina (SRB)". futuretalentscup.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "34. Memorijalni turnir "Stevan Nešticki"". kanal9tv.com (in Serbian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ ""FUDBAL" 35/16, page 2834" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ Признање и част за добар рад. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Nema mira u Voši posle prozivki: Vuković najavio pres-konferenciju". novisadinfo.info (in Serbian). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Voša Licencirala Čak 13 Kadeta, Ukupno 45 Igrača Za Narednu Sezonu". sportskevesti.info. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Nova pobeda Crveno-belih!". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  11. ^ Веселиновић: Трема нестала с почетком утакмице. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  12. ^ RANKO VESELINOVIĆ POTPISAO ČETVOROGODIŠNJI UGOVOR at FK Vojvodina official website, 27 October 2017 (in Serbian)
  13. ^ "WFC acquire Veselinović". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Whitecaps finalize transfer of Serbian centre back Ranko Veselinovic - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Kadeti Srbije pobedili fudbalere Rusije i osvojili turnir u Moskvi". Blic (in Serbian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  16. ^ "'Orlići' u Luksemburgu za Evropsko prvenstvo". B92 (in Serbian). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Милoш Велебит oдaбрao млaђе oмлaдинце за две прoвере прoтив Црне Гoре". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  18. ^ Милош Велебит одабрао најбоље омладинце Србије за турнир "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Mlada reprezentacija u Kataru". fudbal.info (in Serbian). 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Ranko Veselinović at Soccerway
  22. ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2018–19 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  25. ^ "Veselinović, Ranko 2019–20 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canada Soccer. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.