Vicko Ševelj

Vicko Ševelj
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Dubrovnik, Croatia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back, Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 5
Youth career
2008-2011 GOŠK Dubrovnik
2011 ŠN Božo Broketa Dubrovnik
2011–2015 GOŠK Dubrovnik
2015–2016 Dubrovnik 1919
2016–2019 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Hajduk Split II 42 (1)
2021 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
2021–2022 Sarajevo 5 (0)
2022 → Akron Tolyatti (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Radomlje (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2024 Radomlje 60 (0)
2024– Dundee United 16 (0)
International career‡
2019–2023 Croatia U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023

Vicko Ševelj (born 19 September 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.

Club career

Ševelj was born in Dubrovnik, living in its suburb of Mokošica,[1] and played youth football for several local clubs before passing a trial with HNK Hajduk Split in 2015, moving to the club's youth academy in the summer of 2016.[2] A versatile defensive player, Ševelj advanced to the club's second-tier reserve team in 2018, where he would amass 42 caps and 1 goal in three seasons, largely playing as right back.[2]

In April 2021, Ševelj made his first team debut, coming in for Dino Skorup against NK Slaven Belupo in the 60th minute, after the injury of first-choice right back Darko Todorović.[3] His contract expired that summer, however, and he moved on to the Bosnian FK Sarajevo, joining former Hajduk reserve team coach Goran Sablić.[4]

Not finding much playing time at Sarajevo, Ševelj moved to the Russian club Akron Tolyatti on loan in early 2022, returning after two months without any official caps[5] His subsequent loan to the Slovenian side NK Radomlje[5] would be more fruitful, however, as he became a first-team regular and was retained by the club, Sarajevo keeping a percentage of a potential future sale.[6]

On 19 June 2024, Ševelj signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Vicko Ševelj ima novi klub, Sarajevo ga je posudilo slovenskom prvoligašu s kojim je Hajduk sklopio suradnju krajem prošle godine'". Dubrovački vjesnik. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "'VATRENI' VICKO ŠEVELJ 'Moja prva reprezentativna akcija!'". Dubrovački vjesnik. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "PAMTIT ĆE SE UTAKMICA U KOPRIVNICI Vicko Ševelj iz Mokošice debitirao za prvu momčad splitskog Hajduka u službenoj utakmici!". Dubrovački vjesnik. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Vicko Ševelj: Želim u Sarajevu pokazati da su u Hajduku pogriješili". Germanijak. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Vicko Ševelj ima novi klub, Sarajevo ga je posudilo slovenskom prvoligašu s kojim je Hajduk sklopio suradnju krajem prošle godine". Dubrovački vjesnik. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Vicko Ševelj više nije igrač Sarajeva: Bordo timu procenat od eventualne naredne prodaje". Faktor.ba. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Vicko Sevelj: Croatian defender joins Dundee Utd on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.