Vedran Turkalj

Vedran Turkalj

Personal information
Full name	Vedran Turkalj
Date of birth	(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988
Place of birth	Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Solin
Youth career
-2007	Rijeka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Rijeka	38	(2)
2010–2013	Pomorac	96	(5)
2014	Solin	30	(5)
International career
2005	Croatia U17	11	(1)
2005	Croatia U18	13	(0)
2006–2007	Croatia U19	18	(2)
2008	Croatia U20	11	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2014

Vedran Turkalj (born 11 May 1988) is a Croatian football defender, who plays for NK Solin in Druga HNL.

Career

Vedran Turkalj went through the ranks of NK Rijeka, becoming a Croatian youth international in 2005. He made his first team debut in the 2-0 home win against NK Pula In the end, he collected 8 appearances in the 2006-2007 season, when he was still eligible to play for the U19 team. His progress was, however, marred by an injury leading to a foot operation, which caused him to miss most of the 2007-2008 season. He would spend two further seasons at the club, unable to fully break in the first team for similar reasons.

In the summer of 2010 he moved to the nearby Druga HNL team NK Pomorac Kostrena, becoming a firm first team fixture and helping the team to secure a third-place finish in the 2010/2011 season and a second-place finish in the 2011/2012 season. In the following seasons he would become team captain as well, before moving to NK Solin in January 2014.