Nikola Moro

Nikola Moro (Italian pronunciation: [nǐkola môːro]; born 12 March 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Croatia national team.

Dinamo Zagreb Aged six, he started football, moving to Zagreb aged 11. A Hajduk Split fan in his early days in Solin, Nikola's father Miro yearned for him to contemplate a career at the Hajduk academy, but he went to the Dinamo Zagreb academy instead. Nikola joined the senior Dinamo Zagreb team from the youth academy in 2014. Moro played a full 90 minutes in his league debut for his senior team versus Lokomotiva in May 2016. He made his Champions League debut on 7 December, in a 2–0 away defeat to Juventus. On 22 February 2017, he signed a new contract until 2022. On 27 March 2018, in an international match against Moldova U21, he suffered a severe injury after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. He came back to the team on 26 September for the Croatian Cup game against Sloga Mravince. He made his Europa League debut on 14 February 2019 in a 2–1 away defeat against Viktoria Plzeň.