Milan Badelj
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Badelj representing the Croatian national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Milan Badelj | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Ponikve | ||
| 2002–2005 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 2005–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | 113 | (25) |
| 2007–2008 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Hamburger SV | 62 | (2) |
| 2014– | Fiorentina | 71 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U17 | 28 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Croatia U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Croatia U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2010– | Croatia | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:26, 20 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2016 |
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Milan Badelj (pronounced [míːlan baːdêʎ]; born 25 February 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Fiorentina and the Croatia national team.
Milan Badelj signed for Dinamo Zagreb as a 17-year-old in 2007, just after he was snapped up from the youth system of Dinamo Zagreb's city rival, NK Zagreb. For the 2007–08 season, he was sent on loan to Dinamo Zagreb's affiliate Lokomotiva to gain first–team experience at the senior level. He played in 28 matches and scored seven goals for Lokomotiva in the Croatian Third League.
At an early age, Badelj was already spotted as a possible replacement for Luka Modrić, a key figure in the Dinamo Zagreb's first-team squad that was moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2008.
In 2008, Badelj joined the first team and immediately established himself as an important player. He made his senior debut for Dinamo in Champions League qualifier against Northern Irish club Linfield. He then made his domestic debut in the opening match of the 2008–09 season against HNK Rijeka, scoring the first goal in 2–0 victory. He finished his first season with Dinamo with 31 domestic appearances and 12 UEFA Cup appearances.
Badelj continued to impress at his young age, establishing himself as a first–team regular for the 2009–10 season. In March 2011, he scored a goal in a 2–0 victory in the derby match against great rivals Hajduk Split. Badelj continued with impressive performances in the 2010–11 season as well, even wearing the captain's armband in some matches.
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