Leon Kreković
Croatian footballer
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Leon Kreković (born 7 May 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for TOPLYGA club Kauno Žalgiris.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Knin, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Dinara Knin | ||
| 2012–2018 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Hajduk Split II | 44 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Hajduk Split | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Dugopolje (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Beerschot | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Šibenik | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lahti | 13 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 35 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Posušje | 27 | (5) |
| 2026– | Kauno Žalgiris | 2 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Croatia U14 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Croatia U16 | 14 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Croatia U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Krekovic started his senior career with HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian First Football League, where he has made 18 league appearances and scored one goal.[1][2]
In July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Beerschot in Belgium.[3]
On 14 July 2023, Kreković signed with Finnish club Lahti for the rest of the 2023 season.[4]
On 17 January 2024, Kreković joined Polish third-tier side Kotwica Kołobrzeg on a deal until mid-2025.[5] On 22 June 2025, he was released along with the rest of the roster.[6]
International career
He represented Croatia at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where Croatia was eliminated at group stage.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split II | 2017–18 | 2. HNL | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. HNL | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2. HNL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | 44 | 6 | |||||
| Hajduk Split | 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Dugopolje (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Beerschot | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Šibenik | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 2023–24 | II liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | I liga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Posušje | 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Kauno Žalgiris | 2026 | TOPLYGA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 177 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 18 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, Belgian Cup, Polish Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
