Boško Šutalo

Boško Šutalo (Croatian pronunciation: [bôʃko ʃǔːtalo];^[2] born 1 January 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Standard Liège.

Boško Šutalo

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Metković, Croatia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Standard Liège
Number	4
Youth career
2010–2015	Neretva
2015–2017	RNK Split
2017–2019	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Osijek II	10	(1)
2018–2020	Osijek	34	(0)
2020–2022	Atalanta	16	(1)
2021–2022	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	25	(0)
2022–2024	Dinamo Zagreb	27	(1)
2024–	Standard Liège	24	(1)
International career‡
2016	Croatia U16	3	(0)
2018	Croatia U18	3	(1)
2018–2019	Croatia U19	9	(3)
2019–2022	Croatia U21	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Osijek

In 2015, Šutalo joined RNK Split from his starting club NK Neretva and started playing for their under-15 team.

In 2017, Šutalo joined youth team of Osijek and after a year he debuted for the first team under Zoran Zekić. He made his Prva HNL debut on 20 October 2018 in a 4–1 victory over Rudeš.

On 25 July 2019, he made his European debut in the Europa League second qualifying round against CSKA Sofia.^[3]

Atalanta

On 30 January 2020, Šutalo joined Serie A side Atalanta for a €5 million fee.^[4] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Napoli on 2 July, coming on for Rafael Tolói in 89th minute.^[5] He earned his first start three days later in a 1–0 win over Cagliari, coming off for Tolói in 83rd minute.^[6]

On 14 January 2021, he scored his debut goal for the club, as Atalanta defeated Cagliari 3–1 in the Coppa Italia.^[7] In total, he played 14 matches in Serie A and 3 matches in the Coppa Italia.

Hellas Verona

On 25 August 2021, Šutalo joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan. He made his debut two days later against Inter Milan in a 3–1 defeat. In total, he played 25 matches in Serie A and one match in the Coppa Italia.

Dinamo Zagreb

Šutalo joined Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb on a permanent deal on 21 June 2022 for a term of five years.^[8]

Standard Liège

On 8 July 2024, Šutalo moved to Standard Liège in Belgium on a five-year deal.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osijek II	2018–19	Druga HNL	10	1	—		—		10	1
Osijek	2018–19	Prva HNL	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2019–20		16	0	3	0	2[b]	0	21	0
	Total		28	0	4	0	2	0	34	0
Atalanta	2019–20	Serie A	7	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2020–21		7	0	2	1	0	0	9	1
	Total		14	0	2	1	0	0	16	1
Hellas Verona (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	24	0	1	0	—		25	0
Dinamo Zagreb	2022–23	Prva HNL	4	1	0	0	4[c]	0	8	1
	2023–24		10	0	3	0	6[d]	0	19	0
	Total		14	1	3	0	10	0	27	1
Career total			90	2	10	1	12	0	112	3

1. Includes appearances in Croatian Cup and Coppa Italia.
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian Football League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Croatian Football Super Cup: 2023
• Croatian Cup: 2024