Luka Lukanić
Luka Lukanić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Challenger Pro League club Jong Genk. He previously played for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar and Dinamo Zagreb.
Club career
Born in Zagreb, Lukanić joined the Dinamo Zagreb Academy in 2011 from NK Bistra, growing through all the youth ranks of the team, along the likes of Moreno Živković.He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2022, as he became a regular with the under-19 team that played the 2022–23 Youth League.
Having already been included in the first team training sessions during the 2022–23 season, Luka Lukanić made his professional debut for Dinamo Zagreb on the 2 August 2023, coming on as a substitute during the Champions League qualifying 2–0 win against FC Astana.
Winning the 2022-23 Croatian League title with Dinamo, Lukanić was sent on loan to Bosnian club Zrinjski Mostar, where he was in the squad that won the 2024 Bosnian Cup, but he did not play in eithe rleg of the final against FK_Borac Banja Luka. In the aftermath of this success, Lukanić was sold to Belgian Pro League club Racing Genk in the aftermath of the arrival of new German coach Torsten Fink.
International career
Lukanić is a youth international for Croatia, first receiving a call with the under-18 in August 2023.Honours
Dinamo ZagrebZrinjski Mostar