With Croatia recently qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil, earning there place in the playoffs after defeating Iceland. Many are starting to build on there excitement of what young player will be a stand out figure, that being the case if selected for Croatia teenage sensation Alen Halilovic will most definitely be a name on every bodies lips. Halilovic is still only 17 years old but has such a major vibe about his play when he is in possession of the ball, Alen currently plays for Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb where he is the youngest ever player to scoring for the club and also in the Croatian League, furthermore he is the youngest play who has made an appearance for his nation.
Halilovic stand at 5ft 7in which makes him the same size as Lionel Messi, which is quite adequate seeing as he has been dubbed as the ‘Croatian Messi’. Halilovic has an amazing ability to drop his shoulder and accelerate past players with ease, being that he has a low centre of gravity considering his height he can keep the ball very close to his feet and is hard to push off of the ball or even tackle. Halilovic has played 35 times for Zagreb scoring 2 in those occassions, he has also represented his country at U14, 15, 16, 17 level.
With interest growing in Halilovic coming from a host of Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Spurs, with other european clubs such a Barcelona and Real Madrid also battling for the signature of Halilovic, one can only consider that this young man has a very bright future.
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