Leon Jakirović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Požega, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan U23 | ||
| Number | 86 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Inter Milan U23 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Croatia U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15 (UTC) 3 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Leon Jakirović (born 16 January 2008) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group A club Inter Milan U23.[2]
Club career
A youth product of GNK Dinamo Zagreb, he started training with the first-team squad at the age of 16 years-old.[3] He made his senior league debut in a 3–2 win over Slaven Belupo on 18 May 2024.[4][5] He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 29 January 2025 in a 2–1 win against AC Milan.[6]
On 26 January 2026, Jakirović joined Serie A side Inter Milan on a permanent basis and was assigned to the club's reserve team.[7]
International career
Jakirović represented Croatia at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the Round of 32.[8]
Personal life
He is the son of the Bosnian footballer and manager Sergej Jakirović.[9] His grandfather, Enver, was also a professional footballer.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | HNL | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | HNL | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Inter Milan U23 | 2026–27 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C
References
- ↑ Leon Jakirović at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Leon Jakirović". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jakirovićev sin mogao bi debitirati za Dinamo. Poguranac? Ma kakvi, mali je jedan od najtalentiranijih~access-date=30 January 2025". Vecernji.hr. 16 May 2024.
- ↑ "Slaven Belupo – Dinamo 2:3 - The Blues achieved their 11th consecutive championship victory in the 35th round of the HNL with a turnaround". zgportal.com. May 18, 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dinamo dobio sve: Preokret i pobjeda u zadnjim minutama plus promocija talenata". gol. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dynamo Zagreb vs. Milan 2-1". Soccerway. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Leon Jakirović joins Inter U23" (Press release). Inter Milan. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Croatia U17 v Uzbekistan U17". FIFA. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Jakirović is putting his 16-year-old son in the Dinamo first team?". net.hr. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jakirović: Trener porijeklom iz mostarske ulice Braće Balaća". Bljesak.info. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- 2008 births
- Sportspeople from Požega, Croatia
- Footballers from Požega-Slavonia County
- Living people
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Men's association football defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Inter Milan Under-23 players
- Croatian Football League players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy