Domagoj Vida

Domagoj Vida is a Croatian centre-back born in Osijek on 29 April 1989. He developed at NK Osijek, making his senior debut during the 2006–07 season, and later moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 2010. After a brief spell in Germany, Vida returned to Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb in 2011, where he established himself as a versatile defender. In January 2013, he joined Dynamo Kyiv, evolving from a player who could also operate at right-back into a commanding central defender. Vida moved to Beşiktaş in 2018 and subsequently continued his club career with AEK Athens. For Croatia, he played a prominent defensive role at the 2018 World Cup, scoring with a header against Russia in the quarter-final and converting in the shootout before Croatia reached the final. He announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2024, ending a national-team career credited with 105 caps.