Dino Peric, born 12 July 1994 (age 31), is a Croatian central defender best known for his time with Dinamo Zagreb. At a commanding 6ft 6in (1.98m), he has the build of a centre-half who is hard to miss, though his career has been more about steady development than easy spectacle.
His early years were shaped by loan spells away from Dinamo, the sort of route that tends to test a young defender properly before the bigger stage arrives. Those moves gave him senior football and helped turn him from a prospect into a first-team option, without any great need for theatre around it.
Peric’s most productive league season came in 2022-2023 with Dinamo Zagreb, when he scored three goals in 23 appearances. For a central defender, that was useful enough without being dressed up as something it was not. His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Peric’s career has been built around Dinamo Zagreb, with early loans forming part of his development and his later football played chiefly as an established Croatian centre-back.
📈 Key stats and insights
