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Dion Drena Beljo (born 1 March 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Austrian club Rapid Wien on loan from the German side Augsburg,
Club career
Born in Zagreb, Beljo started his career with Cibalia, playing for the club's youth teams. In the 2018−19 season, he started playing for the Cibalia first team in the Druga NL, the third tier of the Croatian football league system. In his debut season, he amassed ten goals and nine assists, while his team finished in first place and secured promotion to the Prva NL. In 2019 he moved to first division club NK Osijek, and in June 2020, he signed a professional contract with the club. In July 2021, he was loaned out to Istra 1961 for the 2021–22 season. Beljo was a starter for Istra, appearing in 34 league matches, in which he scored 15 goals. After the end of his loan spell, he returned to Osijek, where he scored eight goals in 15 appearances during the first half of the 2022–23 season.
Augsburg
On 13 January 2023, Beljo joined FC Augsburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract for €3 million fee. He made his Bundesliga debut on 22 January in a 3–4 loss against Borussia Dortmund. On 4 March 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over SV Werder Bremen.
On 9 July 2024, Beljo moved to Rapid Wien in Austria on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
International career
In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Croatia squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.
Personal life
Beljo is named Dion after Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, while Drena was his grandfather's nickname.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osijek II | 2019–20 | 2. HNL | 14 | 4 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 24 | 5 | – | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Osijek | 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 1. HNL | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | – | 37 | 20 | |
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 18 | 3 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 45 | 5 | |||
| Rapid Wien (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
| Career total | 156 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 176 | 54 | ||
Honours
Croatia
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Croatian Cup Top goalscorer: 2021–22