Luka Kulenović (pronounced [lûːka kulêːnoʋitɕ]; born 29 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo. Born in Canada, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Luka Kulenović
Kulenović playing for Heracles Almelo in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Heracles Almelo
Number 19
Youth career
Borac Banja Luka
2016–2017 Krupa
2017–2018 Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Željezničar Banja Luka 28 (13)
2019–2020 Osijek II 6 (0)
2020 Kustošija 2 (0)
2020–2022 Rudar Prijedor 48 (5)
2022–2023 Sloga Doboj 17 (6)
2023–2024 Slovan Liberec 29 (7)
2024– Heracles Almelo 53 (14)
International career
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Kulenović started his professional career at Željezničar Banja Luka, before joining Osijek II in 2019. In 2020, he switched to Kustošija. Later that year, he signed with Rudar Prijedor. Two years later, he joined Sloga Doboj. Kulenović was transferred to Slovan Liberec in 2023. The following year, he moved to Heracles Almelo.

Kulenović made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024.

Club career

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Early career

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Kulenović started playing football at Borac Banja Luka and played in the youth setups of Krupa and Trenčín, before signing with Željezničar Banja Luka in August 2018.[2] He made his professional debut against Tekstilac on 25 August at the age of 18 and managed to score a goal.[3] Kulenović scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over Podrinje Janja on 18 May 2019.[4]

In August, he joined Croatian team Osijek II. In February 2020, he switched to Kustošija.[5]

In June, he went to Rudar Prijedor.[6]

In June 2022, he moved to Sloga Doboj.[7]

In July 2023, Kulenović signed for Czech side Slovan Liberec.[8]

In July 2024, he was transferred to Dutch outfit Heracles Almelo.[9]

International career

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In November 2024, Kulenović, an ethnic Croat,[10] received his first senior call up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A games against Germany and the Netherlands.[11] He debuted against the former on 16 November.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 May 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Željezničar Banja Luka 2018–19 First League of the RS 28132813
Osijek II 2019–20 Croatian First League 6060
Kustošija 2019–20 Croatian First League 2020
Rudar Prijedor 2020–21 First League of the RS 23420254
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 25110261
Total 48530515
Sloga Doboj 2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 17600176
Slovan Liberec 2023–24 Czech First League 297201[b]0327
Heracles Almelo 2024–25 Eredivisie 249312710
2025–26 Eredivisie 29531326
Total 5314625916
Career total 183451121019547

International

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As of match played 10 June 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202420
202510
Total30

Honours

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References

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  1. "Luka Kulenovic". heracles.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. "Kulenović je novi Zmaj: Rođen u Torontu, briljirao u Premijer ligi, nedavno tresao i mrežu Ajaxa". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. "Sloga tri od tri, Borcu bod u Janji, pobjeda Slavije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "Prva liga RS: Tinejdžeri očitali lekciju starijim kolegama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. "Naš novi napadač Luka Kulenović je imao trnovit put: Jedva sam spajao kraj s krajem". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. "Rudar Prijedor angažovao još jedno pojačanje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. "Kulenović potpisao za Borac, banjalučani ga odmah proslijedili na posudbu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. "Zablistao u Premijer ligi, sada potpisao za klub u Češkoj". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. "Luka Kulenović pronašao novi klub: Jedva čekam da pokažem svoje kvalitete". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. Tolić, Josip (2 April 2026). "Ovo su Hrvati u reprezentaciji BiH: Bivši igrači 'vatrenih', pa i Dinama i Hajduka putuju na SP" [These are the Croats in the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team: Former players of the Blazers, Dinamo and Hajduk travel to the World Cup]. 24 sata (in Croatian). Zagreb. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  11. "Barbarez objavio spisak za Njemačku i Nizozemsku, pozvani Baždar i Kulenović". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. "Bosna i Hercegovina u Njemačkoj primila sedam golova". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 16 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Luka Kulenović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  14. "Luka Kulenović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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