| Luka Kulenović | |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.90 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Heracles Almelo |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Borac Banja Luka |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Krupa |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Trenčín |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Željezničar Banja Luka |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Osijek II |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Kustošija |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Rudar Prijedor |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Sloga Meridian |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Slovan Liberec |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Heracles Almelo |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
Luka Kulenović (pronounced as /sr/; 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.
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 Meridian. 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.
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 Meridian.[7]
In July 2023, Kulenović signed for Czech side Slovan Liberec.[8]
In July 2024, he was transferred to Dutch outfit Heracles Almelo.[9]
In November 2024, Kulenović received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League games against Germany and the Netherlands.[10] He debuted against the former on 16 November.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Željezničar Banja Luka | 2018–19 | First League of the RS | 28 | 13 | – | – | – | 28 | 13 | ||||
| Osijek II | 2019–20 | Croatian First League | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Kustošija | 2019–20 | Croatian First League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rudar Prijedor | 2020–21 | First League of the RS | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bosnian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 5 | |||||
| Sloga Meridian | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | |||
| Slovan Liberec | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 140 | 36 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 146 | 36 | ||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
Rudar Prijedor[12]