Slaven Belupo Sign Albanian Defender With HNL Experience
Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Slaven Belupo have introduced Albanian defender Jon Mersinaj as a new signing for the rest of the season.
- Mersinaj returns to Croatiaโs SuperSport HNL after spells with Lokomotiva and Osijek.
- He will reunite with coach Silvijo ฤabraja, whom he worked with for years at Lokomotiva.
Slaven Belupo have added a familiar HNL face to their squad, bringing Albanian defender Jon Mersinaj to Koprivnica for the remainder of the season.
Mersinaj has already played in Croatian football with Lokomotiva and Osijek. His move allows him to continue his career in the SuperSport HNL while giving Slaven Belupo coach Silvijo ฤabraja a player whose qualities and abilities he knows well.
The two worked together for years at Lokomotiva. Mersinaj will now resume that partnership at his new club in Koprivnica.
Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.