Dion Drena Beljo (born 1 March 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Croatian HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team.
Club career Born in a hospital in Črnomerec, a district of Zagreb, Beljo moved to Vinkovci at a young age, where he 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, Beljo scored ten goals and nine assists, whilst his team finished in first place and secured promotion to the Prva NL. In 2019, he moved to first division club NK Osijek and signed a professional contract with the club one year later. In July 2021, moved to Istra 1961 on loan 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.
Playing abroad 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, Beljo scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against SV Werder Bremen.
On 9 July 2024, Beljo moved to Rapid Wien in Austria on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
Return to Croatia On 16 July 2025, Beljo returned to Croatia and signed a multi-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb. He scored 31 league goals in his debut season, as his club secured their 26th Croatian league title.
International career In June 2023, Beljo was called up to the senior Croatia squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals. The same year on 12 October, he debuted in a 0–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying home loss against Turkey.
Personal life Beljo is named Dion after Dionysus, the Greek God of wine, while Drena was his grandfather's nickname.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOsijek II2019–202. HNL144———1442020–212. HNL245———245Total389———389Osijek2019–201. HNL600000—602020–211. HNL911000—1012022–231. HNL1682110—199Total3193110—3510Istra 1961 (loan)2021–221. HNL341535——3720FC Augsburg2022–23Bundesliga183———1832023–24Bundesliga26210——272Total44510——455Rapid Wien (loan)2024–25Austrian Bundesliga291033165104918Dinamo Zagreb2025–261. HNL36314285—48382026–271. HNL690062—1211Total424042147—6049Career total218861411311210264109
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia202320202611Total31
Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Beljo goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Dion Drena BeljoNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 29 September 2026 Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Seville, Spain 3 1–1 1–4 2026–27 UEFA Nations League A
Honours Dinamo Zagreb HNL: 2025–26 Croatian Cup: 2025–26 Individual HNL Top Goalscorer: 2025–26 HNL Player of the Season: 2025–26
References
External links
Dion Drena Beljo at the Croatian Football Federation Semafor site