| Veldin Hodža | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Currentclub: | Rubin Kazan |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder/ Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rijeka |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Rijeka |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Orijent 1919 (loan) |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Rijeka |
| Caps4: | 70 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Rubin Kazan |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 30 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 October 2024 |
Veldin Hodža (born 15 October 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
On 7 October 2020, Hodža made his senior competitive debut against Dilj in Croatian Football Cup first round. He scored a goal in the 69th minute and Rijeka won 6-0.[1] On 26 November 2020, Hodža made his first appearance in a UEFA competition, coming in as a substitute in the 87th minute for Gnezda Čerin in their Europa League group stage match against Napoli.[2] He then joined Orijent on loan in the winter transfer window.[3] He was taken off loan to Orijent and moved back to Rijeka, where his contract was formally terminated, and he joined the newly promoted club Hrvatski Dragovoljac to help with their relegation battle.[4] [5]
On 20 June 2022, Hodža rejoined his former club Rijeka, signing a contract until summer 2024.[6]
On 12 September 2024, Hodža signed a four-year contract with Rubin Kazan in Russia.[7]
Hodža represents Croatia at youth international level and has made several appearances for various youth teams.[8] He was called by Croatia U21's coach Igor Bišćan for their 2023 European Under-21 qualifiers against Norway on 3 June 2022 and Estonia on 8 June 2022.[9]
Born in Rijeka, Hodža is of Gorani origin from Restelicë.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rijeka | 2019–20 | Croatian Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Croatian Football League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Orijent 1919 (loan) | 2020–21 | Croatian Second Football League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Croatian Second Football League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 2021–22 | Croatian Football League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Rijeka | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Croatian Football League | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 70 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 92 | 9 | |||
| Rubin Kazan | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 155 | 13 | |||