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Ranko Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Веселиновић; born 24 March 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Born in Novi Sad, Veselinović came through the Vojvodina youth academy, as a captain of the generation. In summer 2016, Veselinović signed a three-year scholarship contract. He joined the first team during the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga campaign at the age of 17 but missed to make any official appearance until the end of season. At the beginning of new season, Veselinović converted his squad number taking 33 jersey and continued playing with youth team respective. He made his senior debut as a centre-back in 3–1 victory over Napredak Kruševac on 16 September 2017. On 27 October 2017, Ranko signed his first professional contract, penning a deal that would keep him in Vojvodina until June 2021.
On 9 February 2020, it was announced that Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer had acquired Veselinović on a season-long loan, with an option to purchase, which they exercised on 18 October 2020.
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