{"id":61493,"date":"2026-05-30T18:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=61493"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:03:19","slug":"hilal-soudani-returns-to-croatian-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=61493","title":{"rendered":"Algerian International Hilal Soudani Returns to Croatian Football Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian football international Hilal Soudani has officially signed with Croatian club HNK Gorica, marking his return to the Croatian league where he previously enjoyed significant success. The club announced the signing through its official channels, welcoming the veteran forward and referring to him as &#39;Mr. Derby,&#39; a testament to his esteemed status among Croatian football fans, particularly following his standout performances for Dinamo Zagreb.<\/p>\n<h2>Hilal Soudani returns to Croatian league<\/h2>\n<p>Soudani&#39;s career in Croatia has been marked by notable achievements, with his time at Dinamo Zagreb cementing his reputation as a key player. His return to the league is anticipated to bring experience and renewed excitement to HNK Gorica. This move underscores the strong connection between Algerian talent and European football leagues, highlighting opportunities for Algerian athletes on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related topics:<\/strong> Hilal Soudani, Algerian footballer, Croatian league, HNK Gorica, Dinamo Zagreb, Football transfer<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian football star Hilal Soudani returns to the Croatian league, signing with HNK Gorica after a celebrated career, boosting his profile and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}