Ivan Šunjić

Ivan Šunjić
Personal information
Full name Ivan Šunjić
Date of birth (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996
Place of birth Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 34
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Dinamo Zagreb 1 (0)
2015–2016 Dinamo Zagreb II 12 (0)
2016–2018 Lokomotiva 51 (4)
2018– Dinamo Zagreb 6 (0)
2018 → Lokomotiva (loan) 11 (3)
National team‡
2012–2013 Croatia U17 21 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U19 8 (3)
2014– Croatia U21 9 (0)
2017– Croatia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Ivan Šunjić (born 9 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career

Born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šunjić made his professional debut with Dinamo Zagreb in the 2013–14 season. After appearing only for the reserves, he joined Lokomotiva on 10 February 2016.[1] On 13 May 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the dying minutes of a 2–0 league victory over Inter Zaprešić.[2]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Šunjić was made the club captain.[3] On 15 September, he scored the winning goal in the final minutes of a 1–0 league victory against Cibalia.[4]

On 12 February 2018, Šunjić rejoined Dinamo Zagreb and signed a contract till 15 June 2023. However, at the same time, he was loaned to Lokomotiva for the rest of the season.[5]

International career

Šunjić was included in the under-17 national squad for the 2013 under-17 World Cup.[6]

In May 2017, Šunjić was called to the senior international team for a friendly match against Mexico.[7] On 28 May, he made his international debut playing the whole ninety minutes of a 2–1 victory against Mexico.[8]

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

Winner

Runners-up

References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Šunjić raskinuo ugovor s Dinamom i odmah potpisao za Lokomotivu" [Ivan Šunjić terminated the deal with Dinamo and immediately signed for Lokomotiva] (in Croatian). Nogomet Plus. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "PRVA HNL Lokomotiva – Inter 2-0" (in Croatian). Nacional. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nakon Šunjićeva izbora Soudanijeva prednost još se povećala" [After Šunjić's election, Soudani's favor has increased] (in Croatian). T Portal. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vinkovčani imali bod u džepu, a onda se pojavio Šunjić i sve pokvario" [Vinkovci had a point in their pocket, and then Sunjic appeared and everything broke down] (in Croatian). Glas Slavonije. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ivan Šunjić potpisao za Dinamo, ostaje u Lokomotivi do kraja sezone" [Ivan Sunjic signed for Dinamo, staying in Lokomotiva until the end of the season] (in Bosnian). Nogomet Plus. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Izbornik Ivan Gudelj odabrao je 21 kandidata za odlazak na Svjetsko prvenstvo U-17 reprezentacija koje se održava u Ujedinjenim Arapskim Emiratima" [President Ivan Gudelj has selected 21 candidates for the U-17 World Cup qualifiers to be held in the United Arab Emirates.] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vatreni poletjeli za LA, Ivan Santini na Meksiko i Island!" [Firefighter flew to LA, Ivan Santini to Mexico and Iceland!] (in Bosnian). Narodni List. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hrvatska s 'D momčadi' i igračem manje senzacionalno pobijedila Meksiko" [Večernji list AUTHORS Ivan Halar Hina Croatia with a 'D team' and a player less sensationally beat Mexico] (in Croatian). Vecernji. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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