Ivan Lendrić

Ivan Lendrić
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 24
Youth career
Solin
2005–2010 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Hajduk Split 19 (4)
2010–2011 → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 28 (16)
2012–2013 Zulte Waregem 20 (2)
2013–2014 Lokomotiva 6 (2)
2014 Kapfenberger SV 15 (5)
2014 Südtirol 14 (4)
2015 Celje 16 (2)
2015 Milsami Orhei 0 (0)
2015 Kerkyra 2 (0)
2016–2017 Željezničar 44 (26)
2017–2018 Lens 9 (2)
2017 → Lens II 1 (2)
2018– Olimpija Ljubljana 0 (0)
National team
2007 Croatia U16 9 (3)
2007–2008 Croatia U17 10 (2)
2009–2010 Croatia U19 6 (0)
2011 Croatia U20 3 (1)
2010–2011 Croatia U21 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2018

Ivan Lendrić (born 8 August 1991) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Olimpija Ljubljana as a forward.

Club career

Born in Split, Lendrić rose through the ranks of the HNK Hajduk Split Academy. In the 2009–10, his last youth level season, Lendrić was top scorer of the Croatian academy league and was voted best youth player by the Croatian sports daily Sportske novosti.[1]

He turned professional in July 2010, but failed to break into the first team under coach Stanko Poklepović so he was loaned to HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While at Zrinjski Lendrić became top scorer in the 2010–11 Bosnian championship, with 16 goals.

In the summer of 2011 he returned from loan and joined the first team under coach Krasimir Balakov. In his first professional season with the Split giants, he managed just four goals in nineteen appearances, playing mostly as a substitute.

In June 2012, Lendrić signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Zulte Waregem.[2]

After a moderately successful season at Zulte Waregem, NK Lokomotiva decided to bring the player back to the Croatian First Division in a €500,000 deal. In January 2014 his contract with Lokomotiva was terminated after just six first team appearances and no goals.

In February, he signed for Austrian Football First League side Kapfenberger SV. There he scored five goals in fifteen appearances. On 30 August 2014, Lendrić signed for Lega Pro side F.C. Südtirol, an Italian Third Division side.

Since early 2015 Lendrić is a member of Slovenian club Celje of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

On 5 January 2016, Lendrić joined the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina side FK Željezničar Sarajevo. Željezničar finished the season 2016-17 as vice-champion and Lendrić was top goal scorer of the league with 18 goals.

Lendrić moved to French Ligue 2 club Lens for a €300,000 fee in July 2017, and signed a three-year contract.[3][4] After one season with Lens, his contract was terminated in June 2018.[5] Lendrić went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in July 2018 but was not offered a contract.[6]

International

Internationally Lendrić represented Croatia at all youth levels and was part of the squad called up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup by manager Ivica Grnja, where he scored a goal in Croatia's 2–5 defeat against Nigeria.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Velić, Mario (11 February 2011). "Lendrić: Igrat ću za BiH! Što još moram napraviti da me Ivo Šušak pozove?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Rupnik, Borna (7 June 2012). "Ivan Lendrić u Belgiji potpisao trogodišnji ugovor". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ivan Lendrić za 300.000 eura prešao iz Želje u francuski Lens". www.nap.ba (in Croatian). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lens officialise l'arrivée de deux joueurs". L'Equipe (in French). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Officiel : Ivan Lendric résilie son contrat avec le RC Lens". Made In Lens (in French). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Hardie, David (24 July 2018). "Hibs take Croatian striker Ivan Lendric on trial". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lendric relishing golden opportunity". FIFA.com. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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