Josip Elez

Josip Elez (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip ělez];[1][2] born 25 April 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hannover 96.

Josip Elez
Personal information
Full name Josip Elez
Date of birth (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hannover 96
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2009 Solin
2009–2012 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
2013–2017 Lazio 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Grosseto (loan) 15 (1)
2015 → Honvéd (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2016 → AGF (loan) 25 (2)
2016–2017 → Rijeka (loan) 34 (2)
2017–2018 Rijeka 13 (0)
2018 → Hannover 96 (loan) 11 (0)
2018– Hannover 96 10 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Croatia U16 4 (1)
2010–2011 Croatia U17 8 (1)
2011–2012 Croatia U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 Croatia U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:56, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016

Career

Elez started his career at NK Solin, his hometown club. At the age of 14 he moved to HNK Hajduk Split, where he spent five years as a youngster and also collected three first team caps in the Croatian First Football League.

In July 2013, age 19, Elez was transferred to S.S. Lazio for a fee €400,000.[3] Elez spent the 2014–15 season on loan at Grosseto and Honvéd in Hungary, where he was a regular starter. He spent the following season on loan at Aarhus Gymnastikforening in Denmark, where he made 29 appearances and scored two goals.[4] AGF were interested in keeping him at the club but were unable to agree a permanent move.[5] In June 2016, Elez was sent to HNK Rijeka in Croatia on a season-long loan, with a buying option for €450,000.[4] It was revealed in early May 2017 that HNK Rijeka exercised the buying option.[6]

On 1 July 2017, Elez signed a three-year contract with HNK Rijeka, effectively tying him with the club until June 2020.

In January 2018, Elez was transferred to Hannover 96 on loan for the rest of the season. Hannover 96 was also given a buying option part of a transfer that would involve €3 million transfer fee.[7]

Career statistics
As of 11 July 2019[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2011–12 1. HNL 10000010
2012–13 20000020
Total 30000030
Lazio 2013–14 Serie A 00000000
Grosseto (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 151——151
Honvéd (loan) 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 13010—140
AGF (loan) 2015–16 Superligaen 25240—292
Rijeka (loan) 2016–17 1. HNL 342402[lower-alpha 1]0402
Rijeka 2017–18 1302011[lower-alpha 2]2262
Total 47260132664
Hannover 96 2017–18 Bundesliga 11000—110
2018–19 10010—110
Total 2101000220
Career total 12451201321497
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Six appearances in the Champions League, five appearances and two goals in the Europa League

Honours

HNK Rijeka

References
  1. "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Jòsip
  2. "Èlez". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Èlez
  3. Vecernji list
  4. Germanijak.hr
  5. Graahede, Kim Robin (20 June 2016). "AGFs sportschef: »Ny midtstopper ind hurtigst muligt«". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. Radio Rijeka
  7. "96 macht Elez-Verpflichtung perfekt". kicker Online (in German). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. Josip Elez at Soccerway
  9. Josip Elez at WorldFootball.net
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