Marin Aničić

Marin Aničić (Bosnian pronunciation: [mǎriːn ǎnitʃitɕ]; born 17 August 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Konyaspor and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Marin Aničić
Personal information
Full name Marin Aničić
Date of birth (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989
Place of birth Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Konyaspor
Number 14
Youth career
Zrinjski Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Zrinjski Mostar 141 (6)
2014–2019 Astana 148 (5)
2019– Konyaspor 23 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 6 (0)
2016– Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2016

Aničić started his professional career at Zrinjski Mostar, before joining Astana in 2014. Five years later, he moved to Konyaspor.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aničić made his senior international debut in 2016.

Club career

Early career

Aničić came through youth academy of his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar.[1] He made his professional debut against Slavija on 28 November 2007 at the age of 18.[2] On 2 April 2008, he scored his first professional goal against Orašje.[3]

Astana

In February 2014, Aničić was transferred to Kazakh side Astana for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his competitive debut for the team against Zhetysu on 15 March.[5] Aničić won his first trophy with Astana on 9 November 2014, when they were crowned league champions for the first time in their history.[6]

Aničić made his UEFA Champions League debut against Benfica on 15 September 2015.[7] He scored his first goal in competition against the same opponent on 25 November, which was his first goal for the club.[8]

On 20 March 2016, he scored his first league goal in a triumph over Ordabasy.[9]

In August 2016, he extended his contract until June 2019.[10]

On 2 October 2016, Aničić played his 100th game for Astana.[11]

Konyaspor

On 2 August 2019, Aničić joined Turkish outfit Konyaspor on a two-year deal.[12] He made his official debut for the club in a goalless draw against Ankaragücü on 18 August.[13]

International career

Aničić was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team for several years.[14]

In August 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Belgium and Andorra,[15] but had to wait until 25 March 2016 to make his debut, in a friendly game against Luxembourg.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 June 2020[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zrinjski Mostar 2007–08 Bosnian Premier League 4110––51
2008–09 Bosnian Premier League 2307040–340
2009–10 Bosnian Premier League 2416020–321
2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 2705020–340
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 24330––273
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 23171––302
2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 1602040–220
Total 1416311120–1847
Astana 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 2702040–330
2015 Kazakhstan Premier League 290301111[lower-alpha 1]0442
2016 Kazakhstan Premier League 273201031[lower-alpha 2]0407
2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 240001211[lower-alpha 3]0371
2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 270001211[lower-alpha 4]0401
2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 14200301[lower-alpha 5]0182
Total 1485705265021211
Konyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 23000––230
Total 312113816465041918
  1. Appearance in 2015 Kazakhstan Super Cup
  2. Appearance in 2016 Kazakhstan Super Cup
  3. Appearance in 2017 Kazakhstan Super Cup
  4. Appearance in 2018 Kazakhstan Super Cup
  5. Appearance in 2019 Kazakhstan Super Cup

International
As of match played 25 March 2016[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201610
Total10

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar[17]

Astana[17]

References
  1. "Toni Šunjić i Marin Aničić, ponos Zrinjskog i Mostara". hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Zrinjski se plasirao u četvrtfinale Kupa BiH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 November 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
  3. "Domaćini ponovo uspješni". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
  4. "Marin Aničić novi igrač kazahstanske Astane". radiosarajevo (in Bosnian). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. "Aničić debitovao za Astanu na otvaranju prvenstva". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. "Marin Aničić sa Astanom osvojio prvu titulu prvaka Kazahstana u klupskoj historiji". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. "Sigurne pobjede Benfice i Atlética". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  8. "Astana ispustila dva gola prednosti, Aničić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. "Aničić strijelac u pobjedi Astane". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. "Marin Aničić: Naš kvalitet će doći do izražaja". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  11. "Astana došla do uvjerljive pobjede, Aničić upisao jubilej". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. "Marin Aničić iz Astane prešao u Konyaspor". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. "Konyaspor domaćim remijem otvorio sezonu, nastupila tri bh. fudbalera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  14. "Marin Aničić: Potrudiću se da pokažem svoju vrijednost". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  15. "Baždarević objavio spisak reprezentativaca za utakmice protiv Belgije i Andore". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  16. "Zmajevi slomili otpor Luksemburga u drugom poluvremenu i slavili sa 3:0". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  17. "M. Aničić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  18. "Marin Aničić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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