Šime Gržan (born 6 April 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Šibenik.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zadar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Šibenik | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | Zadar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Zadar | 49 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Lokomotiva | 28 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Istra 1961 | 46 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Zrinjski Mostar | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | GOŠK Gabela | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Istra 1961 | 66 | (9) |
| 2021–2024 | Osijek | 68 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Šibenik | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Croatia U19 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2016 | |||
Club career
editGržan went through all the ranks of his hometown club NK Zadar's academy, debuting for the first team shortly after his 17th birthday, on 14 May 2011, coming in the 82nd minute of the home 0-0 draw against GNK Dinamo Zagreb for Luka Begonja.[1] He continued featuring for the first team until the end of 2013. He scored his only goal for Zadar in March 2013, the game winner against NK Lokomotiva, to Begonja's assist.[2]
In the 2013–14 winter transfer period Gržan and teammate Begonja moved together to Lokomotiva.[3] Two years later, Gržan moved on to NK Istra 1961.[4]
After almost of two years playing at Istra, Gržan left the club and signed for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club HŠK Zrinjski Mostar on 29 December 2017.[5] He won the league title with Zrinjski in the 2017–18 season. He left Zrinjski on 1 February 2019.[6]
The same day that Gržan left Zrinjski, he signed for NK GOŠK Gabela.[7] He made his first appearance for GOŠK on 23 February 2019, in a 1–0 away loss against FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[8] He scored his first goal for GOŠK on 24 April 2019, in a 1–2 home loss against FK Radnik Bijeljina.[9] In May 2019, after the end of the season and after the relegation of GOŠK to the First League of FBiH, Gržan decided to leave the club.[10]
On 25 January 2022, Gržan joined Zalaegerszeg in Hungary on loan until the end of the season.[11]
International career
editGržan represented Croatia on various youth levels.
He was part of the Croatia U18 and Croatia U19 teams, featuring in 9 and 6 games respectively for them.
Gržan was also a part of the Croatia U21 team,[12] but didn't feature in any game for them.
Honours
editPlayer
editClub
editZrinjski Mostar
References
edit- ^ Zadar - Dinamo 0:0 at hrnogomet.com
- ^ Gržan okrunio bolji prvi dio Zadra, Lokomotiva poražena na Stanovima at ZNet
- ^ Luka Begonja i Šime Gržan prelaze iz Zadra u Lokomotivu at Slobodna Dalmacija web page
- ^ Šime Gržan odlazi u Istru 1961 at NK Lokomotiva official site
- ^ A. Lendo (29 December 2017). "Zvanično: Šime Gržan novi fudbaler Zrinjskog" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ A. Lendo (1 February 2019). "Razišli se HŠK Zrinjski i Šime Gržan". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ A. Pašić (1 February 2019). "GOŠK se pojačao iz Zrinjskog". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ M. Šljivak (23 February 2019). "Filip Arežina majstorijom donio pobjedu FK Mladost!". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ E. Čaušević (24 April 2019). "Zvijezda 09 pregazila Čelik, GOŠK pakuje kofere za niži rang" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Premijer liga završena, krenulo rasipanje tima" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Villámléptű szélsővel erősítünk" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszeg. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Gračan okuplja U-21 reprezentaciju: "Želimo se što bolje upoznati prije kvalifikacija koje počinju u rujnu" at crosport
External links
edit- Šime Gržan at Soccerway
- Šime Gržan at the Croatian Football Federation