Ivica Ivušić (born 1 February 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Croatia national team.[3]
 Ivušić in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ivica Ivušić[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1995[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Pafos FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2009 | Rijeka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Seregno (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Prato (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Istra 1961 | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Osijek | 114 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Pafos | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Croatia U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Croatia U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Croatia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Rijeka, Ivušić started his youth career with local club Rijeka. He spent eight years with the academy before signing for Internazionale academy in 2009.[4] In July 2014, he was loaned off to Lega Pro club Prato.[5] On 30 August 2014, he made his debut against San Marino Calcio.[6] He later joined Prva HNL side Istra 1961 on 17 August 2015. On 18 January 2018, Greek club Olympiacos announced the signing of Ivušić for an undisclosed fee.[7]
On 12 June 2018, Ivušić returned to Croatia and joined NK Osijek on a four-year contract.[8]
He now plays for Pafos.
International career
editOn 17 May 2021, Ivušić was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020,[9] but did not make the final 26.[10] He made his debut for the Croatia national team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away victory.[11]
On 9 November 2022, Ivušić was named in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[12] where he remained an unused substitute as Croatia finished third.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 August 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Prato | 2014–15[15] | Serie C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2015–16[15] | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[15] | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[15] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2017–18[15] | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Osijek | 2018–19[15] | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[15] | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[15] | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[15] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[15] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 128 | 0 | |||
| Pafos | 2022–23[15] | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[15] | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 23 March 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
editPafos
Croatia
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2022[18]
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
- FIFA World Series ACUD Cup: 2024[19]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Ivica Ivušić | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "DEAL με Ivica Ivušić! | Kerkida.net". 26 January 2023.
- ^ "2013/14 – I talenti della Primavera nerazzurra: Ivica Ivušić". Spaziointer. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Ivusic joins Prato". Sempreinter. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "San Marino vs Prato". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Ίβουσιτς ο Ολυμπιακός!". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "PRISTUPIO IVICA IVUŠIĆ [ACCESSED BY IVICA IVUŠIĆ]" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Euro 2020: Poznato svih 26 imena, izbornik objasnio iznenađenje". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ HINA (1 June 2021). "Sada je konačno: Dalić potvrdio popis od 26 igrača za Euro 2020". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Slovakia v Croatia game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Kataru". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Pet igrača Hrvatske nije dobilo ni minutu na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Index.hr (in Croatian). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Ivica Ivušić at Sofascore. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "I. Ivusic". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Ivica Ivušić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Izmjene u lokacijama odigravanja utakmica na ACUD Cupu" [Changes in the locations of the ACUD Cup matches] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Instagram".
External links
edit- Ivica Ivušić at Soccerway
- Ivica Ivušić at the Croatian Football Federation
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