Josip Juranović (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip jurǎːnoʋitɕ];[4][5] born 16 August 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Croatia national team.
 Juranović with Croatia in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Josip Juranović[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1995[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back / right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Dubrava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Croatia Sesvete | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Dubrava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Dubrava | 36 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Hajduk Split | 136 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Legia Warsaw | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Celtic | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Union Berlin | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Croatia | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:34, 24 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Zagreb, Croatia, Juranović went through the ranks of the third-tier Dubrava, apart from a two-month stint at the nearby NK Croatia Sesvete academy. Making his third-level senior debut in the 2012–13 season, he first drew attention to himself by winning the Croatian leg of the Nike Chance competition for amateur players in early 2014, earning the right to vie for a spot in the Nike Academy team.[6] Not making the five-person cut,[7] however, he returned to his club. His club performances remained strong, and, touted by some media as the best player of the autumn leg of the 2014–15 Treća HNL Zapad,[8][9] he drew the attention of HNK Hajduk Split.
After signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Hajduk Split in early 2015, he initially joined their third-tier B team, but was moved to the first team in April 2015 by the new manager Goran Vučević, and he made his Prva HNL debut in a 2–1 home loss against Rijeka.[10]
In June 2018, Juranović was selected in the Prva HNL team of the season for his performances during the 2017–18 season.[11]
Legia Warsaw
editOn 31 July 2020, he signed a three-year contract with the Polish club Legia Warszawa. He scored the first goal for Legia on October 21, 2020, in a 2–1 win against Śląsk Wrocław. He won the Ekstraklasa at the end of his only season at the club.
Celtic
editJuranović signed for Scottish Premiership side Celtic in August 2021 from Legia Warsaw on a five-year deal. The transfer fee was a reported £2.5 million. Despite playing the majority of his professional career as a right-back, Juranovic would start as a left-back during his introductory stage at Celtic, including his debut against rivals Rangers at Ibrox. He would assume the role of Celtic's penalty taker in his first season, notably scoring against Real Betis,[12] Bayer Leverkusen[13] and three other times in the league. In December, he was a member of Celtic's League Cup victory against Hibernian. His contributions to Celtic's title-winning defence would see him earn a spot in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year.[14]
On 6 September 2022, Juranović played his first UEFA Champions League group stage match in a 3–0 home defeat against Real Madrid at Celtic Park.[15]
While on international duty with the Croatia national team, Juranović was strongly linked to a move away from Celtic during the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea and being credited with interest ahead of the January transfer window.[16] Speculation heightened after Celtic signed Canadian international Alistair Johnston from Major League Soccer side CF Montréal, who was seen as Juranović's potential replacement at right-back.[17]
Union Berlin
editOn 22 January 2023, Juranović signed for Bundesliga side Union Berlin for £7.5 million plus additional add-ons.[18][19]
International career
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (April 2024) |
On 14 January 2017, Juranović debuted for the Croatian senior squad. in the third-place playoff of 2017 China Cup against China, Croatia lost 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw.[20][failed verification]
On 17 May 2021, Juranović was selected in Croatia's 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. He played two games for the team in the tournament, a 3–1 victory against Scotland in the group stage and a 5–3 loss against Spain in the Round of 16.
On 9 November 2022, Juranović was selected in Croatia's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They were eliminated in the semi-final against Argentina and played their last game on 17 December in a 2–1 victory against Morocco; finishing in third place.
Personal life
editJuranović is from the Dubrava area in the capital of Zagreb. He went to Mato Lovrak elementary school in Klaka, Dubrava. [21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 136 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 165 | 3 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 53 | 6 | |||
| Union Berlin | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 45 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 233 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 304 | 15 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 24 June 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | |
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
Celtic
Croatia
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2022[25]
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Prva HNL Team of the Season: 2017–18[11]
- PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2021–22[26]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Josip Juranović | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Josip Juranović at Soccerway
- ^ "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Jòsip
- ^ "Jȕraj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Juránović
- ^ 2014.03.05. - Josip Juranović Jopa - pobjednik projekta Nike Chance 2014. at Dubrava official site
- ^ Winners of Nike Chance Global Showcase Announced at St George's Park at Nike, Inc. official site
- ^ POJAČANJE IZ TREĆE LIGE Josip Juranović iz Dubrave potpisuje za Hajduk: 'To je prilika života' Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Jutarnji List
- ^ J. Juranović najbolji zagrebački amater: Još malo u Dubravi pa gore Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Sportnews.hr
- ^ Poljud: Hajduk-Rijeka 1:2 Hajduk Split official site
- ^ a b "Najbolji hrvatski igrač je Luka Modrić, a HNL-a Hilal Soudani!". 24Sata (in Croatian). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Martin Watt (16 September 2021). "Makeshift Celtic let a two-goal lead slip as they fell to defeat against Real Betis in a Europa League thriller". BBC Scotland.
- ^ Ron Walker (26 November 2021). "Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Celtic: Moussa Diaby scores late winner to knock visitors out of Europa League". Sky Sports.
- ^ @PFAScotland (26 April 2022). "Your Premiership @PFAScotland Team of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 May 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Celtic-Real Madrid | Line-ups | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Josip Juranovic: Chelsea, Barcelona interested in Celtic right-back". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Alistair Johnston on Josip Juranovic encounter following Celtic move". Glasgow Times. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Josip Juranovic Signs for Union". www.fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Josip Juranovic transfer: Union Berlin complete signing of Croatia international from Celtic". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "中国杯-95后救主 国足赢点球战5-4克罗地亚获第3". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 14 January 2017.
- ^ Josip Juranović: Hajduk je moja šansa života! at Slobodna Dalmacija
- ^ "Josip Juranović, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ @PFAScotland (26 April 2022). "Your Premiership @PFAScotland Team of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Twitter.