Zlatan Ljubijankić (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈzlatan ljubiˈjaŋkitʃ];[tonemes?] Bosnian: [zlǎtan ʎubǐjaŋkitɕ]; born 15 December 1983) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.
 Ljubijankić with Slovenia in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Slovan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Domžale | 155 | (40) |
| 2008–2012 | Gent | 125 | (27) |
| 2012–2014 | Omiya Ardija | 71 | (17) |
| 2015–2018 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 81 | (15) |
| 2019 | Slovan | 3 | (2) |
| Total | 435 | (101) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Slovenia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Slovenia U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2006 | Slovenia B | 2 | (1) |
| 2006–2015 | Slovenia | 48 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Slovan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editLjubijankić was a member of the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2015.[2] He scored one of the three Slovenian goals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final tournament, against the United States on the second matchday, in an eventual 2–2 draw.[3] Ljubijankić earned a total of 48 caps for the national team, scoring 6 goals.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Domžale | 2002–03 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2003–04 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
| 2006–07 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 30 | 14 | |||
| 2007–08 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | ||
| Total | 155 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 52 | |
| Gent | 2007–08 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2009–10 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 49 | 7 | |||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |||
| Total | 125 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 31 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2014 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Total | 71 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 21 | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2015 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 10 |
| 2016 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 129 | 24 | |
| Career total | 432 | 99 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 538 | 128 | |
- ^ Includes Belgian First Division A playoff rounds, Slovenian Supercup, Japanese Super Cup, J. League Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, and FIFA Club World Cup
International
edit- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ljubijankić goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 February 2006 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaka, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
| 2 | 11 October 2008 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  Northern Ireland |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2010 World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 August 2009 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  San Marino |
5–0 |
5–0 |
2010 World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 5 September 2009 | Wembley, London, England |  England |
1–2 |
1–2 |
Friendly |
| 5 | 18 June 2010 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  United States |
2–0 |
2–2 |
2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 6 | 11 August 2010 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Australia |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
Honours
editDomžale
Gent
Urawa Red Diamonds
- J1 League First Stage: 2015
- J.League Cup: 2016
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2017
- AFC Champions League: 2017
- Emperor's Cup: 2018
Individual
- J. League Division 1 Player of the Month: 2013 (April)[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ Plestenjak, Rok (14 April 2016). "Trije prijatelji, ki so Katancu rekli ne" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Foto/Video: Ob polčasu evforija, na koncu zadovoljstvo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. ? out of 289)
- ^ "Ljubijankič, Zlatan". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Z. Ljubijankič". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ J. League (16 May 2013). 「コカ・コーラ Ｊリーグ 月間ＭＶＰ」３月・４月の受賞選手決定！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zlatan Ljubijankić.
- Zlatan Ljubijankić at Soccerway
- Zlatan Ljubijankić at NZS (in Slovene)
- Zlatan Ljubijankić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zlatan Ljubijankić at ESPN FC
- Zlatan Ljubijankić at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
