Ivan Smolčić

Croatian footballer (born 2000)

Ivan Smolčić
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Gospić, Croatia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Rijeka
Number 28
Youth career
2008–2014 Gospić 91
2014–2019 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Rijeka 49 (0)
2019–21 → Orijent (loan) 45 (5)
2021–22 → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2022 Croatia U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2022

Ivan Smolčić (born 17 August 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rijeka.[2]

Club career

After playing for the youth teams of Croatian club Rijeka, Smolčić made his professional debut for the club's first team on 13 April 2019, when he entered as a substitute in a 7–0 victory against Inter Zaprešić.[2] The following three seasons he was loaned to Orijent and Hrvatski Dragovoljac.

International career

In November 2022, Smolčić was capped twice for the Croatian under-21 team.[3]

Personal life

Ivan's twin brother Hrvoje is also a professional footballer, currently playing with Eintracht Frankfurt. The twins moved to HNK Rijeka Academy together in 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Hrvoje Smolčić". HNK Rijeka. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ivan Smolčić at Soccerway
  3. ^ Ivan Smolčić at the Croatian Football Federation

External links

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HNK Rijeka – current squad