Ivica Ivušić

Croatian footballer

Ivica Ivušić
Ivušić in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ivica Ivušić[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
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 18 (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
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Ivica Ivušić (born 1 February 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pafos FC[3] and the Croatia national football team.

Club career

Born 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

On 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

Club

As of match played 17 September 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
Career total 185 0 12 0 9 0 0 0 204 0

International

As of match played 23 March 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2024 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Croatia

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ UEFA.com. "Ivica Ivušić | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ "DEAL με Ivica Ivušić! | Kerkida.net".
  4. ^ "2013/14 – I talenti della Primavera nerazzurra: Ivica Ivušić". Spaziointer. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Ivusic joins Prato". Sempreinter. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "San Marino vs Prato". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Ίβουσιτς ο Ολυμπιακός!". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ^ "PRISTUPIO IVICA IVUŠIĆ [ACCESSED BY IVICA IVUŠIĆ]" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Euro 2020: Poznato svih 26 imena, izbornik objasnio iznenađenje". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ HINA (1 June 2021). "Sada je konačno: Dalić potvrdio popis od 26 igrača za Euro 2020". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Slovakia v Croatia game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Kataru". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Pet igrača Hrvatske nije dobilo ni minutu na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Index.hr (in Croatian). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. ^ Ivica Ivušić at Sofascore. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "I. Ivusic". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Ivica Ivušić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  17. ^ Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

External links

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Pafos FC – current squad
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Croatia squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup third place
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