Daniel Pavlović (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎniel pâːʋloʋitɕ]; born 22 April 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Swiss club Chiasso. He is currently the head goalkeeping coach of Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy.[2]

Daniel Pavlović
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pavlović
Date of birth (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rorschach, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Basel U21
Youth career
FC Rorschach
St. Gallen
2004–2006 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 SC Freiburg II 10 (1)
2007–2010 FC Schaffhausen 44 (6)
2009–20101. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 14 (0)
2010–2016 Grasshopper 120 (4)
2015–2016Frosinone (loan) 22 (0)
2016–2018 Sampdoria 10 (0)
2017–2018Crotone (loan) 10 (0)
2019 Perugia 0 (0)
2019–2020 Lugano 4 (0)
2021– Chiasso 26 (2)
2022–2023Basel U21 (loan) 3 (1)
International career
2005–2007 Switzerland U19 16 (1)
2007 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
2007–2010 Switzerland U21 16 (1)
2017– Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Grasshoppers Academy (goalkeeping)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Pavlović started playing professionally for SC Freiburg II and spent his early career playing in lower league teams, like FC Schaffhausen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, up until 2010, when he signed for Grasshopper.[3] Pavlović made a name for himself playing for most successful Swiss club, staying there for five seasons, being the team captain in the last one.[4]

He was signed on one-year loan deal by newly promoted Serie A club Frosinone in the summer of 2015.[5]

In July 2016, Pavlović signed a two-year deal with Sampdoria.[6]

On 31 August 2017, Pavlović joined Crotone on a loan deal.[7] After the loan deal in June 2018 ended, he went back to Sampdoria but the next day left the club after his contract had expired.

On 21 March 2019, Pavlović signed with Serie B club Perugia until 30 June 2019, with an option for an extension for another two seasons.[8]

On 18 July 2022, Pavlović was loaned by Basel for their Under-21 squad that plays in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.[9]

International career

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Pavlović represented Switzerland, country of his birth, on various youth levels. However, he decided to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level,[10] and got FIFA approval in December 2016.[11]

On 25 March 2017, Pavlović made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a convincing 5–0 win over Gibraltar.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 April 2018.[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg II 2006–07 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 10 1 10 1
FC Schaffhausen 2007–08 Swiss Challenge League 24 1 1 0 25 1
2008–09 Swiss Challenge League 20 5 1 0 21 5
Total 44 6 2 0 46 6
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 14 0 3 0 17 0
Grasshopper 2010–11 Swiss Super League 27 2 4 1 0 0 31 3
2011–12 Swiss Super League 14 1 2 1 16 2
2012–13 Swiss Super League 23 0 4 0 27 0
2013–14 Swiss Super League 31 1 4 0 4 0 39 1
2014–15 Swiss Super League 25 0 4 0 2 0 31 0
Total 120 4 18 2 6 0 144 6
Frosinone (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 22 0 0 0 22 0
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 9 0 1 0 10 0
2017–18 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 1 0 11 0
Crotone 2017–18 Serie A 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 230 11 24 2 6 0 260 13

International

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As of match played 28 March 2017.[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017 2 0
2018 0 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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1. FC Kaiserslautern[13]

Grasshopper[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Pavlovic". fccrotone.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Saisonauftakt für den Nachwuchs des GC Zürich". www.gcz.ch. Grasshopper Club Zürich. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Pavlovic wechselt nach Genua". gcz.ch (in German). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Pavlovic alla Sampdoria". chalcio.com (in Italian). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Daniel Pavlovic al Frosinone!". frosinonecalcio.com (in Italian). 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Zvanično: Potencijalni bh reprezentativac našao novi klub". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Il Crotone prende Pavlovic, benvenuto Daniel!". fccrotone.it (in Italian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Perugia, c'è la firma di Pavlovic" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "DANIEL PAVLOVIC LEIHWEISE IN DIE U21" (in German). FC Basel. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Daniel Pavlović odgovorio Meši: Imam pasoš, želim igrati za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  11. ^ "ZVANIČNO: Daniel Pavlović stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Reprezentacija BiH demolirala Gibraltar sa 5:0!". novi.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  13. ^ a b c Daniel Pavlović at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Daniel Pavlović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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