Denis Zvonić (born 8 February 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar. He is also the captain of Velež.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Velež Mostar | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Velež Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Velež Mostar | 92 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Zvijezda Gradačac | 30 | (2) |
| 2016– | Velež Mostar | 188 | (24) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Velež Mostar edit
Zvonić started off his football career as a youngster at hometown club Velež Mostar's youth team. In July 2011, Zvonić signed with Velež's first team. Between 2011 and 2015, he was a standard player at the club, making 93 Bosnian Premier League appearances for Velež, scoring 5 goals during that period. In June 2015, Zvonić left Velež.
Zvijezda Gradačac edit
On 2 July 2015, Zvonić joined First League of FBiH club Zvijezda Gradačac.[1] During the 2015–16 season, he was a regular first choice player at Zvijezda and played all 30 league games for the club, scoring 2 goals in the process. On 12 June 2016, he left Zvijezda.[2]
Return to Velež edit
One year after leaving Velež, Zvonić returned to the club during the summer of 2016. During the club's winter preparations for the continuation of the 2018–19 First League of FBiH season in January 2019, he was named the new club captain after captain until that day, Elmir Kuduzović, gave him the captain armband.[3]
On 24 January 2019, Zvonić extended his contract with Velež, which is due to last until June 2022.[4] On 25 May 2019, he won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat Bosna Visoko 0–2 away and got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League.[5]
On 28 July 2019, in a 1–0 away Mostar derby league loss against Zrinjski Mostar, Zvonić scored an own goal in the 54th minute of the game and at the end brought the victory to Zrinjski.[6] On 19 October 2019, less than three months after scoring an own goal against Zrinjski, this time Zvonić scored a goal for Velež in the 86th minute against their fierce city rivals, bringing his team the first win in a Mostar derby match after more than 5 years.[7]
In a league game against Sarajevo on 23 August 2020, Zvonić injured himself after breaking his nose.[8]
International career edit
Zvonić was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team and made one appearance for the team in 2014.
Honours edit
Velež Mostar
References edit
- ^ Zvijezda dovela Lazarevića i Zvonića at sportsport.ba, 2 July 2015
- ^ Zvonić i Đorđević napustili Zvijezdu at sportsport.ba, 12 June 2016
- ^ FK Velež u zimskoj pauzi dobio novog kapitena at sportsport.ba, 18 January 2019
- ^ Denis Zvonić još tri i pol godine u Veležu at sportsport.ba, 24 January 2019
- ^ K.H. (25 May 2019). "Velež se nakon tri godine vratio u Premijer ligu BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "(FOTO) Denis Zvonić donio Zrinjskom prvu pobjedu u novoj sezoni Premijer lige" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "(FOTO) Zvonić riješio mostarski derbi i donio važna tri boda Veležu" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ E. Čaušević (23 August 2020). "Denis Zvonić zbog povrede nosa ostao u Sarajevu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
External links edit
- Denis Zvonić at Soccerway
- Denis Zvonić at FootballDatabase.eu