Ilija Sivonjić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈiliːa ˈsiːʋɔɲitɕ]; born 13 January 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer.
 Sivonjić with Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Zubovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Dežanovac | |||
| 2003–2005 | Kamen Ingrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Kamen Ingrad | 49 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Inter Zaprešić | 38 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Lokomotiva | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Rijeka | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 35 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Oberweikertshofen | 20 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | VSST Günzlhofen-Oberschweinbach | 26 | (13) |
| 2016–2018 | SC Fürstenfeldbruck | 37 | (26) |
| 2018–2019 | KAV Dendermonde | (6) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2006 | |||
Club career
editSivonjić started his senior career in top flight, debuting for Kamen Ingrad on 21 May 2005. He spent three seasons playing as midfielder and scored 9 goals in 49 appearances. Following Kamen's relegation at the end of the 2006–07 season, he was bought by Inter Zaprešić and made his first appearance for the club on 14 September 2007 against Međimurje, netting a brace in his debut.[1] He ended the 2007–08 season with 4 goals in 21 appearances. In the 2008–09 season Sivonjić was Inter's top goalscorer before he was transferred to Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on 18 December 2008. In his debut season for Dinamo Sivonjič made 14 league and 3 more in the Croatian Cup, scoring 4 goals. Sivonjić started 2009–10 season with a goal at Dinamo's opening league match against Istra 1961 and also came in as a late substitute in Champions League match against Pyunik. Between 2014 and 2018 Sivonjić played for a string of lower-tier German clubs[2] followed by a season at the Belgian 6th tier team KAV Dendermonde.[3]
National team
editSivonjić was capped four times in Croatia's under–19 team, all in 2006[4] in their under–19 European Championship qualifying campaign. He is also eligible to play for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Honours
editCareer statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Kamen Ingrad | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | Druga HNL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Inter Zaprešić | Prva HNL | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | ||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 105 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Sivonjić pravi pogodak" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ Ilija Sivonjić at fupa.net
- ^ KAV Dendermonde 2018-2019 at belgianfootballstats.be
- ^ "Mlada reprezentacija statistike" (in Croatian). HNS-CFF.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ Career statistics at Nogometni Magazin
- ^ Career statistics at Dinamo Zagreb's official website
External links
edit- Ilija Sivonjić at Soccerway.com
- Ilija Sivonjić at FBref.com
- Ilija Sivonjić at the Croatian Football Federation
