Ivan Vargić

Ivan Vargić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-03-15) 15 March 1987
Place of birth	Đakovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rijeka (on loan from Lazio)
Number	25
Youth career
	Đakovo
2005–2006	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Osijek	36	(0)
2006–2007	→ Vukovar '91 (loan)	30	(0)
2008	→ Honka (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2016	Rijeka	95	(0)
2016–	Lazio	0	(0)
2016	→ Rijeka (loan)	15	(0)
International career‡
2006	Croatia U19	2	(0)
2007	Croatia U20	2	(0)
2007	Croatia U21	6	(0)
2014–	Croatia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2016

Ivan Vargić (born 15 March 1987) is a Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for HNK Rijeka in the Prva HNL.

Club career

Osijek

Following two loans to HNK Vukovar '91 in Croatia's 2. HNL and FC Honka in Finland's Veikkausliiga, Vargić made his debut with NK Osijek in 1. HNL in April 2009. He earned 36 league caps before he left the club in 2013.

Rijeka

On 5 February 2013, HNK Rijeka announced that they have signed Vargić on a 4+1⁄2-year contract. During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, Vargić broke two Rijeka records: the longest streak without conceding a goal and goalkeeper who kept most clean sheets in one season. From 2 August 2015 to 4 October 2015, he did not concede a goal for 783 consecutive minutes, which is the second longest streak in the history of 1. HNL. During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, he conceded only 13 goals in 32 appearances, keeping 21 clean sheets. With 23 appearances, Vargić is also the club's most capped goalkeeper in Europe.

Lazio

On 1 February 2016, both Croatian and Italian press reported that SS Lazio have signed Vargić for a fee of €2.7 million. Lazio immediately sent Vargić on loan to Rijeka until 30 June 2016.

International career

Vargić was a member of Croatia under-21 national team. On 12 November 2014, he made his senior national team début in a friendly game against Argentina, entering as a substitute for Lovre Kalinić.

Career statistics

Season	Club	League	League			Cup & Supercup			Europe			Total
			Apps	GC	CS	Apps	GC	CS	Apps	GC	CS	Apps	GC	CS
2006–07	Vukovar '91	2. HNL	30	42	10	3	3	1	–			33	45	11
2007–08	Osijek	1. HNL	–			–			–			0	0	0
2008	Honka	Veikkausliiga	–			–			–			0	0	0
2008–09	Osijek	1. HNL	7	10	1	–			–			7	10	1
2009–10			–			2	1	1	–			2	1	1
2010–11			–			–			–			0	0	0
2011–12			11	17	0	4	5	2	–			15	22	2
2012–13			18	17	8	4	6	1	4	7	1	26	30	10
	Rijeka		1	1	0	–			–			1	1	0
2013–14			34	34	12	7	3	4	11	12	3	52	49	19
2014–15			28	24	12	4	4	1	11	10	4	43	38	17
2015–16			32	13	21	3	4	1	1	3	0	36	20	22
Osijek total			36	44	9	10	12	4	4	7	1	50	63	14
Rijeka total			95	72	45	14	11	6	23	25	7	132	108	58
Career total			161	158	64	27	26	11	27	32	8	215	216	83
Key: Apps = matches played; GC = goals conceded; CS = clean sheets. Last Update: 1 May 2016.

External links

• Ivan Vargić at Soccerway
• Ivan Vargić at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
• Player profile at Croatian Football Federation Template:Hr icon
• Player profile at HNK Rijeka Template:Hr icon