Robert Ljubičić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Favoritner | ||
2006–2009 | Rapid Wien | ||
2009–2014 | Wiener Sportklub | ||
2014–2018 | AKA St. Pölten | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | St. Pölten II | 11 | (1) |
2018–2021 | St. Pölten | 92 | (7) |
2021–2022 | Rapid Wien | 27 | (3) |
2022– | Dinamo Zagreb | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2020 |
Robert Ljubičić (born 14 July 1999) is a Croatian footballer who plays for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.[2]
Club career
After three full seasons at St. Pölten in the Austrian Bundesliga, it was announced on 8 March 2021 that Ljubičić would join Rapid Wien in the summer of 2021 on a three-year deal.[3] His brother, Dejan, was captain of the club at the time, but his departure to Köln in Germany was announced in April.[4] He made his debut at Rapid in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Sparta Prague on 20 July, in his brother's position of central midfield.
On 13 June 2022, HNL club Dinamo Zagreb announced the signing of Ljubičić.[2] On 11 October 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg.[5]
International career
Ljubičić is of Bosnian Croat descent, so he was eligible to represent Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. He was capped for the Croatia U20 team in 2019, but decided to switch allegiances to Austria U21 team in 2020. He has not made a senior international debut for either country as of August 2021.
In November 2022 he decided to start representing Croatia instead of Austria [6]
Personal life
His older brother Dejan is also a professional footballer.[7] They were born in Austria to Bosnian Croat parents from Busovača.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 16 June 2022
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Pölten | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
2019–20 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
Total | 92 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 99 | 8 | ||||
Rapid Wien | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |
Career total | 119 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Robert Ljubičić". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Robert Ljubičić novi igrač Dinama!". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Robert Ljubicic confirms his future contract with Rapid". SK Rapid. 8 March 2021.
- ^ Huber, Alexander (26 April 2021). "Dejan Ljubicic wechselt von Rapid zu Köln - und in die 2. Liga?". Kurier.
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Salzburg". UEFA. 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Hrvatska ima novog igrača".
- ^ "Robert Ljubičić confirms his future contract with Rapid". SK Rapid.
- ^ alexander.huber. "Ljubicic: "Richtig böse war ich schon lange nicht"".
- ^ Olivari, Davorin (2022-06-15). "Velike ambicije novog Dinamovog pojačanja: 'Bilo bi mi drago da dobijem poziv za hrvatsku reprezentaciju'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
External links
- Robert Ljubicic at Soccerway.com
- Robert Ljubicic at WorldFootball.net
- Robert Ljubicic at FBref.com
- Robert Ljubicic at the Croatian Football Federation
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vienna
- Citizens of Croatia through descent
- Austrian people of Croatian descent
- Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Association football midfielders
- Austrian footballers
- Austria under-21 international footballers
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia youth international footballers
- SKN St. Pölten players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Croatian Football League players
- Austrian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia