Ante Budimir (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎːnte bûdimiːr];[2][3] born 22 July 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Osasuna and the Croatia national team.
![]() Budimir with St Pauli in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ante Budimir[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2008 | NK Radnik | ||
2008 | LASK Linz | ||
2008–2009 | NK Sesvete | ||
2009–2011 | HNK Gorica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | NK Inter Zaprešić | 66 | (18) |
2013–2014 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 30 | (17) |
2014–2016 | FC St. Pauli | 19 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Crotone (loan) | 40 | (16) |
2016–2018 | Sampdoria | 11 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Crotone (loan) | 22 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Crotone | 17 | (3) |
2019 | → Mallorca (loan) | 18 | (5) |
2019–2021 | Mallorca | 36 | (13) |
2020–2021 | → Osasuna (loan) | 30 | (11) |
2021– | Osasuna | 28 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Croatia U15 | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Croatia | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:43, 25 September 2022 (CET) |
In August 2014, Budimir joined German club FC St. Pauli of the 2. Bundesliga on a four-year deal until 2018.[4] St. Pauli had to pay a transfer fee believed to be around €900,000.[5] In an interview on Budimir's signing, former Croatian international Jurica Vranješ described him as "tall, strong in the air, and reliable in combinations" and compared his style to Dimitar Berbatov.[6] Budimir had a tough time at St. Pauli, scoring one goal in 20 appearances in the St. Pauli shirt.
On 1 September 2015, Budimir was loaned out to Italian club Crotone for the remainder of the season.[7] He made his Crotone debut on 7 September 2015, in a 4–0 loss to Cagliari Calcio, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Pietro De Giorgio. In March 2016, Crotone exercised their €1 million buyout option on the player. Budimir ended the season as Crotone's top goalscorer with 16 goals in 40 Serie B appearances, as they were promoted as runners-up to Cagliari; this tally was fourth for goalscorers in the whole league season.[8]
In June 2016, ahead of Crotone's debut Serie A season, Sampdoria of the same league activated Budimir's release clause believed to be in the region of €1.8 million, and the player signed a deal ending in mid-2020.[9] A year later, he was sent back to Crotone on a one-year loan with obligation to buy.[10] The obligation was fulfilled by now relegated Crotone at the end of the season, and he remained in the club on a permanent contract.
On 15 January 2019, Budimir moved on loan to Spanish club Mallorca.[11] He scored his first goal for the Balearic club on 3 February as a Panenka penalty kick in a 2–0 home win over AD Alcorcón, later being sent off.[12] On 27 June, after achieving promotion to La Liga – he scored the opening goal as they overturned a 2–0 first-leg deficit to defeat Deportivo de La Coruña 3–2 on aggregate in the play-off final – he signed a permanent deal for a €2.2 million fee.[13]
During the 2019–20 season Budimir scored 13 goals,[14] which also placed him as the 8th best 2019–20 La Liga top scorer.[citation needed]
On 5 October 2020, Budimir was loaned to top tier side CA Osasuna for the 2020–21 season.[14]
On 7 June 2021, Osasuna announced the signing of Budimir on a permanent deal until June 2025.[15]
On 27 August 2020, during pre-season training, Budimir was called up by the Croatia national team coach Zlatko Dalić for September Nations League clashes against Portugal and France.[16][17] He made his national team debut on 7 October in a friendly 2–1 victory over Switzerland, providing Mario Pašalić with an assist for the winning goal.[18] He scored his debut goal on 11 November in a friendly 3–3 draw with Turkey. He notably handled the ball with his elbow during the build-up to the goal, which referee Slavko Vinčić failed to notice.[19][20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inter Zaprešić | 2010–11 | Prva HNL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
2011–12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
2012–13 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
Total | 66 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 18 | ||
Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2013–14 | Prva HNL | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
2014–15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
Total | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | ||
FC St. Pauli | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
FC St. Pauli II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Crotone (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 40 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | 41 | 17 | |
Sampdoria | 2016–17 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | |
Crotone (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 7 | |
Crotone | 2018–19 | Serie B | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |
Mallorca (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 20 | 6 |
Mallorca | 2019–20 | La Liga | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 36 | 13 | |
Osasuna (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 32 | 12 | |
Osasuna | 2021–22 | La Liga | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 25 | 8 | |
Career total | 308 | 96 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 325 | 103 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Croatia | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 November 2020 | Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
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CA Osasuna – current squad | |
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Croatia squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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