Ivan Pešić (born 6 April 1992) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a left winger for Caspiy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Šibenik, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Caspiy | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Oluja Čista Velika | ||
| 2004–2006 | Vodice | ||
| 2006–2011 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Hajduk Split | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Austria Klagenfurt | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Šibenik | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Zadar | 32 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | RNK Split | 62 | (5) |
| 2017 | Hajduk Split | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Dinamo București | 26 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Shakhter Karagandy (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2020 | Kaisar | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Vorskla Poltava | 23 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Voluntari (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2022 | Dinamo Minsk | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Caspiy | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Croatia U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | Croatia U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2021 | |||
Pešić started his youth career in NK Oluja, the club from his native village of Čista Velika.[1] At the age of 12, he moved to the seaside NK Vodice for two seasons before moving on to the HNK Hajduk Split youth setup.[2] A youth U-19 international,[3] he remained at the club in his first senior year, but featured only in friendlies and a single Croatian Football Cup match, against Jadran Gunja.[4] Released at the end of the season, he moved to Austria Klagenfurt, but after a single youth team and state cup match, he returned to Croatia, this time to HNK Šibenik in the Druga HNL.
Pešić's fledgling career was brought to a temporary halt by a traffic accident.[5] After only 9 matches in the year and a half at Šibenik, Pešić had moved on to the Prva HNL team NK Zadar in early 2014.[6] However, due to inflammation of his pubic bone, Pešić played in only 2 matches until the end of the season.
However, Pešić became a first-team regular the following (2014/15) season, under coach Miroslav Blažević.[7] He would go on to amass four goals and eight assists[8] from his preferred left wing position.[9] This resulted in his transfer to RNK Split, having earned the reputation as one of the quickest players in the league.[10]
After his club's relegation in the summer of 2017, Pešić rejoined HNK Hajduk Split.[11]
In 2018, he joined Romanian club Dinamo București.[12] He was loaned out at Shakhter Karagandy in 2019 and released by Dinamo in January 2020, after his return from Shakhter.[13]
On 15 February 2020, Pešić signed for FC Kaisar.[14]