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Ivan Šunjić (born 9 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, on loan from EFL Championship club Birmingham City. He previously played for Lokomotiva and Dinamo Zagreb. Internationally, he was a regular in Croatia's youth teams from under-16 through to under-21 level, and was capped once for the senior team in 2017.

Ivan Šunjić

Šunjić with Birmingham City in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Šunjić[1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hertha BSC (on loan from Birmingham City)
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Dinamo Zagreb	1	(0)
2015–2016	Dinamo Zagreb II	12	(0)
2016–2018	Lokomotiva	51	(4)
2018–2019	Dinamo Zagreb	24	(0)
2018	→ Lokomotiva (loan)	11	(3)
2019–	Birmingham City	124	(6)
2022–	→ Hertha BSC (loan)	13	(0)
National team
2012	Croatia U16	6	(0)
2012–2013	Croatia U17	21	(0)
2013–2014	Croatia U18	4	(0)
2014–2015	Croatia U19	8	(3)
2014–2019	Croatia U21	18	(1)
2017	Croatia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šunjić made his professional debut with Dinamo Zagreb in the 2013–14 season.

Lokomotiva Zagreb

After appearing only for the reserves, he joined Lokomotiva on 10 February 2016.[3] On 13 May 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the dying minutes of a 2–0 league victory over Inter Zaprešić.[4] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Šunjić was made the club captain.[5] On 15 September, he scored the winning goal in the final minutes of a 1–0 league victory against Cibalia.[6]

On 12 February 2018, Šunjić rejoined Dinamo Zagreb and signed a contract until 15 June 2023. However, at the same time, he was loaned to Lokomotiva for the rest of the season.[7]

Dinamo Zagreb

He returned to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2018–19 season and featured 41 times in all competitions. He made 8 appearances in the Europa League, scoring in a 4–1 win over Fenerbahçe on 20 September 2018[2][8] and starting in Dinamo Zagreb's impressive 1–0 first leg win against Benfica in the round of 16 of the Europa League on 7 March.[9] He was suspended for the second leg, in which Dinamo Zagreb were eliminated.[10] Šunjić made 30 league appearances as Dinamo Zagreb finished as champions, and scored a 90th-minute goal in the Croatian Cup semifinal against Osijek that secured a 2–0 win.[11] He started in the final, which Dinamo Zagreb lost 3–1 to Rijeka.[12]

Birmingham City

On 26 July 2019, Šunjić signed a five-year contract with Birmingham City of the English Championship. The officially undisclosed fee was reported as €7 million.[13][14] He made his debut as a second-half substitute in Birmingham's opening fixture of the season, a 1–0 win away against Brentford on 3 August 2019.[15] His "rasping rising 20-yard shot which flew into the net" to tie the scores away to Derby County won him the Championship Goal of the Month award for October,[16] but Birmingham lost the match.[17] Three months into the season, the Birmingham Mail rated his performance at 9/10, describing him as "imposing and dynamic" and suggesting that "the destructive side of his game [had] gone up a level",[18] Interviewed during the first COVID-19 lockdown, Šunjić felt satisfied by his season thus far, despite dips in form which he felt inevitable in a "fast, physical league" with many games, but admitted there were areas in which he could improve.[19] He fiished the season with 44 appearances (40 starts).[17]

Hertha Berlin loan

Šunjić joined Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin on loan for the 2022–23 season.[20]

International career

Šunjić was included in Croatia's squad for the 2013 Under-17 World Cup, and played all three group matches.[21]

Šunjić was called up to the senior national team for a friendly match against Mexico in the United States on 28 May. He played the whole of the match, in which an inexperienced Croatia team comprising largely debutants and reduced to ten men secured a 2–1 victory against a relatively strong Mexican side.[22][23]

He captained Croatia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championships and played all three of their matches.[13][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Zagreb	2013–14[12]	Prva HNL	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2014–15[12]	Prva HNL	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2015–16[12]	Prva HNL	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
Dinamo Zagreb II	2015–16[12]	Druga HNL	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Lokomotiva	2015–16[12]	Prva HNL	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2016–17[12]	Prva HNL	23	1	1	0	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	0	30	1
	2017–18[12]	Prva HNL	29	6	3	0	—		—		32	6
	Total		62	7	4	0	—		6	0	72	7
Dinamo Zagreb	2018–19[12]	Prva HNL	24	0	4	1	—		13[lower-alpha 4]	1	41	2
	2019–20[12]	Prva HNL	0	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 5]	0	1	0
	Total		24	0	4	1	—		14	1	42	2
Birmingham City	2019–20[17]	Championship	40	3	4	0	0	0	—		44	3
	2020–21[24]	Championship	43	0	1	0	1	0	—		45	0
	2021–22[25]	Championship	41	3	1	0	2	0	—		44	3
	Total		124	6	6	0	3	0	—		133	6
Hertha BSC (loan)	2022–23[12]	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
Career total			236	13	16	1	3	0	20	1	275	15

International

As of match played 11 June 2019[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Croatia	2017	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Prva HNL: 2013–14, 2018–19

References

На других языках

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[de] Ivan Šunjić

Ivan Šunjić (* 9. Oktober 1996 in Zenica, Bosnien und Herzegowina) ist ein kroatischer Fußballspieler, der auf der Position des Mittelfelds eingesetzt wird. Er steht seit Juli 2022 als Leihspieler von Birmingham City bei Hertha BSC unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Ivan Šunjić

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[es] Ivan Šunjić

Ivan Šunjić (Zenica, Bosnia, 9 de octubre de 1996) es un futbolista bosnio nacionalizado croata. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo es el Hertha Berlín de la 1. Bundesliga.

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[fr] Ivan Šunjić

Ivan Šunjić, né le 9 octobre 1996 à Zenica en Bosnie-Herzégovine, est un footballeur croate qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain dans le club du Hertha BSC, en prêt de Birmingham City.

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[it] Ivan Šunjić

Ivan Šunjić (Zenica, 9 ottobre 1996) è un calciatore croato, centrocampista dell'Hertha Berlino in prestito dal Birmingham City.

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[ru] Шунич, Иван

И́ван Шу́нич (хорв. Ivan Šunjić; родился 9 октября 1996 года, Зеница, Босния и Герцеговина) — хорватский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Герта».

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