Robert Ljubičić (born 14 July 1999) is a Croatian footballer who plays for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.[2]
![]() Ljubičić with St. Pölten in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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) |
National team‡ | |||
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 |
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]
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]
His older brother Dejan is also a professional footballer.[7] They were born in Austria to Bosnian Croat parents from Busovača.[8][9]
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 |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb – current squad | |
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