Ivan Dolček (born 24 April 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Slaven Belupo on loan from Slovak First Football League club Dunajská Streda.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Koprivnica, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006-2009 | Drava Podravske Sesvete | ||
| 2009-2011 | Graničar Đurđevac | ||
| 2011-2015 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2015 | → Šibenik (loan) | ||
| 2015-2019 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Slaven Belupo | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Hajduk Split | 56 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Hajduk Split II | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Famalicão (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Šibenik (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2024– | Dunajská Streda | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Slaven Belupo (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Croatia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Croatia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2023 | |||
Club career
editDolček started playing football at the local club in Podravske Sesvete, where he comes from.[2] At the age of 9[3] he moved on to Graničar Đurđevac where he was noticed by GNK Dinamo Zagreb scouts, and he moved to their academy at the age of 11.[4] He went on to stay for four years at the club, spending his last 6 months at the club on loan at HNK Šibenik. At the age of 15, he moved to Slaven Belupo's academy, where he would play for the U-17 and U-19 teams.
On 1 July 2019, Dolček moved from Slaven Belupo to Hajduk Split, signing a four-year contract with the club from Split.[5]
On 9 July 2019, Dolček scored on his debut appearance for Hajduk Split. He came off the bench in a 2–0 win over Gżira United F.C. in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League and scored in the 95th minute.[6] Dolček got his first Prva HNL goal in his second league game for Hajduk, scoring the opener in a 3–0 win over NK Varaždin at Stadion Varteks.[7]
In January 2024, Dolček joined Slovak First Football League club Dunajská Streda on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 11 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Hajduk Split | 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 67 | 2 | |||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Šibenik (loan) | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 9 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ivan Dolček novi je igrač Hajduka!".
- ^ 'Hrvatskog Riberyja' žele talijanski velikani i naša dva najveća kluba: 'San mi je zaigrati za Barcelonu, ali ne žuri mi se iz HNL-a' at 100posto
- ^ IVAN DOLČEK Tata ga je tri godine svaki dan vozio na Dinamove treninge udaljene 250 kilometara, a talentiranog Slavenaša sada žele mnogi: Sve što napravim to je za mog oca i djeda at epodravina
- ^ 'Hrvatskog Riberyja' žele talijanski velikani i naša dva najveća kluba: 'San mi je zaigrati za Barcelonu, ali ne žuri mi se iz HNL-a' at 100posto
- ^ "Ivan Dolček a new Hajduk player!". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Europa League Qualifiers: Hajduk Tops Gzira United in Malta (0:2)". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Hajduk u drugom poluvremenu slomio otpor Varaždina (VIDEO)". nogometplus.net. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "PRVÁ ZIMNÁ POSILA: IVAN DOLČEK" [FIRST WINTER REINFORCEMENT: IVAN DOLČEK]. www.dac1904.sk (in Slovak). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.