Robert Ljubičić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | SKN St. Pölten II | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | St. Pölten | 92 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Rapid Wien | 27 | (3) |
| 2022– | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2020 | |||
Robert Ljubičić (born 14 July 1999) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.[1]
Club career
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.[2] His brother, Dejan, was captain of the club at the time, but his departure to Köln in Germany was announced in April.[3] 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, Croatian First Football League club GNK Dinamo Zagreb announced the signing of Ljubičić.[1]
International career
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.
Personal life
His older brother Dejan is also a professional footballer.[4] They were born in Austria to Bosnian Croat parents from Busovača.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of 16 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Robert Ljubičić novi igrač Dinama!". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Robert Ljubicic confirms his future contract with Rapid". SK Rapid. 8 March 2021.
- ^ Huber, Alexander (26 April 2021). "Dejan Ljubicic wechselt von Rapid zu Köln - und in die 2. Liga?". Kurier.
- ^ "Robert Ljubičić confirms his future contract with Rapid". SK Rapid.
- ^ alexander.huber. "Ljubicic: "Richtig böse war ich schon lange nicht"".
- ^ Olivari, Davorin (2022-06-15). "Velike ambicije novog Dinamovog pojačanja: 'Bilo bi mi drago da dobijem poziv za hrvatsku reprezentaciju'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Austrian footballers
- Austria under-21 international footballers
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia youth international footballers
- Austrian people of Croatian descent
- Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Croatian First Football League players
- SKN St. Pölten players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Association football midfielders
- Austrian expatriate footballers
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia