Ivan Smolčić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Gospić, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | Gospić 91 | ||
2014–2019 | Rijeka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Rijeka | 56 | (0) |
2019–21 | → Orijent (loan) | 45 | (5) |
2021–22 | → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2022 |
Ivan Smolčić (born 17 August 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rijeka.[2]
Club career
After playing for the youth teams of Croatian club Rijeka, Smolčić made his professional debut for the club's first team on 13 April 2019, when he entered as a substitute in a 7–0 victory against Inter Zaprešić.[2] The following three seasons he was loaned to Orijent and Hrvatski Dragovoljac. In the summer of 2022, he returned to Rijeka, where he soon established himself as a starter.[3]
International career
In November 2022, Smolčić was capped twice for the Croatian under-21 team.[4]
Personal life
Ivan's twin brother Hrvoje is also a professional footballer, currently playing with Eintracht Frankfurt. The twins moved to HNK Rijeka Academy together in 2014.[5][6]
References
External links
- Ivan Smolčić at Soccerway.com
- Ivan Smolčić at WorldFootball.net
- Ivan Smolčić at the Croatian Football Federation
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- 2 Kitin
- 3 Goda
- 4 Janković
- 5 Galešić
- 6 Radeljić
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- 10 Fruk
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- 14 Gojak
- 18 Selahi
- 20 Dogan
- 21 Ilinković
- 24 Burčul
- 27 Butić
- 28 Smolčić (c)
- 29 Babić
- 30 Bogojević
- 31 Nwolokor
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- 34 Devetak
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- 77 Perica
- 87 Pašalić
- Manager: Đalović