Ivan Smolčić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 August 2000 | ||
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 | 51 | (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 5 May 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[edit]
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.
International career[edit]
In November 2022, Smolčić was capped twice for the Croatian under-21 team.[3]
Personal life[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "Hrvoje Smolčić". HNK Rijeka. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b Ivan Smolčić at Soccerway
- ^ Ivan Smolčić at the Croatian Football Federation
External links[edit]
- Ivan Smolčić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Ivan Smolčić at Soccerway.com
- Ivan Smolčić at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Sportspeople from Gospić
- Men's association football central defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- HNK Rijeka players
- HNK Orijent players
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
- Croatian Football League players
- Croatian twins
- Identical twins