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Luka Ivanušec

Luka Ivanušec (Croatian pronunciation: [lûːka iʋanǔʃets];[3][4] born 26 November 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Croatia national team.

Luka Ivanušec
Ivanušec with Feyenoord in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Varaždin, Croatia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2009 Novi Marof
2010–2015 Varaždin
2015–2016 Lokomotiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Lokomotiva 78 (9)
2019–2023 Dinamo Zagreb 117 (27)
2023– Feyenoord 31 (4)
International career‡
2015 Croatia U17 5 (1)
2015 Croatia U18 6 (1)
2016–2017 Croatia U19 13 (2)
2017–2021 Croatia U21 28 (10)
2017– Croatia 22 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:12, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024

Club career

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Lokomotiva Zagreb

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Born in Varaždin, Ivanušec made his professional debut for Lokomotiva in the Prva HNL on 20 December 2015 against Slaven Belupo. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Josip Ćorić as Lokomotiva won 3–0.[5] He didn't make another appearance for the club until the next season in which he made his European club debut on 30 June 2016 against Andorran side Santa Coloma. He started the match and played 60 minutes as Lokomotiva won 3–1.[6] He then scored his first goal for the club on 3 December 2016 against Cibalia. His 73rd-minute goal was the third as Lokomotiva went on to win 4–1 over the last place side.[7]

Dinamo Zagreb

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Ivanušec playing for Dinamo in 2021

On 19 August 2019, Ivanušec signed for Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, despite interest from Celtic and Olympiacos.[8] He made his debut for Dinamo on 31 August, in a 1–0 derby loss to Hajduk Split at Stadion Poljud.[9] He scored his first goal for Dinamo on 6 November, in a 3–3 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.[10] After Zoran Mamić was appointed as a manager of the club, Ivanušec became a more significant part of the team.[11] In Mamić's system, Ivanušec simultaneously played as a right winger and an attacking midfielder, switching between the two positions with Lovro Majer during matches.[12] On 26 November 2020, his 22nd birthday, he scored the third goal in the 3–0 victory over Wolfsberg in the Europa League.[13] On 13 December, in a 2–2 derby draw with Rijeka, he scored one of the fastest goals in the history of the Prva HNL, scoring after only 21 seconds.[14] On 11 March 2021, in a 2–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur away, Ivanušec was praised for his performance despite the loss, in contrast to the rest of the team.[15][16][17] A week later, he provided an assist to an extra-time winner by Mislav Oršić, which completed a 3–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur and secured qualification to the Europa League quarter-finals.[18]

On 25 July 2023, Ivanušec scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Astana in the first leg of the Champions League second qualifying round.[19]

Feyenoord

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On 25 August 2023, Dutch side Feyenoord announced that it had signed Ivanušec on a 5-year contract.[20] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 September, scoring the opening goal in a 6–1 home win against SC Heerenveen.[21]

International career

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Youth

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On 7 June 2019, Ivanušec was selected in Nenad Gračan's 23-man squad for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019.[22] He made two appearances at the tournament, in the 1–0 defeat to France and the 3–3 draw with England, as Croatia finished last in their group. In the latter match, he provided Josip Brekalo with an assist for Croatia's third goal.[23] On 9 March 2021, he was once again selected for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021, being named in Igor Bišćan's 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament.[24] He stuck out as one of the best players in the team, as Croatia progressed to the quarter-finals.[25][26] In the final group game, the 2–1 loss to England on 31 March, Ivanušec made his 27th appearance for the team, becoming its most capped player in history.[27] On 17 May, he was named in Bišćan's 23-man squad for the knockout stage of the tournament.[28] On 7 June, he was listed in the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021 Squad of the Tournament.[29]

Senior

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Ivanušec debuted for the Croatian senior squad on 11 January 2017 against Chile in the 2017 China Cup, coming on as a substitute for Franko Andrijašević at the 90th minute as Croatia lost the match on penalties 4–1.[30] He scored his first senior national team goal in the next match against China and found the net in the 36th minute to give Croatia the lead, but China equalized and finished the match in a 1–1 draw;[31] China eventually won on penalties 4–3.[31] The goal made him the youngest goalscorer in the history of Croatia national team, surpassing Ivan Rakitić.[32]

Ivanusec was included in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 in 2021.[33] He was also named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 31 October,[34] but did not make the final 26.[35]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiva 2015–16 Prva HNL 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2016–17 22 1 3 0 4[a] 0 – 29 1
2017–18 21 1 4 1 — – 25 2
2018–19 31 6 3 0 — – 34 6
2019–20 3 1 — — – 3 1
Total 78 9 10 1 4 0 – 92 10
Dinamo Zagreb 2019–20 Prva HNL 24 4 1 0 4[b] 1 – 29 5
2020–21 30 7 5 1 13[c] 1 – 48 9
2021–22 27 3 2 0 13[d] 2 – 42 5
2022–23 HNL 33 12 2 1 12[b] 0 1[e] 0 48 13
2023–24 3 1 0 0 4[f] 4 1[e] 0 8 5
Total 117 27 10 2 46 8 2 0 175 37
Feyenoord 2023–24 Eredivisie 24 3 3 0 7[g] 0 – 32 3
2024–25 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 2[b] 0 1[h] 0 10 0
Total 31 3 3 0 9 0 1 0 42 3
Career total 226 39 23 3 58 8 3 0 310 51
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  6. ^ Three appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

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As of match played 24 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2017 2 1
2021 8 0
2022 1 0
2023 7 1
2024 4 0
Total 22 2
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ivanušec goal.[37]
List of international goals scored by Luka Ivanušec
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 January 2017 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China 2   China 1–0 1–1 2017 China Cup
2 8 September 2023 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia 15   Latvia 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

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Dinamo Zagreb

Feyenoord

Croatia

Individual

References

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