Ivan Lendrić

Ivan Lendrić
Lendrić with Lens in May 2018
Personal information
Full name Ivan Lendrić
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2005 Solin
2005–2010 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Hajduk Split 19 (4)
2010–2011 → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 28 (16)
2012–2013 Zulte Waregem 20 (2)
2013–2014 Lokomotiva 6 (2)
2014 Kapfenberger SV 15 (5)
2014 Südtirol 14 (4)
2015 Celje 16 (2)
2015 Milsami Orhei 0 (0)
2015 Kerkyra 2 (0)
2016–2017 Željezničar 44 (26)
2017–2018 Lens 9 (2)
2017 → Lens II 1 (2)
2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 5 (0)
2019 Hermannstadt 10 (2)
2019 Zrinjski Mostar 16 (3)
2020–2021 Željezničar 27 (7)
2021 Nea Salamis 0 (0)
2022 Tsarsko Selo 2 (0)
2022–2023 Rupel Boom 4 (0)
2023– Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 (0)
International career
2007 Croatia U16 9 (3)
2007–2008 Croatia U17 10 (2)
2009–2010 Croatia U19 6 (0)
2011 Croatia U20 3 (1)
2010–2011 Croatia U21 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Ivan Lendrić (born 8 August 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Croatian side Hrvatski Dragovoljac.

Club career

Born in Split, Lendrić rose through the ranks of the Hajduk Split Academy. In the 2009–10 season, his last youth level season, Lendrić was top scorer of the Croatian academy league and was voted best youth player by the Croatian sports daily Sportske novosti.[1]

He turned professional in July 2010, but failed to break into the first team under coach Stanko Poklepović so he was loaned to Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.[citation needed] While at Zrinjski, Lendrić became top scorer in the 2010–11 Bosnian championship with 16 goals.

In summer 2011, he returned from the loan and joined the first team under coach Krasimir Balakov. In his first professional season with Hajduk, he scored four goals in nineteen appearances, playing mostly as a substitute.

In June 2012, Lendrić signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Zulte Waregem.[2]

After a moderately successful season at Zulte Waregem, Lokomotiva decided to bring the player back to the 1. HNL in a €500,000 deal. In January 2014, his contract with Lokomotiva was terminated after just six first team appearances and no goals.

In February 2014, Lenrić signed with the Austrian Football Second League side Kapfenberger SV, where he scored five goals in fifteen appearances. On 30 August 2014, Lendrić signed with Italian side FC Südtirol.

In 2015, Lendrić played for Celje, Milsami Orhei, and PAE Kerkyra.

On 5 January 2016, Lendrić joined Bosnian Premier League side Željezničar. Željezničar finished the 2016–17 season as runners-up, with Lendrić becoming the league's top goalscorer with 19 goals.

Lendrić then moved to French Ligue 2 club Lens for a €300,000 fee in July 2017, and signed a three-year contract.[3][4] After one season with Lens, his contract was terminated in June 2018.[5]

Lendrić went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in July 2018, but was not offered a contract.[6]

On 8 August 2018, Lendrić signed with Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.[7] He scored his first and only goal for the club on his debut in a cup game on 29 September against Triglav Kranj. On 4 December 2018, after only four months at Olimpija, Lendrić left the club.[8]

On 24 December 2018, Lendrić became the new player of Romanian First League club Hermannstadt.[9] He scored his first goal for Hermannstadt on 19 April 2019, in a 1–1 home draw against Voluntari.[10]

On 21 June 2019, Lendrić returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed a two-year contract with Zrinjski Mostar, the club he played for in the 2010–11 season.[11] He made his official debut and scored his first goal for Zrinjski since 2011 on 11 July 2019, in a 3–0 away win against Akademija Pandev in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[12] Lendrić made his first league appearance for Zrinjski after nine years on 21 July 2019, in a 1–0 away loss against Sarajevo.[13] He scored his first league goal since his return to Zrinjski on 24 August 2019, in a 4–0 home win against Borac Banja Luka.[14] On 10 December 2019, Lendrić decided to terminate his contract with Zrinjski and left the club.[15]

Two-and-a-half years after leaving Željezničar, on 7 January 2020, he returned to the Sarajevo-based club, signing a one-and-a-half year contract.[16] He played his first official match after his return to Željezničar on 22 February 2020, a 0–0 league draw against Radnik Bijeljina on 22 February 2020.[17] The first goal he scored since his return to the club was in a 3–0 win against Zvijezda 09 on 29 February 2020.[18] Lendrić left Željezničar in May 2021.[19]

International career

Internationally, Lendrić represented Croatia at all youth levels and was part of the squad that was called up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup by manager Ivica Grnja, where he scored a goal in Croatia's 5–2 defeat against Nigeria.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 May 2021.[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split 2010–11 1. HNL 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 28 16 1 1 — 0 0 — 29 17
Hajduk Split 2011–12 1. HNL 19 4 1 0 — 0 0 — 20 4
Zulte Waregem 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 20 2 3 1 — — — 23 3
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 20 2 3 1 — 0 0 — 23 3
Lokomotiva 2013–14 1. HNL 6 2 0 0 — 0 0 — 6 2
Kapfenberger SV 2013–14 Austrian First League 15 5 0 0 — — — 15 5
Südtirol 2014–15 Lega Pro 14 4 0 0 — — — 14 4
Celje 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 16 2 3 1 — — — 19 3
Milsami Orhei 2015–16 Divizia Națională 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Kerkyra 2015–16 Football League 2 0 1 0 — — — 3 0
Željezničar 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 12 7 3 2 — — — 15 9
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 32 19 3 1 — — — 35 20
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 2 2 — 2 2
Total 44 26 6 3 — 2 2 — 52 31
Lens 2017–18 Ligue 2 9 2 1 3 1 1 — — 11 6
Lens II 2017–18 Championnat National 2 1 2 — — — — 1 2
Olimpija Ljubljana 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 5 0 2 2 — 0 0 — 7 2
Hermannstadt 2018–19 Liga I 10 2 1 0 — — 2[a] 0 13 2
Zrinjski Mostar 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 16 3 2 3 — 6 0 — 24 6
Željezničar 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3 1 0 0 — — — 3 1
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 24 6 2 0 — 1 1 — 27 7
Total 27 7 2 0 — 1 1 — 30 8
Career total 232 77 23 14 1 1 9 3 2 0 267 95
  1. ^ Appearances in 2018–19 Liga I play-off

Honours

Individual

Performance

References

  1. ^ Velić, Mario (11 February 2011). "Lendrić: Igrat ću za BiH! Što još moram napraviti da me Ivo Šušak pozove?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ Rupnik, Borna (7 June 2012). "Ivan Lendrić u Belgiji potpisao trogodišnji ugovor". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Ivan Lendrić za 300.000 eura prešao iz Želje u francuski Lens". www.nap.ba (in Croatian). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Lens officialise l'arrivée de deux joueurs". L'Equipe (in French). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Officiel: Ivan Lendric résilie son contrat avec le RC Lens". Made In Lens (in French). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ Hardie, David (24 July 2018). "Hibs take Croatian striker Ivan Lendric on trial". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ Ivan Lendrić novi igrač Olimpije! at sportsport.ba, 8 August 2018
  8. ^ Lendrić raskinuo ugovor sa Olimpijom at sportsport.ba, 4 December 2018
  9. ^ Ništa od povratka na Grbavicu: Lendrić pronašao novi angažman at sport1.ba, 24 December 2018
  10. ^ "(VIDEO) Ivan Lendrić pogodio prvi put od prelaska u Rumuniju" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  11. ^ K.H. (21 June 2019). "Ivan Lendrić novi igrač Zrinjskog, Plemići stvaraju moćan tim" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Zrinjski zakoračio ka drugom kolu kvalifikacija za Evropsku ligu" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  13. ^ K.H. (21 July 2019). "Sarajevo pobjedom protiv Zrinjskog započelo odbranu titule prvaka BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Zrinjski za šest minuta razbio Borac" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. ^ A. Lendo (10 December 2019). "Ivan Lendrić više nije igrač HŠK Zrinjski!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  16. ^ F.Z. (7 January 2020). "Lendrić: Ovo je moj klub, volim igrati na Grbavici, Željin dres poseban je motiv" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  17. ^ E.B. (22 February 2020). "Radnik i Željezničar remizirali u izuzetno dosadnom meču u Bijeljini" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  18. ^ N.K. (29 February 2020). "Željezničar uvjerljivo savladao Zvijezdu 09 i bodovno se izjednačio sa Sarajevom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  19. ^ D.B. (31 May 2021). "Ivan Lendrić napustio Željezničar" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Lendric relishing golden opportunity". FIFA.com. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.[dead link]
  21. ^ "I. Lendrić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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