Ivan Kostić (footballer, born 1989)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Kostić | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Niš, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Banat Zrenjanin | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Rad | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Mladost Lučani | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Banat Zrenjanin (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Banat Zrenjanin | 29 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Napredak Kruševac | 24 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Timok (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | Dolina Padina | 14 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Borac Banja Luka | 22 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Sloboda Tuzla | 32 | (4) |
| 2017 | Željezničar | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Tuzla City | 54 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | NK Buducnost Popovac | ||
| 2024– | Hamilton City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2020 | |||
Ivan Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Костић; born 24 June 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender.[1]
Serbia
Kostić began his early career with stints with Banat Zrenjanin, Rad, and Mladost Lučani.[1] His first piece of silverware was in the Serbian First League with Napredak Kruševac winning the league title in the 2012-13 season.[2] He also had a loan spell with Timok.[1] After Napredak was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga, he made 8 appearances.[1] He would finish the 2013-14 season in the Serbian second division with Dolina Padina.[1]
Bosnia
In 2014, Kostić began playing in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Borac Banja Luka.[3][4] His contract expired at the end of the season and he was linked to move to league rivals Sloboda Tuzla and Zrinjski Mostar.[5][6] Ultimately, he signed with Sloboda Tuzla for the next season.[7] Initially, when he signed with Sloboda his debut was delayed due to trouble obtaining a work permit.[8] Shortly after he received the necessary paperwork and was permitted to play.[9][10] In his debut run with Sloboda, he helped the club secure a berth in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the standings.[11]
In his second season with Sloboda, he played in both matches against Beitar Jerusalem in the Europa League tournament.[1] Kostić was linked to a move to league rivals Željezničar Sarajevo during the 2017 winter transfer market.[12][13] After allegations of missed wages, he left Sloboda in February 2017.[14][15][16]
Following his departure from Sloboda, he began training with Željezničar to secure a deal.[17][14] However, any possible move to Željezničar was challenged by Sloboda because of contractual rights to Kostić.[18][19] After failing to secure a contract with the Sarajevo-based club, he played the remainder of the season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga with Krško Posavje.[20][21]
Tuzla City
In the summer of 2017, he returned to Bosnia to sign a deal with Tuzla City in the country's second division.[22] He was also given the captaincy in his debut season.[23] He helped the club secure a promotion to the top-tier league by winning the league title.[24][25] Kostić re-signed with Tuzla for the following season to play in the premier league.[26] However, he would miss the second portion of the season after receiving a spine surgery.[27][28]
In late 2019, he renewed his contract with Tuzla City.[29] After receiving an injury from the previous season, he returned to playing with the first team on January 30, 2020.[30] He would also extend his contract with the club for another two and a half years.[31] The following season marked his final campaign with Tuzla as his contract was terminated on April 11, 2021.[32]
After six years abroad in the Bosnian circuits, Kostić returned to Serbia to play in the third-tier league with NK Buducnost Popovac.[33]
Canada
In the summer of 2024, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City.[34]
Personal life
While playing in Bosnia, he acquired a Bosnia and Herzegovina citizenship in 2018.[35]