Ivica Ivušić
Croatian footballer
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Ivica Ivušić (born 1 February 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split and the Croatia national team.[3]
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| Full name | Ivica Ivušić[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1995[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2009 | Rijeka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Seregno (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Prato (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Istra 1961 | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Osijek | 114 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Pafos | 79 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Hajduk Split | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Croatia U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Croatia U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Croatia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Rijeka, Ivušić started his youth career with local club Rijeka. He spent eight years with the academy before signing for Internazionale academy in 2009.[4] In July 2014, he was loaned off to Lega Pro club Prato.[5] On 30 August 2014, he made his debut against San Marino Calcio.[6] He later joined Prva HNL side Istra 1961 on 17 August 2015. On 18 January 2018, Greek club Olympiacos announced the signing of Ivušić for an undisclosed fee.[7]
On 12 June 2018, Ivušić returned to Croatia and joined NK Osijek on a four-year contract.[8]
He now plays for Pafos.
International career
On 17 May 2021, Ivušić was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020,[9] but did not make the final 26.[10] He made his debut for the Croatia national team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away victory.[11]
On 9 November 2022, Ivušić was named in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[12] where he remained an unused substitute as Croatia finished third.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Prato | 2014–15[15] | Serie C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2015–16[15] | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[15] | Prva HNL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[15] | Prva HNL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2017–18[15] | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Osijek | 2018–19[15] | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[15] | Prva HNL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[15] | Prva HNL | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[15] | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[15] | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 128 | 0 | |||
| Pafos | 2022–23[15] | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[15] | Cypriot First Division | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[15] | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2025–26[15] | HNL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 263 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 0 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, Croatian Cup, Cypriot Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, fifteen appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
International
- As of match played 23 March 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Croatia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Pafos
Croatia
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2022[18]
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
- FIFA Series: 2024 (ACUD Cup)[19]
Individual
- FIFA Series Best Goalkeeper: 2024 (ACUD Cup)[20]