Josip Posavec
Croatian footballer (born 1996)
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Josip Posavec (born 10 March 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Croatian Football League club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josip Posavec | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Milengrad 2005 Budinščina | ||
| 2008–2010 | Tondach Bedekovčina | ||
| 2010–2015 | Inter Zaprešić | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Inter Zaprešić | 25 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Palermo | 47 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Hajduk Split | 48 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | AaB | 34 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Rijeka | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Primorje (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025- | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Croatia U21 | 19 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2019 | |||
Early life
He was born in Varaždin and grew up in Zajezda, within the municipality of Budinščina, where he started playing football at local club Milengrad.
Career
Palermo
On 31 August 2015, the Serie A club Palermo announced that they had finalised the signing of Posavec, and that he will join the Italian club at the end of the football season 2015/2016.[1] However on 26 January 2016, Palermo announced that Posavec would join the club already in January, to replace Simone Colombi who left for Carpi.[2]
Hajduk Split
On 7 July 2018, Posavec returned to the Croatian First Football League, signing for HNK Hajduk Split on a one-year loan deal.[3] Posavec made his debut for Hajduk on 26 July 2017 in a 1-0 victory over PFC Slavia Sofia in the second round of 2018-19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, earning plaudits for his performance.[4] Posavec made 33 appearances for Hajduk in all competitions.[5]
On 8 June 2019, Hajduk announced that they had signed Posavec from Palermo on a permanent, four-year deal.[5]
