Zlatan Ljubijankić

Zlatan Ljubijankić (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈzlatan ljubiˈjaŋkitʃ];^[tonemes?] Bosnian: [zlǎtan ʎubǐjaŋkitɕ]; born 15 December 1983) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Date of birth 15 December 1983 (age 42)^[1]

Place of birth Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia

Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]

Position Forward

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Zlatan Ljubijankić
Personal information
Ljubijankić with Slovenia in 2009
Date of birth	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 42)^[1]
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Position	Forward
Youth career
–2002	Slovan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2008	Domžale	155	(40)
2008–2012	Gent	125	(27)
2012–2014	Omiya Ardija	71	(17)
2015–2018	Urawa Red Diamonds	81	(15)
2019	Slovan	3	(2)
Total		435	(101)
International career
2003	Slovenia U20	2	(0)
2004–2005	Slovenia U21	9	(2)
2006	Slovenia B	2	(1)
2006–2015	Slovenia	48	(6)
Managerial career
2019–2022	Slovan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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International career

Ljubijankić was a member of the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2015.^[2] He scored one of the three Slovenian goals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final tournament, against the United States on the second matchday, in an eventual 2–2 draw.^[3] Ljubijankić earned a total of 48 caps for the national team, scoring 6 goals.^[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]^[6]^[7]
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Domžale	2002–03	Slovenian Second League	22	5	2	0	—		—		—		24	5
	2003–04	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	3	1	0	—		—		—		30	3
	2004–05		29	6	2	1	—		—		—		31	7
	2005–06		30	9	2	0	—		5	0	—		37	9
	2006–07		27	10	0	0	—		3	4	—		30	14
	2007–08		18	7	2	5	—		4	2	1	0	25	14
	Total		155	40	9	6	—		12	6	1	0	177	52
Gent	2007–08	Belgian First Division	7	0	2	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2008–09		22	8	3	1	—		1	0	—		26	9
	2009–10		32	5	3	1	—		4	0	—		39	6
	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	34	6	6	1	—		9	0	—		49	7
	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	30	8	2	0	—		—		2	0	34	8
	Total		125	27	16	4	—		14	0	2	0	157	31
Omiya Ardija	2012	J. League Division 1	12	4	1	1	0	0	—		—		13	5
	2013		27	6	0	0	2	1	—		—		29	7
	2014		32	7	1	2	1	0	—		—		34	9
	Total		71	17	2	3	3	1	—		—		76	21
Urawa Red Diamonds	2015	J1 League	29	8	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	37	10
	2016		26	4	1	0	5	1	8	1	2	0	42	6
	2017		21	2	3	3	0	0	12	2	4	0	40	7
	2018		5	1	1	0	3	0	—		—		9	1
	Total		81	15	8	3	8	1	23	4	8	1	129	24
Career total			432	99	35	16	11	2	49	10	11	1	538	128

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Includes Belgian First Division A playoff rounds, Slovenian Supercup, Japanese Super Cup, J. League Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, and FIFA Club World Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovenia
	2006	3	1
	2007	1	0
	2008	3	1
	2009	8	2
	2010	10	2
	2011	8	0
	2012	4	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	4	0
Total		48	6

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Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ljubijankić goal.

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List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ljubijankić
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 February 2006	GSZ Stadium, Larnaka, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	11 October 2008	Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–0	2010 World Cup qualification
3	12 August 2009	Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia	San Marino	5–0	5–0	2010 World Cup qualification
4	5 September 2009	Wembley, London, England	England	1–2	1–2	Friendly
5	18 June 2010	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	United States	2–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup
6	11 August 2010	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Australia	2–0	2–0	Friendly