Zvonimir Šarlija
Croatian footballer
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Zvonimir Šarlija (born 29 August 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
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Šarlija with CSKA Moscow in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zvonimir Šarlija[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Koprivnica, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2005–2006 | Koprivnica | ||
| 2006–2007 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Koprivnica | ||
| 2008–2009 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2009–2010 | Koprivnica | ||
| 2010–2015 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Slaven Belupo B | 22 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Slaven Belupo | 44 | (0) |
| 2015-2016 | → Koprivnica (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Solin (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Ankaragücü | 32 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Panathinaikos | 41 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Hajduk Split | 62 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Pafos (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:04, 26 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Koprivnica, Zvonimir Šarlija started practicing football at the local club NK Slaven Belupo, where his father used to play and captain the senior team.[2] As per club practice, he was moved between Slaven and its feeder side NK Koprivnica.[3] At the age of 18, he captained the club's fourth-tier reserve side, where he scored 2 goals in 22 matches, along with the U-19 side.[3][4] Subsequently, he was loaned out by his club, first in 2015 to its third-tier feeder NK Koprivnica, scoring one goal in twenty appearances, then to second-tier NK Solin.[3][4]
Back at Slaven Belupo in 2017, Šarlija gathered 49 caps for the senior side in all competitions.[5]
On 29 June 2019, Slaven Belupo announced that Šarlija had moved to CSKA Moscow,[6] with CSKA confirming the season-long loan deal, with the first option to buy, on 1 July.[7] On 18 January 2020, CSKA Moscow confirmed that their loan deal with Šarlija had ended, and that he'd joined Kasımpaşa on loan for the remainder of the 2019/20 season with Kasımpaşa confining they had an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[8][9]
On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Šarlija signed for Turkish club Ankaragücü. The reported fee was €350.000 .[10]
On 30 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos.[11]
In the summer of 2023, Šarlija officially joined Hajduk Split on a four-year contract.[2]
Personal life
Šarlija's father Milan, originally from Jasenice near Zadar in Dalmatia[2] captained Slaven Belupo, and later became the club's director for a while. His younger brother Lovro and cousin Ante are also former Slaven Belupo players, while his brother Luka is the club's spokesman.[12] Šarlija is a lifelong Hajduk Split fan, having a tattoo of Ivica Hlevnjak-Bukle's legendary statement "Emocije su zajebane.".[2]
Career statistics
- As of 13 March 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Solin (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. HNL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Ankaragücü | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2023–24 | HNL | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Pafos (loan) | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 211 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 274 | 7 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup, Greek Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Super League Greece Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- Appearances in Cyprus League Championship Round
