Ivica Ivušić

Ivica Ivušić
	Ivušić in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Ivica Ivušić
Date of birth	1 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Rijeka, Croatia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Pafos FC
Number	1
Youth career
2001–2009	Rijeka
2009–2014	Inter Milan
2011	→ Seregno (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Inter Milan
2014–2015	→ Prato (loan)
2015–2018	Istra 1961
2018	Olympiacos
2018–2023	Osijek
2023–	Pafos
International career‡
2009	Croatia U14
2010	Croatia U15
2010	Croatia U16
2010–2011	Croatia U17
2013	Croatia U19
2015	Croatia U20
2021–	Croatia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Croatia
FIFA World Cup
UEFA Nations League
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Ivica Ivušić (born 1 February 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Croatia national team.^[3]

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 9 August 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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]		22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	2017–18^[15]		15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	—		—		44	0
Olympiacos	2017–18^[15]	Superleague Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Osijek	2018–19^[15]	Prva HNL	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2019–20^[15]		36	0	3	0	2	0	—		41	0
	2020–21^[15]		36	0	1	0	1	0	—		38	0
	2021–22^[15]		26	0	1	0	4	0	—		31	0
	2022–23^[15]		16	0	0	0	2	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]		36	0	5	0	—		—		41	0
	2024–25^[15]		0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		52	0	9	0	5	0	0	0	66	0
Career total			221	0	17	0	14	0	0	0	250	0

International

As of match played 23 March 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Croatia	2021	2
	2022	3
	2024	1
Total		6

Honours

Pafos

Cypriot Cup: 2023–24^[17]

Croatia

FIFA World Cup third place: 2022^[18]
UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
FIFA World Series ACUD Cup: 2024^[19]

Individual

FIFA World Series ACUD cup :2024 Best goalkepper^[20]

References

^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ UEFA.com. "Ivica Ivušić | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "DEAL με Ivica Ivušić! | Kerkida.net". 26 January 2023.
^ "2013/14 – I talenti della Primavera nerazzurra: Ivica Ivušić". Spaziointer. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ "OFFICIAL: Ivusic joins Prato". Sempreinter. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ "San Marino vs Prato". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ "Ανακοίνωσε Ίβουσιτς ο Ολυμπιακός!". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "PRISTUPIO IVICA IVUŠIĆ [ACCESSED BY IVICA IVUŠIĆ]" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ "Dalić objavio popis za Euro 2020: Poznato svih 26 imena, izbornik objasnio iznenađenje". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ HINA (1 June 2021). "Sada je konačno: Dalić potvrdio popis od 26 igrača za Euro 2020". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Slovakia v Croatia game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
^ "Dalić objavio popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Kataru". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Pet igrača Hrvatske nije dobilo ni minutu na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Index.hr (in Croatian). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Ivica Ivušić at Sofascore. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "I. Ivusic". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ "Ivica Ivušić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Izmjene u lokacijama odigravanja utakmica na ACUD Cupu" [Changes in the locations of the ACUD Cup matches] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Instagram".

External links

Ivica Ivušić at Soccerway
Ivica Ivušić at the Croatian Football Federation

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[FIFA_2022-1] "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[2] UEFA.com. "Ivica Ivušić | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[3] "DEAL με Ivica Ivušić! | Kerkida.net". 26 January 2023.

[4] "2013/14 – I talenti della Primavera nerazzurra: Ivica Ivušić". Spaziointer. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

[5] "OFFICIAL: Ivusic joins Prato". Sempreinter. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

[6] "San Marino vs Prato". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

[7] "Ανακοίνωσε Ίβουσιτς ο Ολυμπιακός!". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[8] "PRISTUPIO IVICA IVUŠIĆ [ACCESSED BY IVICA IVUŠIĆ]" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[9] "Dalić objavio popis za Euro 2020: Poznato svih 26 imena, izbornik objasnio iznenađenje". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[10] HINA (1 June 2021). "Sada je konačno: Dalić potvrdio popis od 26 igrača za Euro 2020". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.

[11] "Slovakia v Croatia game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.

[12] "Dalić objavio popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Kataru". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

[13] "Pet igrača Hrvatske nije dobilo ni minutu na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Index.hr (in Croatian). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

[Sofascore-14] Ivica Ivušić at Sofascore. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[SW-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "I. Ivusic". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[16] "Ivica Ivušić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[2023–24_Cypriot_Cup-17] Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[18] Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[19] "Izmjene u lokacijama odigravanja utakmica na ACUD Cupu" [Changes in the locations of the ACUD Cup matches] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[20] "Instagram".

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