Nikica Jelavić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikica Jelavić[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 August 1985||
Place of birth |
Čapljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 |
GOŠK Gabela | ||
2001–2002 | Neretva | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Hajduk Split | 34 | (8) |
2007–2008 | Zulte Waregem | 23 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Rapid Wien | 71 | (27) |
2010–2012 | Rangers | 45 | (30) |
2012–2014 | Everton | 59 | (16) |
2014–2015 | Hull City | 46 | (13) |
2015–2016 | West Ham United | 13 | (1) |
2016–2017 |
Beijing Renhe | 29 | (15) |
2017 | → Guizhou Zhicheng (loan) | 26 | (15) |
2018–2020 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 31 | (12) |
2020–2021 |
Lokomotiva | 4 | (0) |
Total | 381 | (160) | |
International career | |||
2002 | Croatia U17 | 2 | (0) |
2003 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Croatia | 36 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nikica Jelavić (Croatian pronunciation: [nîkitsa jělaʋitɕ];[3] born 27 August 1985) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Jelavić began his career with Croatian side
two years later.Jelavić is a former Croatian international, debuting in 2009 and retiring in 2014. He represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Early career
Jelavić was born in
Hajduk Split
At the encouragement of Ante Prco,
Zulte Waregem
In July 2007, Jelavić signed for
at the club, he scored three goals in 23 appearances.Rapid Wien
In July 2008, Jelavić joined the Austrian champions Rapid Wien. In the 2008–09 Austrian Football Bundesliga season, he played 24 games (as first squad in nine and as substitute in 15) and scored seven goals without any yellow or red cards. In 2009–10, he played in 33 games (as first squad in 31 and as substitute in two) and scored 18 goals with five yellow cards and one red card. In the Europa League, he played six games and scored four goals with one assist.
In the summer of 2010, Jelavić was linked with a transfer to Rangers. A fee was originally agreed between the two clubs on 26 July,[5] but the transfer was delayed by a dispute between the player and Rapid Wien over a payment Jelavić claimed the club owed him.[6] On 19 August, Rapid announced that Jelavić would be signing for Rangers, after the player announced he would not play in Rapid's Europa League qualifying match against Aston Villa.[7][8]
Rangers
On 20 August 2010, Jelavić completed a £4 million move to Rangers on a four-year-deal.[9] He made his debut in a home match against St Johnstone on 28 August 2010.[10] Due to his former club Rapid Wien qualifying for the UEFA Europa League, Jelavić was ineligible to participate in Rangers' Champions League campaign, after becoming cup tied after appearing for the Austrian side in the earlier rounds.[11]
On 11 September, Jelavić scored his first Rangers goal against
After making his comeback off of the bench, Jelavić started his first match since his injury on 26 January 2011, scoring away from home against
On 22 July 2011, a day before Rangers opening match of the season against Hearts, it was announced that Jelavić would wear the number 9 shirt for the
Everton
On 31 January 2012, Jelavić signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with
Jelavić scored twice in a 4–4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, becoming the first Everton player to score in five successive away games since Duncan McKenzie in 1977–78.[29] In scoring twice against Fulham he became the quickest player to reach ten goals at Everton since Tom Browell in 1912.[30] Jelavić was named the Premier League Player of the Month for April 2012, the first Croatian to achieve this.[31] Jelavić scored his 11th goal for Everton against Newcastle United on the final day of the season and finished the season as Everton's top scorer both in the league and overall.[32]
Jelavić started the 2012–13 season with goals against Aston Villa,[33] Southampton,[34] Wigan, Sunderland, Tottenham and Cheltenham Town, but his form declined and Victor Anichebe was used as Everton's main striker for the second half of the season.[35] In 2013–14 the loan signing Romelu Lukaku was preferred to Jelavić, who did not register a goal until January when he scored twice against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup third round.[36] Though Everton manager Roberto Martínez was reluctant to sell the Croatian, Jelavić sought a move to Hull City in order to try and play more first team football ahead of the World Cup.[37] Less than a week later Everton accepted a transfer bid from Hull.[36]
Hull City
On 15 January 2014, Jelavić signed for Hull for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
In Hull's maiden European season Jelavić returned from Croatia's 2014 World Cup campaign early due to the sale of his strike partner
West Ham United
On 1 September 2015, Jelavić signed a two-year contract with West Ham United with an option for a further two years.[41][42] He made his West Ham debut on 19 September, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Manuel Lanzini in a 2–1 away win against Manchester City.[43] He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 January 2016.[44]
Beijing Renhe
On 15 February 2016, Jelavić transferred to
Guizhou Zhicheng
In February 2017, Jelavić loaned to Guizhou Zhicheng on a one-year loan deal.[46] He made a permanent transfer to Guizhou Zhicheng on 4 December 2017.[47]
Lokomotiva
On 31 August 2020, Jelavić joined
International career
In 2007, Jelavić was called up to the Croatia squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, although he did not feature in any of the qualifying matches for the competition.[50] Jelavić eventually made his full international debut in a friendly match against Qatar on 8 October 2009 in Rijeka, coming on as a substitute for Ivan Klasnić in the 64th minute in which he also scored his first international goal to secure his team a 3–2 win in the final moments of the match.[51] On 14 October 2009, he made his first competitive international appearance for Croatia, in the team's final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in Astana, again coming on as a substitute for Klasnić, in the 77th minute.[52]
In 2010, he made five international appearances, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 friendly match against Slovakia in Bratislava.[53]
Jelavić was selected for Croatia's Euro 2012 squad. He scored his first competitive international goal and his country's second in their first group stage match against Republic of Ireland resulting in a 3–1 win.[54] He also featured in Croatia's group stage matches against Italy and Spain but did not score and Croatia was eliminated after the group stage.[55][56]
Jelavić featured in Croatia's first qualifying match for the
In the opening match of the 2014 World Cup, on 12 June against the hosts Brazil in São Paulo, he mishit a cross from Ivica Olić which was deflected by opponent Marcelo for the first goal of the tournament. Croatia eventually lost 3–1.[58]
On 11 October 2014, dissatisfied with the status he had within the national team, Jelavić announced his retirement from international football.[59]
Personal life
Jelavić is married to Dajana Jelavić, whom he had started dating when he was 17 years old. Together they have two daughters.[60]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hajduk Split | 2002–03 | Prva HNL
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2003–04 | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Prva HNL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
2006–07 | Prva HNL | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 7 | |||
Total | 34 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2007–08 | Belgian First Division
|
23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 4 | ||
Rapid Wien | 2008–09 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
2009–10 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | – | 12 | 9 | 48 | 29 | ||
2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
Total | 71 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 95 | 43 | ||
Rangers | 2010–11[63] | Scottish Premier League | 23 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 19 |
2011–12[64] | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 17 | |
Total | 45 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 36 | ||
Everton | 2011–12[64] | Premier League | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 11 | |
2012–13[65] | Premier League | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 43 | 8 | ||
2013–14[66] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | ||
Total | 59 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 21 | ||
Hull City | 2013–14[66] | Premier League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |
2014–15[67] | Premier League | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |
2015–16[68] | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
West Ham United | 2015–16[68] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | |
Beijing Renhe
|
2016[69] | China League One | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 15 | ||
Guizhou Zhicheng (loan) | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 15 | ||
Guizhou Zhicheng | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 5 | ||
2019 | China League One | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 7 | |||
Total | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
Lokomotiva
|
2020–21 | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 381 | 160 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 444 | 171 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Croatia[70] | 2009 | 3 | 1 |
2010 | 5 | 1 | |
2011 | 9 | 0 | |
2012 | 8 | 2 | |
2013 | 5 | 1 | |
2014 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 36 | 6 |
Honours
Hajduk Split
- Prva HNL: 2003–04
- Croatian Cup: 2002–03
Rangers
Individual
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External links
- Nikica Jelavić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Nikica Jelavić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Nikica Jelavić – FIFA competition record (archived)