Sandi Lovrić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Lienz, Austria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2008 | SV Rapid Lienz | ||
2008–2009 | FC Nußdorf/Debant | ||
2009–2012 | SV Rapid Lienz | ||
2012–2014 | Sturm Graz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Sturm Graz | 64 | (1) |
2014–2017 | Sturm Graz II | 31 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Lugano | 93 | (9) |
2022– | Udinese | 58 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Austria U16 | 10 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Austria U17 | 10 | (5) |
2015 | Austria U18 | 3 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Austria U19 | 13 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Austria U21 | 19 | (4) |
2020– | Slovenia | 33 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 |
Sandi Lovrić (born 28 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese and the Slovenia national team.[1] After playing for Austria at all youth levels, he decided to represent Slovenia at senior level.
Club career
Lovrić joined
On 3 July 2019, Lovrić signed a three-year deal with Swiss side Lugano after he decided to not extend his contract with Sturm Graz.[4]
On 28 March 2022, he signed a five-year contract with Serie A side Udinese.[5]
International career
Eligible to represent Austria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia internationally, Lovrić represented Austria in all youth selections from under-16 to under-21, making over 50 appearances between 2013 and 2019.[6] He stated that he was never approached by anyone from the Croatian Football Federation.[7]
In September 2020, he decided to represent Slovenia at senior level after being approached by their coach Matjaž Kek.[7][8][9] He debuted for Slovenia on 7 October 2020 in a friendly game against San Marino, playing for 59 minutes before being substituted by Benjamin Verbič.[10]
On 14 October 2020, Lovrić scored his first goal in a 4–0
Personal life
Lovrić's parents are of Croatian descent. His father hails from Slavonski Brod and his mother is a Bosnian Croat from Modriča.[7] They moved to Piran, Slovenia as migrant workers, and later to Austria, where Lovrić was born.[13] Alongside German, Lovrić also fluently speaks Croatian[13] and Italian.[7]
As a youngster, Lovrić often spent summer vacations in Slovenia, and cited his connection to the country as the main reason to represent the Slovenia national team.[13]
Lovrić named Luka Modrić as his football idol.[7]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sturm Graz II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Mitte | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
2015–16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
Sturm Graz | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Total | 64 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||
Lugano | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 |
2020–21 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2021–22 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | |||
Total | 93 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 12 | ||
Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 5 | |
2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
Total | 58 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
Career total | 246 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 280 | 24 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Slovenia | |||
2020 | 6 | 1 | |
2021 | 12 | 2 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 1 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lovrić goal.[15][16]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 October 2020 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 3 | Moldova | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
2 | 24 March 2021 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 7 | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 4 September 2021 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 13 | Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 10 September 2023 | Serravalle , San Marino |
30 | San Marino | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Sturm Graz
Lugano
References
- ^ a b c d "Sandi Lovrić". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Austria Wien – 17 August 2014 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup" (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Ufficiale il colpo del Lugano: Sandi Lovric ha firmato un triennale". Ticinonline (in Italian). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Med reprezentančno akcijo v Katarju je Sandi Lovrić realiziral prestop v Serie A" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Sandi Lovric" (in German). Austrian Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Burić, Jure (27 March 2021). "Šokirao Vatrene na startu: Iz HNS-a me nisu zvali! A ovo što sam Lovrena kopačkom razderao po licu..." Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Gruden, Toni (7 September 2020). "Kek po okrepitvi z Lovričem upa še na vrnitev Kampla" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Uredništvo (1 September 2020). "Sandi Lovrič ne bo več čakal Avstrije: Zdaj želi igrati za Slovenijo, odločitev je dokončna" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ A. G. (7 October 2020). "Mitrović, Vučkić in Rep s prvenci za gladko zmago Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Lisjak, Mitja (14 October 2020). "Hat-trick Vučkića za gladko zmago v Moldaviji" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO: Hrvatska prvim porazom od Slovenije u povijesti otvorila kvalifikacije za Svjetsko prvenstvo". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Miljković, Andrej (10 October 2020). "Prvi intervju SANDIJA LOVRIĆA: Zrasel v Avstriji, govorim hrvaško – zlahka pa pojasnim, zakaj hočem igrati za Slovenijo! DARKO MILANIČ? On je ..." Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Sandi Lovrič » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Sandi Lovrić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Lovrič, Sandi". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
External links
- Sandi Lovrić at Eurosport
- Sandi Lovrić at FIFA (archived)
- Sandi Lovrić at UEFA
- Sandi Lovrić at EU-Football.info
- Sandi Lovrić at FBref.com
- Sandi Lovrić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sandi Lovrić at Soccerway.com
- Sandi Lovrić at WorldFootball.net