Siniša Saničanin

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Siniša Saničanin
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 4
Youth career
Rudar Prijedor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rudar Prijedor 24 (1)
2015–2016 Borac Banja Luka 18 (1)
2016–2017 Mladost Lučani 39 (2)
2017–2021 Vojvodina 97 (3)
2021– Partizan 48 (1)
International career‡
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (1)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Siniša Saničanin (pronounced [sǐniʃa sanîːtʃanin]; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Saničanin started his professional career at Rudar Prijedor, before joining Borac Banja Luka in 2015. The following year, he moved to Mladost Lučani. A year later, Saničanin signed with Vojvodina. He switched to Partizan in 2021.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Saničanin came through the youth setup of his hometown club Rudar Prijedor.[2] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18.[3] On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Proleter Teslić.[4]

In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joined Borac Banja Luka.[5]

In January 2016, he signed with Serbian side Mladost Lučani.[6]

In August 2017, he switched to Vojvodina.[7]

Partizan

In June 2021, Saničanin moved to

TSC Bačka Topola.[11]

International career

Saničanin represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[12]

In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland,[13] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[14]

Personal life

Saničanin married his long-time girlfriend Teodora in January 2021.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rudar Prijedor 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2014–15 First League of the RS 22 1 3 0 – 25 1
Total 24 1 3 0 – 27 1
Borac Banja Luka 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 18 1 2 0 – 20 1
Mladost Lučani 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 14 1 – – 14 1
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 24 1 2 0 – 26 1
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 39 2 2 0 0 0 41 2
Vojvodina 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 21 0 3 0 – 24 0
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 28 0 3 0 – 31 0
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 28 0 4 0 – 32 0
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 20 3 2 0 1[b] 0 23 3
Total 97 3 12 0 1 0 110 3
Partizan 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 27 0 1 0 14[c] 1 42 1
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 17 1 0 0 6[d] 0 23 1
2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Total 48 1 3 0 20 1 71 2
Career total 226 8 22 0 21 1 269 9
  1. ^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Serbian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 20 June 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020 8 0
2021 6 0
2022 5 0
2023 4 0
Total 23 0

Honours

Rudar Prijedor[16]

Vojvodina[16]

References

  1. ^ "Синиша Саничанин". partizan.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Saničanin otkrio zanimljivu priču: Dok je igrao za Rudar radio je u bolnici". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rahmanović pogodio za pobjedu Olimpica u Prijedoru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Kozara poražena, Leotar opet lider". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Borac otputovao na pripreme, novo ime u timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Saničanin nije otišao u Borac, pojačao je Mladost!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Kojašević potpisao za Vojvodinu: Za njim dolaze i bivši igrači Želje, Širokog i Borca". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Saničanin novi fudbaler Partizana!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Siniša Saničanin debitovao za Partizan". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Siniša Saničanin golom odveo Partizan u grupnu fazu Konferencijske lige". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Siniša Saničanin zabio prvi gol u sezoni". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Bajević je pozvao četiri nova igrača, ovo su njihove priče". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za susret sa Sjevernom Irskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Uspješan debi Bajevića, Zmajevi neporaženi u Firenci: BiH otkinula veliki bod Italiji!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Oženio se standardni reprezentativac BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "S. Saničanin". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Siniša Saničanin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links

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