Borna Barišić

Borna Barišić (Croatian pronunciation: [bôːrna bǎriʃitɕ];[1][2][3] born 10 November 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership and Croatia national team.[4] Barišić previously played for Osijek in the Prva HNL.[5]

Borna Barišić
Personal information
Full name Borna Barišić
Date of birth (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992
Place of birth Osijek, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2011 Osijek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 BSK Bijelo Brdo
2013–2015 Osijek 49 (3)
2015–2016 Dinamo Zagreb 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Lokomotiva (loan) 19 (0)
2016–2018 Osijek 55 (2)
2018– Rangers 63 (3)
National team‡
2017– Croatia 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Club career

Barišić was born in Osijek in eastern Croatian region of Slavonia to Bosnian Croat parents. His father Stipe Barišić "Moljac" hails from Galečić, while his mother Verica (née Tokić) hails from Stražbenica.[6] He joined the youth academy of Osijek in 2003, spending eight years with the side. After failing to break into the first team, Barišić moved to nearby BSK Bijelo Brdo.

Osijek

After a single season with Bijelo Brdo, Barišić returned to Osijek. In his first season with the first team, Barišić managed 23 Prva HNL appearances, debuting on 12 July 2013 in a 3–1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb. Barišić first goal for Osijek came on 4 April 2014 in the form on an 88th minute winner against Lokomotiva. Osijek finished in 8th place in the 2013–14 season. The following season, Barišić played in 28 games, managing one goal and two assists from left back as Osijek narrowly avoided relegation.

Dinamo Zagreb and Lokomotiva

Despite his club's struggles, Barišić's performance for Osijek in the 2014–15 season saw him earn a move to league champions Dinamo, signing a five-year contract.[7] Barišić's made his debut for his new club against his former club Osijek on 19 July 2015. In late August, however, Barišić was loaned out to Dinamo's feeder club Lokomotiva. At Lokomotiva, Barišić made 19 league appearances, managing two assists.

Return to Osijek

Osijek were purchased in February 2016 by Hungarian oligarch Lőrinc Mészáros and Croatian entrepreneur Ivan Meštrović, the first time the club had gone into private ownership. The new ownership identified Barišić as the type of player they want representing the club; young, talented and produced by the youth academy. Barišić subsequently agreed to the transfer and was appointed captain of his junior club. Barišić made his returning debut for Osijek on 23 July 2016, captaining the club to a 2–0 win over Inter Zaprešić. Barišić made 32 league appearances, scoring once and assisting seven times as Osijek finished 4th, its highest league finish in nearly 10 years.

In summer 2017, Barišić drew attention from Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, and he agreed personal terms with the club. However, at the last minute, Dynamo opted for Dinamo Zagreb's Josip Pivarić. In an interview with Sportske novosti on 11 August, Barišić publicly called out Dinamo for sabotaging the transfer.[8][9] On 22 August, Dinamo Zagreb executive Zdravko Mamić was shot in his native village of Zidine, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[10] The shooting was believed to be an assassination attempt organized by the Čepin Mafia clan, whose member is Barišić's father Stipe.[11][12][13]

In the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying, Barišić scored a penalty in a 1–0 away win for Osijek over PSV Eindhoven. Osijek would go on to win the home leg 1–0, knocking out PSV from the competition. Barišić made 22 appearances in the league, scoring once and assisting four times as the club again finished in fourth place.

Rangers

On 7 August 2018 Barišić signed a four year deal with Rangers after a deal was agreed with Osijek for a reported £2.2 million.[14] He signed having just played against Rangers in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase.

After an injury hit first season, Barišić scored his first goal for the club from a free kick in Rangers' first competitive game of the 2019–20 season in a 4–0 win against St Joseph's in the Europa League first qualifying round. On 29 December 2019, he assisted both goals and was named Man of the Match in a 2–1 victory over Celtic, the first win at Celtic Park for Rangers since 2010.[15] On 30 January 2020, he signed a new contract that sees him stay at the club until 2024.[16]

International career

He made his Croatia national team debut on 11 January 2017 in a friendly against Chile.[17] In May 2018, he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia[18] but did not make the final 23.[19]

He scored his debut international goal on 21 March 2019 in a home Euro 2020 qualifier against Azerbaijan, that ended as a 2–1 win. By the end of qualifying, he solidified his spot in the national team's starting XI.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 7 February 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osijek 2013–14 Prva HNL 21210——222
2014–15 28100——281
Total 49310——503
Dinamo Zagreb 2015–16 Prva HNL 1000—0010
Lokomotiva (loan) 2015–16 Prva HNL 19010—00200
Osijek 2016–17 Prva HNL 32140——361
2017–18 22110—8[lower-alpha 3]2313
2018–19 1000—4[lower-alpha 3]151
Total 55250—123725
Rangers 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 16030102[lower-alpha 3]0220
2019–20 222203013[lower-alpha 3]0402
2020–21 25100219[lower-alpha 3]0362
Total 6335061240984
Career total 18781206136324112
  1. Includes appearances in Croatian Cup and Scottish FA Cup
  2. Includes appearances in Scottish League Cup
  3. Includes appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 14 November 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 201730
201810
201981
202030
Total151
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barišić goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Borna Barišić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2019Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia5 Azerbaijan1–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

References
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  3. "bȁra2". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Bȁrišić
  4. "Borna Barisic: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. Borna Barišić se vratio u Osijek‚ .nogometplus.net, 13 June 2016
  6. "OVO MU JE NAGRADA ZA SVE : Borna Barišić, porijeklom iz duvanjskog kraja, potpisao novi, sjajan ugovor!". Tomislavnews.com (in Croatian). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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  10. Richards, Alex (22 August 2017). "Controversial football chief "shot in assassination attempt"". Mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. Boroš, Dražen (2 September 2017). "Jesu li na Mamića zapucali 'Čepinci', jer je 'minirao' transfer Borne Barišića u kijevski Dinamo?". 7dnevno (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. "Zašto je Zdravko Mamić u paničnom strahu od Čepinske grupe". Nacional.hr (in Croatian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  13. "Kakve veze Mamić ima s "čepinskim klanom" i zašto ih se toliko boji?". Dnevno.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  14. "Borna Barišić: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  15. English, Tom (29 December 2019). "Celtic 1-2 Rangers: Nikola Katic gives Steven Gerrard's side Old Firm derby win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  16. "Borna Barisic Signs New Gers Contract". Rangers Football Club. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  17. "Chile v Croatia game report". ESPN. 11 January 2017.
  18. "Croatia Names 32-Man World Cup Squad". www.croatiaweek.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  19. "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  20. Knežević, Ivo (26 October 2019). "NAJKRITIČNIJA POZICIJA VATRENIH VIŠE NIJE UPITNA: NIKAD NISAM IGRAO BOLJE Dalićev adut objasnio što ga je sputavalo tijekom karijere: Mogu ja i bolje!" (in Croatian). Sportske novosti. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  21. "B. Barišić". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  22. "Borna Barišić profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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