Danijel Pranjić

Danijel Pranjić (pronounced [dǎnijel prǎːɲit͡ɕ]; born 2 December 1981) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Omonia Psevda in the Cypriot Second Division.[3] Being a versatile left-footed player, he can play all across the left wing and can also be used as a central midfielder.

Danijel Pranjić
Pranjić in 2009
Personal information
Full name Danijel Pranjić[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-02) 2 December 1981
Place of birth Našice,[2] SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger, full-back
Club information
Current team
 Omonia Psevda
Number 32
Youth career
1998–2000 NAŠK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 NAŠK
2000–2001 Papuk
2001–2002 Belišće 28 (7)
2002–2004 Osijek 53 (3)
2004–2005 Dinamo Zagreb 29 (2)
2005–2009 Heerenveen 129 (32)
2009–2012 Bayern Munich 55 (1)
2011 Bayern Munich II 1 (0)
2012–2013 Sporting CP 9 (0)
2013 → Celta de Vigo (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2016 Panathinaikos 80 (9)
2016–2017 Koper 20 (1)
2017–2019 Anorthosis 61 (6)
2019–2020 Ayia Napa 17 (1)
2020– Omonia Psevda 0 (0)
National team
2002–2004 Croatia U21 15 (1)
2004–2015 Croatia 58 (1)
Teams managed
2020– Omonia Psevda
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2020

Club career

Pranjić started his career at Papuk. He played for NAŠK, Papuk, Belišće, and Osijek before making his move to a bigger stage at Dinamo Zagreb in 2004. While at Dinamo Zagreb, he also played regularly during their 2004–05 UEFA Cup campaign, making six appearances and scoring one goal in the competition.

In 2005, he was transferred to Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen. His good performances as an offensive winger secured him a return to international football with Croatia in 2007. He started the 2008–09 Eredivisie season well, netting four goals in his first three league matches. Pranjić scored his first hat-trick in the Dutch Cup on 12 November 2008 in a huge 7–0 win against Haaglandia. On 31 January 2009, he made the lone goal in a Heerenveen victory at AFC Ajax. A month later, he scored a late penalty that gave Heerenveen a 3–2 win at PSV.

He won the Dutch Cup with Heerenveen at the end of the 2008–09 season, which turned out to be his last match for the club.[4] In June 2009, Bayern Munich announced Pranjić would join the club.[5][6] He struggled to make an impact in his first season with the club, starting only 14 matches and losing out to first choice left-back Holger Badstuber. Due to his utility and injuries to other teammates, however, he started an increasing number of games in his second season with the Bavarian club.

On 13 July 2012, after the expiration of his Bayern contract, Pranjić was announced as a new signing for Portuguese Primeira Liga team Sporting Clube de Portugal. He played nine games for Os Leões before joining Spanish La Liga club Celta de Vigo in January 2013 on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 30 August 2013, Pranjić and Sporting terminated the contract in mutual agreement.[8]

On 2 September 2013, it was officially announced that Pranjić had signed with Panathinaikos for three years.[9] He made his professional debut in a 1–1 away draw against Platanias F.C.

On 11 September 2016, Pranjić joined Slovenian club FC Koper on free transfer.[10]

On 21 July 2017, Pranjić signed with Cypriot club Anorthosis.[11]

On 1 July 2019, Pranjić signed with Ayia Napa, competing in the Cypriot Second Division.[12]

International career

Pranjić started his international career with the Croatian national under-21 football team, winning a total of 15 international caps and scoring one goal for the team between 2002 and 2004.

On 16 November 2004, Pranjić made his full international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland. After two years of absence from the national team, he was called up for a friendly match against Norway in February 2007. Later that year, he also appeared in three UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.

Asked to play a defensive role by Croatia coach Slaven Bilić, although still predominantly a midfielder in his club career, Pranjić was the only Croatian to start all four games at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals. Pranjić provided an assist to Darijo Srna to score the opener in Croatia's 2–1 victory over Germany and an assist to Ivan Klasnić to score the only goal in their next game, a 1–0 win over Poland.

He kept his place as a regular in the national team during their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, appearing in a total of nine matches.

On 28 September 2012, Pranjić retired from the national team in protest to the call up of Brazilian-born player Sammir.[13]

On 10 November 2013, Kovač called up Pranjić to the national team after Ivan Strinić sustained an injury that made him ineligible for the playoffs against Iceland.[14]

Pranjić exceptional season year with Panathinaikos and was called to the final 23-man squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2019

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Croatia League Croatian Cup Europe Total
2002–03OsijekPrva HNL301301
2003–04232232
2004–05Dinamo ZagrebPrva HNL29261353
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
2005–06HeerenveenEredivisie3252080425
2006–073421061413
2007–083392020379
2008–09301623413620
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2009–10Bayern MunichBundesliga2012070291
2010–112804070390
2011–12701050130
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Europe Total
2012–13Sporting CPPrimeira Liga902061171
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2012–13Celta de VigoLa Liga1000000100
Greece League Greek Cup Europe Total
2013–14PanathinaikosSuperleague Greece2857000355
2014–1529410100404
2015–162306040330
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup Europe Total
2016–17KoperPrvaLiga201201
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup Europe Total
2017–18Anorthosis FamagustaFirst Division3210000321
2018–192950021316
2019–20Ayia NapaSecond Division00000000
Total Croatia 82561886
Netherlands 129327320215637
Germany 55170190811
Portugal 902061171
Spain 1000000100
Greece 8091401401089
Slovenia 201201
Cyprus 6160021637
Career total 4465430367554362

International goals
Scores and Results show Croatia's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef
1.28 March 2015Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia Norway
5–1
5–1
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Honours

Heerenveen

Bayern Munich

Panathinaikos

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. "Danijel Pranjic". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. Aalbers, Dave (3 June 2020). "Danijel Pranjić over lange nachten in Heerenveen, Van Gaal en vikings". vice.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "Laatste duel voor Pranjic" (in Dutch). sportwereld.nl. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. "Danijel Pranjic to sign for Bayern". Bayern Munich. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  6. "Pranjic heeft eindelijk gewenste droomtransfer" (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  7. "Danijel Pranjic assina por três anos (Danijel Pranjic signs for three years)". Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  8. "Pranjic farewell to Alvalade". Sporting Clube de Portugal. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. "Συμφωνία με Pranjic" (in Greek). Panathinaikos. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  10. A.V. (11 September 2016). "Nekdanji član Bayerna Pranjić v Kopru" [Former Bayern member sign for Koper] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  11. Ανορθωσιάτης ο Ντάνιελ Πράνιτς (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta FC. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. "Danijel Pranjić baš ne želi odustati. Sada je potpisao ugovor s ciparskim drugoligašem" [Danijel Pranjić just does not want to give up. He just signed a contract with a Cypriot second league club]. telesport.telegram.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  13. "Pranjić napušta reprezentaciju: "Rekao sam da ću otići ako pozovu Sammira!"" (in Croatian). index.hr. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  14. "Zbog ozljede Strinića Niko Kovač za Island pozvao Danijela Pranjića" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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