Dominik Livaković

Dominik Livaković (Croatian pronunciation: [dôminik liʋǎːkoʋitɕ, domǐ-];[3][4] born 9 January 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team.

Dominik Livaković
Personal information
Full name Dominik Livaković
Date of birth (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995[1][2]
Place of birth Zadar, Croatia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 40
Youth career
2007–2012 Zadar
2012–2014 NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 NK Zagreb 72 (0)
2015– Dinamo Zagreb 119 (0)
2015–2016 → NK Zagreb (loan) 32 (0)
2016 → Dinamo Zagreb II 1 (0)
National team‡
2010 Croatia U15 3 (0)
2011 Croatia U16 3 (0)
2011 Croatia U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 Croatia U19 6 (0)
2013 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2014–2016 Croatia U21 15 (0)
2017– Croatia 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Livaković became part of NK Zagreb's first team at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. Initially the club's second-choice goalkeeper, he made his league debut on 31 August 2012, playing the full match in a 1–0 defeat at home to HNK Cibalia.[5] He soon became the club's number one and made a total of 104 league appearances over four seasons, including 90 in the Prva HNL.

On 30 August 2015, he agreed to join Dinamo Zagreb at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. He made his league debut for the club on 2 October 2016 in a goalless draw at home to Hajduk Split. On 18 October 2016, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in a 1–0 defeat at home to Sevilla.

On 30 July 2019, in a Champions League qualifying 3–0 victory over Saburtalo Tbilisi, Livaković broke Dražen Ladić's record for most minutes from the start of Dinamo's season without conceding a goal (413), set in 1995.[6] He conceded his first goal of the season three days later, in a 3–1 league victory over Gorica, set the new record at 535.[7][8]

On 26 August 2020, in a Champions League qualifier against Cluj, Livaković saved Ciprian Deac's penalty kick. The game went to extra time and ended as a 2–2 draw, resulting in a penalty shootout. Livaković saved Cătălin Golofca's attempt which would turn out crucial as Dinamo won the shootout 6–5 and progressed to the third qualifying round.[9] In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, Livaković was praised for his performances after he conceded only one goal in five games and led Dinamo to the first place in their group.[10][11] He notably saved Steven Berghuis's penalty kick in Dinamo's 0–0 draw with Feyenoord on 22 October.[12][13]

International career

Livaković received his first call-up to the Croatia national football team for their friendly against Moldova in May 2016.[14] He made his debut against Chile in the 2017 China Cup where Croatia lost on penalties.

In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was eventually part of the team that finished runners-up after losing the final against France.[15] He made his competitive debut against England in the 2018–19 Nations League match held on 12 October 2018 at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka, which ended in a scoreless draw.

After disappointing performances of Lovre Kalinić, Livaković became Croatia's first choice goalkeeper for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, starting with matchday 3 against Wales, held on 8 June 2019.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 February 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NK Zagreb 2012–13 Prva HNL 23010——240
2013–14 Druga HNL 140———140
2014–15 Prva HNL 35010——360
NK Zagreb (loan) 2015–16 32030——350
Total 104050——1090
Dinamo Zagreb II 2016–17 Druga HNL 10———10
Dinamo Zagreb 2016–17 Prva HNL 220104[lower-alpha 3]0—270
2017–18 330004[lower-alpha 4]0—370
2018–19 2103010[lower-alpha 4]0—340
2019–20 2601012[lower-alpha 3]010400
2020–21 170108[lower-alpha 5]000260
Total 119060380101640
Career total 2240110380102740
  1. Includes Croatian Cup
  2. Includes Croatian Super Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 201710
201820
201960
202070
Total160

Honours

NK Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb

Croatia

Individual

Orders

References
  1. UEFA.com. "Dominik Livaković - Croatia - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Players - Dominik LIVAKOVIC - Dominik Livakovic - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Dȍminik". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Dȍminik (Domìnik)
  4. "lijȇvī". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Liváković
  5. "Zagreb vs Cibalia". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. "Livaković postao novi klupski rekorder". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. Hina (2 August 2019). "Dinamo slomio Goricu: Olmo zabio i asistirao, Lovrić matirao Livakovića". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. "Dinamo Zagreb 2019-20 - Forum - Sportnet.hr". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. Ničota, Tomo (26 August 2020). "Dinamovci s igračem manje izborili 3. pretkolo! Primili gol u nadoknadi, pa prošli na penale". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  10. "Livaković zaprepastio nogometne fanove: "Najbolji je vratar svijeta. Zapamtite to ime"". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. N. Z. L. (11 December 2020). "FUDBALSKA EVROPA U NEVERICI ZBOG OVOG POTEZA Golman Dinama od sinoć ima novi nadimak zbog ove ČUDESNE INTERVENCIJE! /VIDEO/". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. Ničota, Tomo (4 December 2020). "Pet ključnih Dinamovih točaka na putu do europskog proljeća, sve je krenulo s Livakovićevim potezom". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. Tolić, Josip (22 October 2020). "Livi, majstore! Pogledajte kako je skinuo četvrti penal u sezoni". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. "Croatia v Moldova". skysports.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  16. "Dominik Livaković". Soccerway.
  17. "Dominik Livaković". eu-football.info.
  18. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  19. "News: President Decorates Croatian National Football Team Players and Coaching Staff". Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019. the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Dominik Livaković...
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