Josip Juranović

Josip Juranović (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip jurǎːnoʋitɕ];[2][3] born 16 August 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Legia Warsaw.

Josip Juranović
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2011 Dubrava
2011 Croatia Sesvete
2011–2013 Dubrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Dubrava 36 (14)
2015–2020 Hajduk Split 136 (3)
2020– Legia Warsaw 3 (1)
National team‡
2017– Croatia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Juranović went through the ranks of the third-tier NK Dubrava, apart from a two-month stint at the nearby NK Croatia Sesvete academy. Making his third-level senior debut in the 2012–13 season, he first drew attention to himself by winning the Croatian leg of the Nike Chance competition for amateur players in early 2014, earning the right to vie for a spot in the Nike Academy team.[4] Not making the 5-person cut,[5] however, he returned to his club. His club performances remained strong, and, touted by some media as the best player of the autumn leg of the 2014/2015 Treća HNL Zapad,[6][7] he drew the attention of HNK Hajduk Split.

After signing a three and a half-year long contract with Hajduk in early 2015, he initially joined their third-tier B team, but was moved to the first team in April 2015 by the new manager Goran Vučević, and he made his Prva HNL debut in a 1–2 home loss against HNK Rijeka.[8]

In June 2018, Juranović was selected in the Prva HNL team of the season for his performances in 2017-18.[9]

International career

On 6 September 2019, Zlatko Dalić activated Juranović's standby call-up for Croatia's Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Slovakia and Azerbaijan, following Tin Jedvaj's injury.[10]

Personal life

Juranović comes from the Dubrava quarter of Zagreb. Both his brothers, Dragan and Mihael, are also football players.[11]

References
  1. Josip Juranović at Soccerway
  2. "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Jòsip
  3. "Jȕraj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Juránović
  4. 2014.03.05. - Josip Juranović Jopa - pobjednik projekta Nike Chance 2014. at NK Dubrava official site
  5. Winners of Nike Chance Global Showcase Announced at St George's Park at Nike, Inc. official site
  6. POJAČANJE IZ TREĆE LIGE Josip Juranović iz Dubrave potpisuje za Hajduk: 'To je prilika života' at Jutarnji List
  7. J. Juranović najbolji zagrebački amater: Još malo u Dubravi pa gore Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Sportnews.hr
  8. Poljud: Hajduk-Rijeka 1:2 HNK Hajduk Split official site
  9. https://www.24sata.hr/sport/najbolji-hrvatski-igrac-je-luka-modric-a-hnl-a-hilal-soudani-577492
  10. https://hajduk.hr/vijest/josip-juranovic-pozvan-u-a-reprezentaciju-hrvatske/12017
  11. Josip Juranović: Hajduk je moja šansa života! at Slobodna Dalmacija
  • at hajduk.hr
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