Siniša Saničanin

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

Siniša Saničanin
Personal information
Full name Siniša Saničanin
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995
Place of birth Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Vojvodina
Number 5
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– Vojvodina 89 (3)
National team‡
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (1)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

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, he signed with Vojvodina.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020.

Club career

Early career

Saničanin came through youth setup of his hometown club Rudar Prijedor.[1] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18.[2] On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Proleter Teslić.[3]

In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joined Borac Banja Luka.[4]

In January 2016, he signed with Serbian team Mladost Lučani.[5]

On 31 August 2017, he moved to Vojvodina.[6]

International career

Saničanin represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[7]

In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland,[8] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 November 2020[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rudar Prijedor 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 2010–30
2014–15 First League of RS 22130–251
Total 24140–281
Borac Banja Luka 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 18120–201
Mladost Lučani 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 141––141
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 24120–261
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 10000010
Total 3922000412
Vojvodina 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 21030–240
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 28030–310
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 28040–320
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 1230010133
Total 893100101003
Career total 1707180101897

International
As of match played 18 November 2020[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202080
Total80

Honours

Rudar Prijedor[10]

Vojvodina[10]

References
  1. "Bajević je pozvao četiri nova igrača, ovo su njihove priče". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Rahmanović pogodio za pobjedu Olimpica u Prijedoru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. "Kozara poražena, Leotar opet lider". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. "Borac otputovao na pripreme, novo ime u timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. "Saničanin nije otišao u Borac, pojačao je Mladost!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. "Siniša Saničanin o pozivu u reprezentaciju BiH: Ovo je najveći korak u mojoj karijeri". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za susret sa Sjevernom Irskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. "Uspješan debi Bajevića, Zmajevi neporaženi u Firenci: BiH otkinula veliki bod Italiji!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. "S. Saničanin". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  11. "Siniša Saničanin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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