Tin Jedvaj

Tin Jedvaj (Croatian pronunciation: [tîːn jêdʋaːj];[2][3] born 28 November 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for German side Bayer Leverkusen, and the Croatia national football team. He was a part of the Croatian squad which ended runners-up to France in 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Tin Jedvaj
Jedvaj with Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Tin Jedvaj
Date of birth (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2005 NK Zagreb
2005–2013 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Dinamo Zagreb 13 (1)
2013–2014 Roma 2 (0)
2014– Bayer Leverkusen 83 (3)
2019–2020 → Augsburg (loan) 31 (2)
National team‡
2010 Croatia U15 4 (0)
2011 Croatia U16 4 (0)
2011 Croatia U17 8 (0)
2012 Croatia U18 6 (0)
2012–2013 Croatia U19 7 (2)
2013–2016 Croatia U21 5 (1)
2014– Croatia 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Club career

Dinamo Zagreb

Jedvaj started his professional career in 2013 with Dinamo Zagreb, coming through Dinamo's youth academy. He made his debut in a match against Osijek, playing in central defence alongside Josip Šimunić.[4] He scored his debut goal against Cibalia.[5]

During his first professional season with the club, he won the Croatian Prva HNL trophy. At the beginning of the new season, he won another trophy with the club when Dinamo defeated Hajduk Split in the Croatian Supercup. During his time with Dinamo, Jedvaj made total of 14 official appearances for the club.

Roma

At the end of his first professional season, Jedvaj was targeted and approached by Italian club Roma, although the initial offer was rejected by the Dinamo board.[6] On 10 July 2013, however, it was confirmed that Jedvaj had signed a contract with the Roman club.[7] Jedvaj made his Roma debut on 1 December 2013, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 4–0 Serie A victory over Genoa. He made his starting debut for the club against the same opposition in the last round of the Serie A season, with Genoa winning the clash 1–0 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Those were Jedvaj's only two appearances for the season, appearing on the bench 33 times for Roma in the 2013–14 season.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 11 June 2014, Bayer Leverkusen announced that they had reached an agreement with all parties for a loan agreement with Roma and Jedvaj, allowing Jedvaj to join Bayer on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[8] Jedvaj's debut with the Germans – where he contributed significantly while playing all 90 minutes in the first official match of the season – helped the team to a 6–0 victory against Alemannia Waldalgesheim in the first round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal.[9] Just a few days later, on 19 August, Jedvaj made his debut with the Germans in the UEFA Champions League, replacing teammate Giulio Donati in the 46th minute in Bayer's 2–3 away victory in Denmark over Copenhagen in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round. Jedvaj played the second half well, helping his team to secure an eventual victory. He did, however, receive a yellow card in the 51st minute of the match.[10] Jedvaj also played in the return match against Copenhagen in the Germans' 4–0 victory, allowing Bayer qualification to the Champions League group stage. Jedvaj played all 90 minutes of the match, even earning a penalty on the half-hour mark of which striker Stefan Kießling converted in an eventual 3–0 victory.[11]

Jedvaj subsequently made his debut in the Bundesliga on 23 August, a 2–0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the first match of the campaign.[12] He scored his first goal with Bayer early on in the second game of the season, a 4–2 home win against Hertha BSC. Jedvaj scored in the 50th minute, tying the game 1–1 before Bayer eventually went on to win.[13] Jedvaj continued his fine form at Leverkusen by scoring a powerful curving goal against Werder Bremen to give his side a 1–0 lead. He later assisted Son Heung-min for the goal that would tie the game for a final result of 3–3.[14][15]

On 20 January 2015, Bayer Leverkusen confirmed that they have signed Jedvaj from Roma on a permanent deal and signed a contract with the Croatian defender until 2020.[16] However, Jedvaj was only able to make one appearance in the first half of the 2015–16 season.[17] This was due to a thigh injury that recurred three times. His only appearance came against Hamburger SV in October, where he came on as a substitute.[18] On 29 October 2016, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against VfL Wolfsburg.[19]

On 20 August 2019, Jedvaj was loaned out to FC Augsburg until the end of 2019–20 season.[20] On 17 December, he scored the second goal in a 3–0 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf.[21] On 16 May 2020, he scored the only goal in a 2–1 defeat to VfL Wolfsburg.[22] Upon return to Leverkusen in summer 2020, Jedvaj was completely sidelined by coach Peter Bosz, playing only in the Europa League.[23]

International career

Jedvaj has represented Croatia at various youth levels.[24] He made his senior debut at age 18, playing the final 13 minutes in a friendly match against Cyprus on 4 September 2014 at Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula.[25] On 31 May 2016, he was confirmed to be a part of the Croatia squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[26] He was selected to start a match against Spain, which Croatia won 2–1.

In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[27] He featured once during the tournament, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 2–1 victory over Iceland.[28] Croatia finished the tournament as runners-up to France.[29] On 16 November 2018 he scored two goals in a UEFA Nations League group match against Spain, including the winner in a 3–2 victory.[30]

During Euro 2020 qualifying, Jedvaj played regularly, replacing injured right back Šime Vrsaljko. However, ahead of Nations League matches against Sweden and Portugal, Jedvaj was dropped from the national team.[31]

Personal life

Jedvaj's father Zdenko is a former footballer.[32] During the Bosnian War, his family left Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and moved to the Croatian capital of Zagreb.

In May 2020, Jedvaj appeared in the music video for the song "Poziv" (Call) by Serbian rapper Cvija.[33]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 12 January 2021[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb 2012–13 Prva HNL 1310000—131
2013–14 ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 131000010141
Roma 2013–14 Serie A 2000——20
Bayer Leverkusen 2014–15 Bundesliga 222205[lower-alpha 2]0—292
2015–16 150003[lower-alpha 3]0—180
2016–17 181104[lower-alpha 2]0—231
2017–18 10000——100
2018–19 160213[lower-alpha 3]1—212
2020–21 20004[lower-alpha 3]0—60
Total 83351191—1075
Augsburg (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 31200——312
Career total 129651191101549
  1. Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played on 7 October 2020[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia[36] 201420
201510
201620
201740
201892
201960
202020
Total262
As of match played 15 November 2018[36]
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jedvaj goal.
List of international goals scored by Tin Jedvaj
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2018Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia17 Spain2–13–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A
2 3–2

    Honours

    Club

    Dinamo Zagreb[37]

    International

    Croatia

    Individual

    Orders

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