Šime Gržan (born 6 April 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays for

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Club career

Gržan went through all the ranks of his hometown club

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar ( en, Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almo ...

's academy, debuting for the first team shortly after his 17th birthday, on 14 May 2011, coming in the 82nd minute of the home 0-0 draw against

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

for Luka Begonja. He continued featuring for the first team until the end of 2013. He scored his only goal for

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in March 2013, the game winner against

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb ( en, Lokomotiva Zagreb Football Club), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional association football, football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First ...

, to Begonja's assist. In the 2013–14 winter transfer period Gržan and teammate Begonja moved together to Lokomotiva. Two years later, Gržan moved on to

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common ...

. After almost of two years playing at Istra, Gržan left the club and signed for

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club

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar HŠK Zrinjski Mostar ( hr, Hrvatski športski klub Zrinjski Mostar, lit=Croat Sports Club Zrinjski Mostar) is a professional football club, based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...

on 29 December 2017. He won the league title with Zrinjski in the 2017–18 season. He left Zrinjski on 1 February 2019. The same day that Gržan left Zrinjski, he signed for

NK GOŠK Gabela Nogometni Klub GOŠK Gabela is a professional association football club based in Gabela, near Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name GOŠK in Croatian means Gabeoski Omladinski Športski Klub (Gabela Youth Sports Club). Currently, the club ...

. He made his first appearance for GOŠK on 23 February 2019, in a 1–0 away loss against

FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Fudbalski klub Mladost Doboj Kakanj, commonly referred to as simply Mladost (), is a professional association football club from the village of Doboj near the town of Kakanj that is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently p ...

. He scored his first goal for GOŠK on 24 April 2019, in a 1–2 home loss against

FK Radnik Bijeljina Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб Радник Бијељина) is a professional association football club based in the city of Bijeljina that is situated in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays i ...

. In May 2019, after the end of the season and after the relegation of GOŠK to the First League of FBiH, Gržan decided to leave the club. On 25 January 2022, Gržan joined Zalaegerszeg in Hungary on loan until the end of the season.

International career

Gržan represented

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on various youth levels. He was part of the Croatia U18 and Croatia U19 teams, featuring in 9 and 6 games respectively for them. Gržan was also a part of the Croatia U21 team,Gračan okuplja U-21 reprezentaciju: "Želimo se što bolje upoznati prije kvalifikacija koje počinju u rujnu"
at crosport but didn't feature in any game for them.

Honours

Player

Club

Zrinjski Mostar *

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

: 2017–18

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grzan, Sime 1994 births Living people Footballers from Zadar Men's association football wingers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers NK Zadar players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Istra 1961 players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players NK GOŠK Gabela players NK Osijek players Zalaegerszegi TE players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary