Ivan Bašić (; born 30 April 2002) is a Bosnian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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for

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...

club Orenburg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team. Bašić started his professional career at

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: ** HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

, before joining Orenburg in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Bašić started playing football at

Posušje Posušje ( cyrl, Посушје, ) is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a federal unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Name The name Posušje is derived from ''suša'' ...

, before joining

's youth academy in 2018. He made his professional debut against Sloboda Tuzla on 22 August 2020 at the age of 18. On 16 May 2021, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Krupa. In June 2022, he moved to Russian team Orenburg.

International career

Bašić represented

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

at various youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-21 team under coach Igor Janković.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

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 ...

: 2021–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basic, Ivan 2002 births Living people People from Imotski Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players FC Orenburg players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Russia