Ivan Lučić (born 23 March 1995) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for Hajduk Split.

Club career

Youth years in Austria

Lučić began playing football when he was nine years old at the

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club Post SV in 2004. In 2006, he moved to FC Stadlau before entering the youth teams of

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in 2008. After four years at ''die Veilchen'', Lučić joined Austrian Bundesliga side

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prior to the 2012–13 season. Eventually, he made his professional debut for Ried on 11 May 2014 in the last match of the 2013–14 season, a 2–5 home defeat against

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, where he played 89 minutes. In order to receive more playing time, he was loaned to

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team Union St. Florian for the 2013–14 season. Lučić debuted for the club on the first day of the season in a 3–0 win against SAK Klagenfurt. Late in the season, he was also able to score two goals for St. Florian, one via

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in a home loss against

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reserves on 2 May 2014 and one via a converted

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in a home win against Union Vöcklamarkt on 16 May 2014.

Bayern Munich

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Lučić was transferred to

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club

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, the reserve team of FC Bayern Munich. His first appearance for his new club was in a home loss against Würzburger Kickers on 11 July 2014. Soon thereafter, he was invited to join the professional team in their training camp in the United States. However, Lučić suffered a

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during the camp which sidelined him for several months. He returned to action for Bayern II on 10 April 2015. A few days later, first-team coach Pep Guardiola added him to the squad for the first leg of the

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quarterfinal against FC Porto.

Bristol City

On 27 July 2016, Lučić signed for Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, following a successful trial. Lučić made his Bristol City debut in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Fulham on 21 September 2016, a game in which he saved a Cauley Woodrow penalty. Lučić had his contract at the club cancelled by mutual consent on 31 January 2018, making two appearances for the club.

AaB (loan)

Lučić was loaned out to

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-side AaB on 28 January 2017 for the rest of the season.

International career

Born in Austria, Lučić is of Croatian descent. Lučić made his international debut for the Austria national youth football team in an under-16 match against Hungary at

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on 28 September 2010. His only under-17 team appearance came on 11 January 2011 against

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. The first of four under-18 appearances was a match against the German under-17 team at Waldkraiburg on 14 April 2012. Lučić then debuted for the Austrian under-19 side against

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at Vienna on 11 September 2013 and was subsequentially added to the squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where he played in two group stage matches against Hungary and Israel and in the semifinal against Germany.

Career statistics

*1.Includes Austrian Cup.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucic, Ivan 1995 births Living people Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austrian people of Croatian descent Austrian expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers SV Ried players FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers Bristol City F.C. players AaB Fodbold players FK Austria Wien players NK Istra 1961 players HNK Hajduk Split players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Regionalliga players English Football League players Croatian Football League players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Croatia Footballers from Vienna