Sandi Križman (; born 17 August 1989) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

, he started his career in his hometown club

NK Žminj NK Žminj is a Croatian football club based in a village of Žminj in the central part of Istria. Honours Treća HNL The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the third tier of the football ...

, where he scored seven goals in 22 matches, aged 17. In the summer of 2007 he followed his uncle, the coach

Igor Pamić Igor Pamić (born 19 November 1969) is a Croatian former professional footballer and current manager. He made five appearances for the Croatia national team during his playing career. Playing career Club He was born in the village of Žminj ...

NK Karlovac NK Karlovac 1919 is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac. Karlovac plays their home matches at Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek. History Traditionally lower-level minnows, the club's most successful period in the Yugoslav foot ...

, another

Treća HNL The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the third tier of the football league system. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Cro ...

team at the time. His performances there drew the attention of

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...

, with whom he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract in January 2008. He was sent back to Karlovac for the remainder of the season, scoring 15 goals in 24 league matches for the club that season. He spent the subsequent three-and-a-half years with Rijeka, scoring nine goals for the club. He had moderate success with Rijeka, leading to his transfer to Istra 1961, where he scored 7 goals in the first 13 games. On 6 January 2014, it was officially announced that Križman joined the South Korean club

Jeonnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...

. On 5 February 2017, he joined Slovenian club

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AEL

On 7 July 2017 AEL announced the signing of Križman on a three-year contract. On 30 September 2017 he scored his first goal in a 1–1 home draw against PAOK. On 22 October 2017 he scored the winner in a 1–0 away win against

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, which was the first in seven years. Three days later he sealed his team's 3–0 home win against

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

in the

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. On 9 December 2017, Križman sealed a dramatic late victory for Larissa over

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, with the Croatian striker scoring the only goal of the match in the additional time. On 7 February 2018 he opened the score in a 3–2 home win against

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

, which helped his team to qualify for the semi-finals of the

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

. On 1 March 2018, he scored a decisive goal in a 2–1 home win in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Greek Cup against

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

PAS Giannina

On 26 July 2018, he joined

. On 25 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the team in a 2–1 away win against

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in the group stages of the

. On 29 September 2018, he scored his first Superleague goal for the club, opening the score in a 2–1 away loss against

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. On 25 November 2018, Križman scored a brace as

secured a home win over

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...

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to lift them out of the bottom section of the Super League table. With the club of

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he won the

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: 2019–20 and got promoted to the

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, been the second top scorer with 10 goals together with Jean-Baptiste Léo the other forward of

Rheindorf Altach

On 13 January 2023, Križman's contract with Rheindorf Altach was terminated by mutual consent.

Honours

;PAS Giannina *

: 2019–20 ;NK Karlovac * 3.HNL – West: 2007–08 ;Individual * Top scorer

Runner- Up 2019–20 (10 goals)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krizman, Sandi 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Pula Association football forwards Association football wingers Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers NK Žminj players NK Karlovac players HNK Rijeka players NK Istra 1961 players Jeonnam Dragons players NK Slaven Belupo players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players FC Koper players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players SC Rheindorf Altach players Croatian Football League players K League 1 players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Super League Greece players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Austrian Regionalliga players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in South Korea Croatian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria