Siniša Saničanin (; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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for
Serbian SuperLiga
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club
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
and the
Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Saničanin started his professional career at
Rudar Prijedor, before joining
Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...
in 2015. The following year, he moved to
Mladost Lučani Mladost (meaning "youth" in Slavic languages) may refer to:
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*Mladost, Sofia, municipality of Sofia, Bulgaria
* Mladost, Varna, municipality of Varna, Bulgaria
* Mladost, Obrenovac, municipality of city Obrenovac, Serbia.
Association fo ...
. A year later, Saničanin signed with
Vojvodina
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. He switched to Partizan in 2021.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020, earning 19
caps
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since.
Club career
Early career
Saničanin came through youth setup of his hometown club
Rudar Prijedor. He made his professional debut against
Olimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18. On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over
Proleter Teslić.
In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joined
Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...
.
In January 2016, he signed with Serbian side
Mladost Lučani Mladost (meaning "youth" in Slavic languages) may refer to:
Placenames
*Mladost, Sofia, municipality of Sofia, Bulgaria
* Mladost, Varna, municipality of Varna, Bulgaria
* Mladost, Obrenovac, municipality of city Obrenovac, Serbia.
Association fo ...
.
In August 2017, he switched to
Vojvodina
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.
Partizan
In June 2021, Saničanin moved to
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
on a three-year deal. He made his official debut for the team on 17 July against
Proleter Novi Sad. On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Partizan in
UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs against
Santa Clara. Fourteen months later, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of
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.
International career
Saničanin represented
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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at various youth levels.
In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
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against
Northern Ireland
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, but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in a
2020–21 UEFA Nations League
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game against
Italy
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.
Personal life
Saničanin married his long-time girlfriend Teodora in January 2021.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Rudar Prijedor
[
* First League of RS: 2014–15
Vojvodina][
*]Serbian Cup
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: 2019–20
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
People from Prijedor
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina youth international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
Association football central defenders
FK Rudar Prijedor players
FK Borac Banja Luka players
FK Mladost Lučani players
FK Vojvodina players
FK Partizan players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
First League of the Republika Srpska players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Expatriate footballers in Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia