Franjo Ivanović (born 1 October 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Croatia national team.

Club career

Ivanović started his football career at the age of five in 2008 with SVg Mayrhofen, where he played until 2015. He spent one season at JFG Lohwald and joined the youth academy of Germany's

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in 2016. On 31 August 2024, Ivanović signed a four-year contract with

in Belgium.

International career

Ivanović was born in

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, Austria, but holds Croatian citizenship and is eligible to play for

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. He was called up for the

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match against

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on 21 March 2025, making his senior team debut in the 2–0 home loss.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.''

Honours

NK Rijeka * HNL: 2024–25 Union Saint-Gilloise *

: 2024–25

References

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* 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Schwaz Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Austrian men's footballers Austrian people of Croatian descent Men's association football forwards Regionalliga players First Football League (Croatia) players Belgian Pro League players FC Augsburg II players HNK Rijeka players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-footy-forward-stub