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

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who plays as a forward for

Žminj Žminj () is a village and a municipality in Istria, Croatia, 15 km south of Pazin. The town is located on a limestone hill between the Lim valley and the Raša valley, 355 meters above sea level. Its economy is based on farming and livesto ...

Club career

Born in

Pula Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, wi ...

, Križman 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 Croatian Second Football League (), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL, is the third tier of the Croatian football league s ...

, 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 foo ...

, another

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

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

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

, 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

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. 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 PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. 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 domestic cup. 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 (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

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

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. 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. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

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 Atromitos in the group stages of the

. On 29 September 2018, he scored his first

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goal for the club, opening the score in a 2–1 away loss against Panathinaikos. On 25 November 2018, Križman scored a brace as PAS Giannina secured a home win over

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club (officially romanized: ''Levadeiakos'' ) 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, ...

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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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and got promoted to the Super League Greece, been the second top scorer with 10 goals together with Jean-Baptiste Léo, the other forward of PAS Giannina.

Rheindorf Altach

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

Honours

;PAS Giannina *

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

Runner- Up 2019–20 (10 goals)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krizman, Sandi 1989 births Living people Footballers from Pula Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Žminj players NK Karlovac 1919 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Croatian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria