David Tijanić

{{short description|Slovenian footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Tijanić

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|7|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ljubljana, Slovenia{{WorldFootball.net|david-tijanic}}

| image = David Tijanić FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen Rakow Czestochowa (Testspiel, 10. Juli 2021) 18 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Tijanić with Raków Częstochowa in 2021

| image_size = 175

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Göztepe

| clubnumber = 43

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012

| youthclubs1 = Bravo

| youthyears2 = 2012–2015

| youthclubs2 = Interblock

| youthyears3 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs3 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| years1 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = → Krka (loan)

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2017–2020

| clubs3 = Triglav Kranj

| caps3 = 77

| goals3 = 14

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Raków Częstochowa

| caps4 = 39

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2021–

| clubs5 = Göztepe

| caps5 = 93

| goals5 = 14

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = → Al-Adalah (loan)

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = → Al-Adalah (loan)

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U17{{Efn|name=UEFA|Official competitive UEFA matches only.}}

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = Slovenia U19{{Efn|name=UEFA}}

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2018

| nationalteam3 = Slovenia U21{{Efn|name=UEFA}}

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2020

| nationalteam4 = Slovenia

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 30 March 2025

}}

David Tijanić (born 16 July 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Göztepe.

Club career

Tijanić made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Olimpija Ljubljana on 5 March 2017 in a game against Rudar Velenje.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/05/slovenia/1-snl/nk-olimpija-ljubljana/nk-rudar-velenje/2252132/|title=Olimpija vs. Rudar Velenje|date=5 March 2017|access-date=16 July 2024}}

On 2 May 2021, Tijanić scored the winning goal in the Polish Cup final, helping Raków Częstochowa to their first ever major honour.{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=1676031|title=Raków Częstochowa 2–1 Arka Gdynia|website=90Minut|date=2 May 2021|access-date=13 May 2021|language=Polish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.polskieradio24.pl/395/7790/Artykul/2715467,Football-Rakow-Czestochowa-beat-Arka-Gdynia-in-Polish-Cup-final|title=Football: Raków Częstochowa beat Arka Gdynia in Polish Cup final|website=Polskie Radio|date=2 May 2021|access-date=13 May 2021}}

On 14 January 2023, Tijanić joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Adalah on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=العدالة يُعلن تعاقده مع السلوفيني دافيد تيجانيتش |url=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/633096/}} After spending the first part of the 2023–24 season with Turkish TFF First League side Göztepe, he was once again loaned to Al-Adalah in January 2024 for the remainder of the season.{{cite web |title=Slovenski nogometaš se vrača v bogato Savdsko Arabijo |url=https://siol.net/sportal/nogomet/nogometna-trznica-21-januar-624997 |publisher=Siol |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=sl |date=21 January 2024}}

International career

Tijanić made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against San Marino.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=573994|title=Slovenia v San Marino game report|date=7 October 2020}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 23 September 2024}}{{Soccerway|316269|access-date=20 September 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Slovenian Cup, Polish Cup, Turkish Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Olimpija Ljubljana

|2015–16

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|0

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2016–17

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|8

0colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—80
2017–18

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|0

0colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!8

01000colspan="2"|—90
Krka (loan)

|2016–17

|Slovenian Second League

|15

240colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—192
rowspan="4"|Triglav Kranj

|2017–18

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|24

220colspan="2"|—2{{efn|Appearances in promotion/relegation play-offs}}0282
2018–19

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|33

711colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—348
2019–20

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|20

520colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—225
colspan="2"|Total

!77

1451colspan="2"|—208415
rowspan="4"|Raków Częstochowa

|2019–20

|Ekstraklasa

|11

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
2020–21

|Ekstraklasa

|28

652colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—338
2021–22

|Ekstraklasa

|0

000colspan="2"|—1{{efn|Appearance in Polish Super Cup}}010
colspan="2"|Total

!39

752colspan="2"|—10459
rowspan="5"|Göztepe

|2021–22

|Süper Lig

|33

430colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—364
2022–23

|TFF First League

|18

121colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—202
2023–24

|TFF First League

|16

420colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—184
2024–25

|Süper Lig

|5

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—50
colspan="2"|Total

!72

971colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—7910
rowspan="3"|Al-Adalah (loan)

|2022–23

|Saudi Pro League

|18

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—184
2023–24

|Saudi First Division League

|16

5colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—165
colspan="2"|Total

!34

9colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—349
colspan="3"|Career total

!245

41224003027045

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Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

Raków Częstochowa

References

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