Dejan Ljubičić
{{short description|Austrian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dejan Ljubičić
| image = Dejan Ljubicic - SC Wiener Neustadt (01).jpg
| caption = Ljubičić with Wiener Neustadt in 2017
| full_name = Dejan Ljubičić
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|8}}
| birth_place = Vienna, Austria
| height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/dejan-ljubicic |title=Dejan Ljubicic {{!}} Playerprofile {{!}} Bundesliga |website=bundesliga.com |publisher=DFL |accessdate=20 December 2021}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = 1. FC Koln
| clubnumber = 7
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Rapid Wien II
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2017–2021
| clubs2 = Rapid Wien
| caps2 = 103
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → Wiener Neustadt (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–
| clubs4 = 1. FC Koln
| caps4 = 93
| goals4 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Austria
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 8:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:27, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
}}
Dejan Ljubičić (born 8 October 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Koln and the Austria national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-koeln-holt-rapid-kapitaen-ljubicic-803189/artikel|title=1. FC Köln holt Rapid-Kapitän Ljubicic|access-date=2 July 2021|website=Kicker}}
International career
Ljubičić was born in Austria to Bosnian Croat parents from Busovača.{{cite web|url=https://kurier.at/sport/bundesliga/ljubicic-richtig-boese-war-ich-schon-lange-nicht/293.257.712|title=Ljubicic: "Richtig böse war ich schon lange nicht"|last=alexander.huber|date=21 October 2017 |publisher=}}{{Cite web |last=Olivari |first=Davorin |date=2022-06-15 |title=Velike ambicije novog Dinamovog pojačanja: 'Bilo bi mi drago da dobijem poziv za hrvatsku reprezentaciju' |url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/hnl/klubovi/dinamo/velike-ambicije-novog-dinamovog-pojacanja-bilo-bi-mi-drago-da-dobijem-poziv-za-hrvatsku-reprezentaciju-15210807 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Sportske novosti |language=hr-hr}} He debuted for the Austria national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands on 9 October 2021.{{cite web | title=Faroe Islands-Austria | website=UEFA | url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2030936/ | access-date=2021-10-10}}
Personal life
In August 2021, he was sentenced for throwing bottles at a mosque in Kiseljak three years earlier. He had to pay a fine of 1,000 BAM or serve ten days in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/ljubicic-sudar-dzamija-napad-zatvor-kazna-kiseljak/405027|title=Stigla kazna: Fudbaleri koji su napali džamiju u Kiseljaku dobili deset dana zatvora|website=SportSport.ba}}
His younger brother Robert plays for AEK Athens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spox.com/at/sport/fussball/oesterreich/2111/Artikel/dejan-ljubicic-ueber-bruder-robert-rapid-ist-ein-anderes-level.html|title=Dejan Ljubicic über Bruder Robert: Rapid ist ein anderes Level“|first=SPOX|last=Österreich|date=4 November 2021|website=www.spox.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 6 December 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Wiener Neustadt (loan)
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Rapid Wien
|28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19
|Austrian Bundesliga |29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|Austrian Bundesliga |22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21
|Austrian Bundesliga |24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!103 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 8 | |
| rowspan="5"|1. FC Köln
|30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!93 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|—||104 | 15 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!203 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 22 |
;Notes
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=International=
{{updated|match played 7 September 2023}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Austria
|2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||9||1 |
==International goals==
:Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://kurier.at/sport/fussball/fussball-nationalteam-oesterreich-gegen-republik-moldau/401806966|title=Österreich gewinnt gegen Moldau 4:1, Foda bleibt Teamchef|publisher=kurier.at|author=Strecha, Alexander|language=de|date=15 November 2021| access-date=20 August 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 15 November 2021 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | {{fb|MDA}} | align=center | 4–1 | align=center | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ljubicic, Dejan}}
Category:Austrian men's footballers
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Austrian people of Croatian descent
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Category:Footballers from Vienna
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
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Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:1. Wiener Neustädter SC players
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
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