Ivan Lendrić
{{short description|Croatian footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ivan Lendrić
| image = Ivan Lendrić - RC Lens - 2 mai 2018 72 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Lendrić with Lens in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Split, Croatia
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| position = Centre-forward
| currentclub = Hrvatski Dragovoljac
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005
| youthclubs1 = Solin
| youthyears2 = 2005–2010
| youthclubs2 = Hajduk Split
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = Hajduk Split
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs2 = → Zrinjski Mostar (loan)
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 16
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = Zulte Waregem
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = Lokomotiva
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Kapfenberger SV
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = Südtirol
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = Celje
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = Milsami Orhei
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = Kerkyra
| caps9 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2017
| clubs10 = Željezničar
| caps10 = 44
| goals10 = 26
| years11 = 2017–2018
| clubs11 = Lens
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2017
| clubs12 = → Lens II
| caps12 = 1
| goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2018
| clubs13 = Olimpija Ljubljana
| caps13 = 5
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2019
| clubs14 = Hermannstadt
| caps14 = 10
| goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2019 | clubs15 = Zrinjski Mostar | caps15 = 16 | goals15 = 3
| years16 = 2020–2021 | clubs16 = Željezničar | caps16 = 27 | goals16 = 7
| years17 = 2021 | clubs17 = Nea Salamis | caps17 = 0 | goals17 = 0
| years18 = 2022 | clubs18 = Tsarsko Selo | caps18 = 2 | goals18 = 0
| years19 = 2022–2023 | clubs19 = Rupel Boom | caps19 = 4 | goals19 = 0
| years20 = 2023– | clubs20 = Hrvatski Dragovoljac | caps20 = 10 | goals20 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Croatia U16
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = Croatia U17
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam3 = Croatia U19
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2011
| nationalteam4 = Croatia U20
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam5 = Croatia U21
| nationalcaps5 = 7
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| pcupdate = 19 June 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Ivan Lendrić (born 8 August 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Croatian side Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
Club career
Born in Split, Lendrić rose through the ranks of the Hajduk Split Academy. In the 2009–10 season, his last youth level season, Lendrić was top scorer of the Croatian academy league and was voted best youth player by the Croatian sports daily Sportske novosti.{{cite news|url=http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/lendricu-prekipjelo--dosta-je-bilo--igrat-cu-za-bih--ne-znam-sto-da-napravim-da-me-susak-pozove-/924688/|title=Lendrić: Igrat ću za BiH! Što još moram napraviti da me Ivo Šušak pozove?|last=Velić|first=Mario|date=11 February 2011|work=Sportske novosti|language=hr|access-date=23 September 2011|archive-date=17 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917132903/http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/lendricu-prekipjelo--dosta-je-bilo--igrat-cu-za-bih--ne-znam-sto-da-napravim-da-me-susak-pozove-/924688/|url-status=dead}}
He turned professional in July 2010, but failed to break into the first team under coach Stanko Poklepović so he was loaned to Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} While at Zrinjski, Lendrić became top scorer in the 2010–11 Bosnian championship with 16 goals.
In summer 2011, he returned from the loan and joined the first team under coach Krasimir Balakov. In his first professional season with Hajduk, he scored four goals in nineteen appearances, playing mostly as a substitute.
In June 2012, Lendrić signed a three-year contract with Belgian club Zulte Waregem.{{cite news |url=http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/441580/nogomet-1-hnl/ivan-lendric-u-belgiji-potpisao-trogodisnji-ugovor/ |title=Ivan Lendrić u Belgiji potpisao trogodišnji ugovor |last=Rupnik |first=Borna |date=7 June 2012 |work=Sportnet.hr |language=hr |access-date=7 June 2012 |archive-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912140405/http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/441580/nogomet-1-hnl/ivan-lendric-u-belgiji-potpisao-trogodisnji-ugovor/ |url-status=dead }}
After a moderately successful season at Zulte Waregem, Lokomotiva decided to bring the player back to the 1. HNL in a €500,000 deal. In January 2014, his contract with Lokomotiva was terminated after just six first team appearances and no goals.
In February 2014, Lenrić signed with the Austrian Football Second League side Kapfenberger SV, where he scored five goals in fifteen appearances. On 30 August 2014, Lendrić signed with Italian side FC Südtirol.
In 2015, Lendrić played for Celje, Milsami Orhei, and PAE Kerkyra.
On 5 January 2016, Lendrić joined Bosnian Premier League side Željezničar. Željezničar finished the 2016–17 season as runners-up, with Lendrić becoming the league's top goalscorer with 19 goals.
Lendrić then moved to French Ligue 2 club Lens for a €300,000 fee in July 2017, and signed a three-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://nap.ba/new/vijest.php?id=37106 |title=Ivan Lendrić za 300.000 eura prešao iz Želje u francuski Lens |work=www.nap.ba |date=10 July 2017 |access-date=24 July 2018 |language=hr}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lens-officialise-l-arrivee-de-deux-joueurs/817360 |title=Lens officialise l'arrivée de deux joueurs |work=L'Equipe |date=11 July 2017 |access-date=24 July 2018 |language=fr}} After one season with Lens, his contract was terminated in June 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.madeinlens.com/actualite-rclens/saison-2017-2018/transferts/44305-officiel-ivan-lendric-resilie-son-contrat-avec-le-rc-lens.html |title=Officiel: Ivan Lendric résilie son contrat avec le RC Lens |work=Made In Lens |date=11 June 2018 |access-date=24 July 2018 |language=fr}}
Lendrić went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in July 2018, but was not offered a contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/hibs-take-croatian-striker-ivan-lendric-on-trial-1-4773234 |title=Hibs take Croatian striker Ivan Lendric on trial |first=David |last=Hardie |work=Edinburgh Evening News |date=24 July 2018 |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724183704/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/hibs-take-croatian-striker-ivan-lendric-on-trial-1-4773234 |url-status=dead }}
On 8 August 2018, Lendrić signed with Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/ivan-lendric-novi-igrac-olimpije/285992 Ivan Lendrić novi igrač Olimpije!] at sportsport.ba, 8 August 2018 He scored his first and only goal for the club on his debut in a cup game on 29 September against Triglav Kranj. On 4 December 2018, after only four months at Olimpija, Lendrić left the club.[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/lendric-raskinuo-ugovor-sa-olimpijom/298933 Lendrić raskinuo ugovor sa Olimpijom] at sportsport.ba, 4 December 2018
On 24 December 2018, Lendrić became the new player of Romanian First League club Hermannstadt.[https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/ino-fudbal/nista-od-povratka-na-grbavicu-lendric-pronasao-novi-angazman/141656 Ništa od povratka na Grbavicu: Lendrić pronašao novi angažman] at sport1.ba, 24 December 2018 He scored his first goal for Hermannstadt on 19 April 2019, in a 1–1 home draw against Voluntari.{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/ino-fudbal/video-ivan-lendric-pogodio-prvi-put-od-prelaska-u-rumuniju/152652|title=(VIDEO) Ivan Lendrić pogodio prvi put od prelaska u Rumuniju|date=19 April 2019|access-date=19 April 2019|language=bs|publisher=Sport1.ba}}
On 21 June 2019, Lendrić returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed a two-year contract with Zrinjski Mostar, the club he played for in the 2010–11 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ivan-lendric-novi-igrac-zrinjskog-plemici-stvaraju-mocan-tim/190621054|title=Ivan Lendrić novi igrač Zrinjskog, Plemići stvaraju moćan tim|date=21 June 2019|access-date=21 June 2019|language=bs|author=K.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}} He made his official debut and scored his first goal for Zrinjski since 2011 on 11 July 2019, in a 3–0 away win against Akademija Pandev in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/evropska-takmicenja/zrinjski-zakoracio-ka-drugom-kolu-kvalifikacija-za-evropsku-ligu/160210|title=Zrinjski zakoračio ka drugom kolu kvalifikacija za Evropsku ligu|date=11 July 2019|access-date=11 July 2019|language=bs|publisher=Sport1.ba}} Lendrić made his first league appearance for Zrinjski after nine years on 21 July 2019, in a 1–0 away loss against Sarajevo.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/sarajevo-pobjedom-protiv-zrinjskog-zapocelo-odbranu-titule-prvaka-bih/190721062|title=Sarajevo pobjedom protiv Zrinjskog započelo odbranu titule prvaka BiH|date=21 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019|language=bs|author=K.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}} He scored his first league goal since his return to Zrinjski on 24 August 2019, in a 4–0 home win against Borac Banja Luka.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zrinjski-za-sest-minuta-razbio-borac/190824084|title=Zrinjski za šest minuta razbio Borac|date=24 August 2019|access-date=24 August 2019|language=bs|publisher=Klix.ba}} On 10 December 2019, Lendrić decided to terminate his contract with Zrinjski and left the club.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/ivan-lendric-vise-nije-igrac-hsk-zrinjski/344050|title=Ivan Lendrić više nije igrač HŠK Zrinjski!|date=10 December 2019|access-date=10 December 2019|language=bs|author=A. Lendo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}
Two and a half years after leaving Željezničar, on 7 January 2020, he returned to the Sarajevo-based club, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/lendric-ovo-je-moj-klub-volim-igrati-na-grbavici-zeljin-dres-poseban-je-motiv/200107110|title=Lendrić: Ovo je moj klub, volim igrati na Grbavici, Željin dres poseban je motiv|date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 January 2020|language=bs|author=F.Z.|publisher=Klix.ba}} He played his first official match after his return to Željezničar on 22 February 2020, a 0–0 league draw against Radnik Bijeljina on 22 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/radnik-i-zeljeznicar-remizirali-u-izuzetno-dosadnom-mecu-u-bijeljini/200222058|title=Radnik i Željezničar remizirali u izuzetno dosadnom meču u Bijeljini|date=22 February 2020|access-date=22 February 2020|language=bs|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}} The first goal he scored since his return to the club was in a 3–0 win against Zvijezda 09 on 29 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-uvjerljivo-savladao-zvijezdu-09-i-bodovno-se-izjednacio-sa-sarajevom/200229073|title=Željezničar uvjerljivo savladao Zvijezdu 09 i bodovno se izjednačio sa Sarajevom|date=29 February 2020|access-date=29 February 2020|language=bs|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}} Lendrić left Željezničar in May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ivan-lendric-napustio-zeljeznicar/210531134|title=Ivan Lendrić napustio Željezničar|date=31 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|language=bs|author=D.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}
International career
Internationally, Lendrić represented Croatia at all youth levels and was part of the squad that was called up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup by manager Ivica Grnja, where he scored a goal in Croatia's 5–2 defeat against Nigeria.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1487164/index.html|title=Lendric relishing golden opportunity|date=5 August 2011|work=FIFA.com|access-date=23 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|match played 1 May 2021.}}{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/ivan-lendri/134636/|title=I. Lendrić: Summary|access-date=1 May 2021|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;font-size:90%" | ||||||||||||
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajduk Split
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar (loan)
|28 | 16 | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 29 | 17 | |||
| Hajduk Split
|1. HNL |19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 20 | 4 | |||
| rowspan=3|Zulte Waregem
|20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14
|Belgian Pro League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 23 | 3 | |||
| Lokomotiva
|1. HNL |6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6 | 2 | |||
| Kapfenberger SV
|15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 5 | ||||
| Südtirol
|14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Celje
|16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Milsami Orhei
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kerkyra
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Željezničar
|Bosnian Premier League |12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 9 | ||||
| 2016–17
|Bosnian Premier League |32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 35 | 20 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Bosnian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 2 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!44 | 26 | 6 | 3 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 52 | 31 | |||
| Lens
|9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 11 | 6 | |||
| Lens II
|1 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Olimpija Ljubljana
|Slovenian PrvaLiga |5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 2 | |||
| Hermannstadt
|10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in 2018–19 Liga I play-off}} | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar
|Bosnian Premier League |16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 24 | 6 | |||
| rowspan=3|Željezničar
|Bosnian Premier League |3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21
|Bosnian Premier League |24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 27 | 7 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 30 | 8 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!232 | 77 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 267 | 95 |
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Honours
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References
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External links
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- {{FIFA player|339972}}
- [https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur46083.html Profile] at L'Équipe
- {{CFF player|29961/ivan-lendric}}
- {{hrnogomet|2673}}
{{Bosnian Premier League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lendric, Ivan}}
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