Viktor Kanižaj
{{Short description|Croatian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Viktor Kanižaj
| image =
| fullname =
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|2}}
| birth_place = Čakovec, Croatia
| position = Right winger
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Međimurje
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs2 = Dinamo Zagreb
| youthyears2 = 2015–2023
| years1 = 2022
| clubs1 = Dinamo Zagreb II
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = Lokomotiva Zagreb
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = Inter Turku
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = Inter Turku II
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Croatia U16
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2020
| nationalteam2 = Croatia U17
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 23 October 2024
| nationalteam-update = 6 October 2024
}}
Viktor Kanižaj (born 2 February 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who most recently played as a right winger for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
Club career
Kanižaj played in the youth sector of Međimurje before joining the academy of Dinamo Zagreb in 2015,[https://radio1.hr/viktor-kanizaj-strijelac-za-hrvatsku-reprezentaciju-protiv-gruzije/ Viktor Kanižaj strijelac za Hrvatsku reprezentaciju protiv Gruzije], radio1.hr, 13 February 2020 and making his senior debut with the club's reserve team in 2022.
In the 2023–24 season, he played for Lokomotiva Zagreb in top-tier Croatian Football League.[https://msm.hr/viktor-kanizaj-debitirao-u-hnl-u/ Viktor Kanižaj debitirao u HNL-u], msm.hr, 25 July 2023
On 29 August 2024, Kanižaj moved to Finland and signed with Inter Turku in the country's top-tier Veikkausliiga.[https://fcinter.fi/ajankohtaista/kroatialainen-viktor-kanizaj-interin-hyokkaykseen Kroatialainen Viktor Kanizaj Interin hyökkäykseen], fcinter.fi, 29 August 2024
Career statistics
{{updated|23 October 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{{efn|Includes Croatian Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dinamo Zagreb II
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb
|HNL |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 12 | 0 | |||
| Inter Turku
|2024 |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| Inter Turku II
|2024 |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
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Honours
Dinamo Zagreb II
- 1. HNL Juniori: 2022–23
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|579293}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanižaj, Viktor}}
Category:Croatian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Croatian sportsmen
Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Category:NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players
Category:FC Inter Turku players
Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Finland