Ivan Vargić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Đakovo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Đakovo | |||
| 2005–2006 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Osijek | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Vukovar '91 (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Honka (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Rijeka | 95 | (0) |
| 2016– | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Croatia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2016. | |||
Ivan Vargić (born 15 March 1987) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lazio.
Club career
Osijek
Following two loans to HNK Vukovar '91 in Croatia's 2. HNL and FC Honka in Finland's Veikkausliiga, Vargić made his debut with NK Osijek in 1. HNL in April 2009. He earned 36 league caps before he left the club in 2013.
Rijeka
On 5 February 2013, HNK Rijeka announced that they have signed Vargić on a 4 1⁄2-year contract.[1] During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, Vargić broke two Rijeka records: the longest streak without conceding a goal and goalkeeper who kept most clean sheets in one season. From 2 August 2015 to 4 October 2015, he did not concede a goal for 783 consecutive minutes, which is the second longest streak in the history of 1. HNL.[2] During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, he conceded only 13 goals in 32 appearances, keeping 21 clean sheets. With 23 appearances, Vargić is also the club's most capped goalkeeper in Europe.
Lazio
On 1 February 2016, both Croatian and Italian press reported that Lazio have signed Vargić for a fee of €2.7 million.[3][4] Lazio immediately sent Vargić on loan to Rijeka until 30 June 2016.[5]
International career
Vargić was a member of Croatia under-21 national team. On 12 November 2014, he made his senior national team début in a friendly game against Argentina, entering as a substitute for Lovre Kalinić.[6]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup & Supercup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | GC | CS | Apps | GC | CS | Apps | GC | CS | Apps | GC | CS | |||
| 2006–07 | Vukovar '91 | 2. HNL | 30 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 33 | 45 | 11 | ||
| 2007–08 | Osijek | 1. HNL | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008 | Honka | Veikkausliiga | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Osijek | 1. HNL | 7 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 15 | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Rijeka | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 49 | 19 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 38 | 17 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 22 | ||
| Osijek total | 36 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 63 | 14 | ||
| Rijeka total | 95 | 72 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 132 | 108 | 58 | ||
| Career total | 161 | 158 | 64 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 215 | 216 | 83 | ||
| Key: Apps = matches played; GC = goals conceded; CS = clean sheets. Last Update: 1 May 2016. | ||||||||||||||
References
External links
- Ivan Vargić profile at Soccerway
- Ivan Vargić at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
- Player profile at Croatian Football Federation (Croatian)
- Player profile at HNK Rijeka (Croatian)
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