Daniel Graovac
Daniel Graovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎniel ɡrâoʋats]; born 8 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Romanian club CFR Cluj.[1]
 Graovac with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Sloboda Novi Grad | ||
| 2009–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Zrinjski Mostar | 82 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Mouscron | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Željezničar (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Vojvodina | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 70 | (1) |
| 2021– | CFR Cluj | 26 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2018 | |||
He started out at Zrinjski Mostar in 2013, and went on to compete professionally in Belgium, Serbia and Romania.
In 2016, Graovac recorded his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
International career
Graovac made his first international appearance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly game against Luxembourg on 25 March 2016, having substituted Sanjin Prcić in the 77th minute.[2] He made his official senior debut for them in a March 2016 friendly match away against Switzerland and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His last international was a January 2018 friendly against Mexico.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 April 2022.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zrinjski | 2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 1 | ||
| Mouscron | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Zrinjski (loan) | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Željezničar (loan) | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Vojvodina | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2019–20 | Liga I | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 76 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Career Total | 244 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 282 | 6 | ||
International
- As of match played 1 February 2018.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Zrinjski Mostar[4]
Željezničar[4]
Astra Giurgiu[4]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2020–21
CFR Cluj[4]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2021
Individual
- Bosnian Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18[5]
References
- Digi Sport (19 June 2021). "CFR Cluj, în plină reconstrucție! Un jucător de la Astra s-a înțeles cu echipa lui Șumudică" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Luxembourg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "D. Graovac: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- R. Pašić (14 May 2018). "Održan izbor "Kristalnih 11", Zakarić proglašen najboljim igračem Premijer lige" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 May 2018.