Ivan Aleksić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Osijek, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back, Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NK Novigrad | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999-2005 | Višnjevac | ||
2005-2012 | Osijek | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Osijek | 32 | (0) |
2014 | Jagodina | 0 | (0) |
2015 | Zaprešić | 10 | (1) |
2015– | Novigrad | 32 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Croatia U15 | 3 | (1) |
2009 | Croatia U16 | 9 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Croatia U17 | 13 | (1) |
2011 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Croatia U20 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2014. |
Ivan Aleksić (born 6 March 1993) is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for NK Novigrad in the Druga HNL.
Club career
Aleksić was born in Osijek on 6 March 1993. He began playing football casually as a young boy in his neighbourhood. He eventually started to enjoy this role and pursued to develop his skills in the youth teams of NK Višnjevac. At the age 12, he joined NK Osijek.
On 22 July 2011, Aleksić made his professional debut playing for NK Osijek against NK Rijeka, wearing the number 14. He made a total of 32 official appearances for NK Osijek. He moved to FK Jagodina in summer 2014 but was not registered for the Serbian SuperLiga for the Outumn half season.[1]
In January 2015, Aleksić left Serbia to play for NK Inter Zaprešić. Aleksić played his first game as a team starter against HNK Segesta Sisak in February 2015. He scored his first goal for NK Inter Zaprešić against HNK Segesta Sisak on 27 March 2015. He helped NK Inter Zaprešić return to the Prva HNL.
In the summer of 2015 Aleksić signed for NK Novigrad. In the season 2015/2016 played a prominent role in NK Novigrad when they qualified for the Druga HNL.
International career
Aleksić started his international career in the U15 national team. He played his first international match on 14 May 2008, wearing the number 3.
Aleksić has played for Croatia at every level from the under-15s to the under-20s. Most notably, he was fielded in all of the three matches the under-20 team played in the group stage of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Aleksić won 50 caps with the youth teams of the Croatia national team and remains uncapped with the senior team.
References
- ↑ Jagodina odustala od El Munira, dovodi Aleksića iz Osijeka at Sportski žurnal, 16-1-2015 (Serbian)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivan Aleksić. |
- Ivan Aleksić at the Croatian Football Federation website (Croatian)
- Ivan Aleksić at Sportnet.hr (Croatian)