Ivan Lučić (footballer)

Ivan Lučić
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 29
Youth career
2004–2006 Post SV Wien
2006–2008 FC Stadlau
2008–2012 FK Austria Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 SV Ried 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Union St. Florian (loan) 25 (2)
2014–2016 FC Bayern Munich II 15 (0)
2015–2016 FC Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2016– Bristol City 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Austria U16 3 (0)
2011 Austria U17 1 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U18 4 (0)
2013–2014 Austria U19 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:52, 27 July 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2015

Ivan Lučić (born 23 March 1995) is an Austrian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bristol City F.C. and has represented his country in various youth national teams.

Club career

Youth years in Austria

Lučić began playing football when he was nine years old at the Viennese club Post SV in 2004. In 2006, he moved to FC Stadlau before entering the youth teams of Austria Vienna in 2008. After four years at die Veilchen, Lučić joined Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried prior to the 2012–13 season. Eventually, he made his professional debut for Ried on 11 May 2014 in the last match of the 2013–14 season, a 2–5 home defeat against Rapid Vienna, where he played 89 minutes.[1]

In order to receive more playing time, he was loaned to Austrian Regional League Central team Union St. Florian for the 2013–14 season. Lučić debuted for the club on the first day of the season in a 3–0 win against SAK Klagenfurt. Late in the season, he was also able to score two goals for St. Florian, one via penalty kick in a home loss against Kapfenberger SV reserves on 2 May 2014[2] and one via a converted direct free kick in a home win against Union Vöcklamarkt on 16 May 2014.[3]

Bayern Munich

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Lučić was transferred to German Regionalliga Bayern club FC Bayern Munich II, the reserve team of FC Bayern Munich.[4] His first appearance for his new club was in a home loss against Würzburger Kickers on 11 July 2014. Soon thereafter, he was invited to join the professional team in their training camp in the United States. However, Lučić suffered a sprained ankle during the camp which sidelined him for several months.[5] He returned to action for Bayern II on 10 April 2015. A few days later, first-team coach Pep Guardiola added him to the squad for the first leg of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against FC Porto.[6]

Bristol City

On 27 July 2016, Lučić signed for Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, following a successful trial.[7] Lučić made his Bristol City debut in a 2-1 EFL Cup win against Fulham on 21 September 2016, a game in which he saved a Cauley Woodrow penalty.[8]

International career

Lučić made his international debut for the Austria national youth football team in an under-16 match against Hungary at Bruck an der Leitha on 28 September 2010. His only under-17 team appearance came on 11 January 2011 against Portugal at Miróbriga. The first of four under-18 appearances was a match against the German under-17 team at Waldkraiburg on 14 April 2012. Lučić then debuted for the Austrian under-19 side against Northern Ireland at Vienna on 11 September 2013 and was subsequentially added to the squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where he played in two group stage matches against Hungary and Israel and in the semifinal against Germany.[9]

Career statistics

As of 27 July 2016.
Club Season League Cup1 Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ried 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0 [10]
Union St. Florian (loan) 2013–14 Regional League Central 25 2 1 0 26 2 [10]
Bayern Munich II 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 4 0 — 4 0 [11]
2015–16 11 0 11 0 [12]
Totals 15 0 — 15 0 —
Bristol City 2016–17 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 41 2 1 0 42 2 —

References

  1. ↑ "SV Ried – Rapid Wien 2:5". weltfussball.de. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Union St. Florian – Kapfenberger SV 1919 (A) 1:2". weltfussball.de. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Union St. Florian – Union Vöcklamarkt 3:1". weltfussball.de. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "FCB II bekommt ein neues Gesicht". www.fcbayern.de. FC Bayern Munich. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bänderriss: Bayerns dritter Torwart Lucic verletzt". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de. Abendzeitung. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Porto assume pole position against Bayern". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ivan Lucic: Bayern Munich goalkeeper signs for Bristol City". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Fulham 1-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Wegbereiter Selke: U 19 marschiert ins Finale". www.kicker.de. kicker Sportmagazin. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Ivan Lučić » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ivan Lucic". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ivan Lucic". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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