Hrvoje Smolčić (born 17 August 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austrian club LASK on loan from the German club Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gospić, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Gospić 91 | ||
| 2014–2019 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Rijeka | 68 | (1) |
| 2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | (1) |
| 2024– | → LASK (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Croatia U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 | |||
Club career
editAfter playing for the youth teams of Croatian club Rijeka, Smolčić made his professional debut for the club's first team on 17 March 2019, when he appeared as a starter in a 3–1 victory against Osijek.[3] In the 2019–20 season, he played 24 league matches and won the Croatian Cup with his team, appearing in three cup matches, but missing the final against Lokomotiva Zagreb due to being suspended after receiving two yellow cards in the semi-final.[3]
On 31 May 2022, it was announced that Smolčić will move to Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2022–23 season, on a five-year deal until 2027.[4]
International career
editOn 14 August 2018, Smolčić played his first international game for the Croatian under-19 team, coming off the bench for Leon Kreković in a friendly match against Italy.[6] After playing four more matches for the under-19 team and appearing in two matches for the under-20 squad, he debuted for the under-21 team on 8 October 2021 in a European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Norway.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 24 October 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rijeka | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 85 | 2 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| LASK | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 123 | 4 | |||
Personal life
editHrvoje's twin brother Ivan is also a professional footballer, currently playing with HNK Rijeka. The twins moved to HNK Rijeka Academy together in 2014.
Honours
editRijeka
References
edit- ^ "Hrvoje Smolčić". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Hrvoje Smolčić at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Hrvoje Smolčić » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Hrvoje Smolcic". profis.eintracht.com (in German). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "LASK SIGNS NEW DEFENDER FROM EINTRACHT FRANKFURT". LASK. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Game data on the website of the Croatian Football Federation, accessed on 7. October 2022.
- ^ Game data on the website of the Croatian Football Federation, accessed on 7. October 2022.
- ^ Hrvoje Smolčić at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "KRAJ U PULI: Rijeka na krilima Simona Sluge i Zorana Kvržića stigla do sedmog Kupa u povijesti!". Novilist.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
edit- Hrvoje Smolčić at Soccerway.com
- Hrvoje Smolčić at WorldFootball.net
- Hrvoje Smolčić at Soccerbase.com
- Hrvoje Smolčić at FBref.com
- Hrvoje Smolčić at the Croatian Football Federation