Ivan Lucic

Ivan Lucic (born 23 March 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Istra 1961.

Club Career

Youth years in Austria

Lucic 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, Lucic 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.

In order to receive more playing time, he was loaned to Austrian Regional League Central team Union St. Florian for the 2013–14 season. Lucic 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 and one via a converted direct free kick in a home win against Union Vocklamarkt on 16 May 2014.

Bayern Munich

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Lucic was transferred to German Regionalliga Bayern club FC Bayern Munich II, the reserve team of FC Bayern Munich. His first appearance for his new club was in a home loss against Wurzburger Kickers on 11 July 2014. Soon thereafter, he was invited to join the professional team in their training camp in the United States. However, Lucic suffered a sprained ankle during the camp which sidelined him for several months. 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.

Bristol City

On 27 July 2016, Lucic signed for Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, following a successful trial. Lucic made his Bristol City debut in a 2–1

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