Ivan Sunjic

Ivan Sunjic (born 9 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, on loan from EFL Championship club Birmingham City. He previously played for Lokomotiva and Dinamo Zagreb. Internationally, he was a regular in Croatia's youth teams from under-16 through to under-21 level, and was capped once for the senior team in 2017.

Club Career

Born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sunjic made his professional debut with Dinamo Zagreb in the 2013–14 season.

Lokomotiva Zagreb

After appearing only for the reserves, he joined Lokomotiva on 10 February 2016. On 13 May 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the dying minutes of a 2–0 league victory over Inter Zapresic. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Sunjic was made the club captain. On 15 September, he scored the winning goal in the final minutes of a 1–0 league victory against Cibalia.

On 12 February 2018, Sunjic rejoined Dinamo Zagreb and signed a contract until 15 June 2023. However, at the same time, he was loaned to Lokomotiva for the rest of the season.

Dinamo Zagreb

He returned to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2018–19 season and featured 41 times in all competitions. He made 8 appearances in the Europa League, scoring in a 4–1 win over Fenerbahce on 20 September 2018 and starting in Dinamo Zagreb's impressive 1–0 first leg win against Benfica in the round of 16 of the Europa League on 7 March. He was suspended for the second leg, in which Dinamo Zagreb were eliminated. Sunjic made 30 league appearances as Dinamo Zagreb finished as champions, and scored a 90th-minute goal in the Croatian Cup semifinal against Osijek that secured a 2–0 win. He started in the final, which Dinamo Zagreb lost 3–1 to Rijeka.

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