Sandi Lovric

Sandi Lovric (born 28 March 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Slovenia national team. After playing for Austria at all youth levels, he decided to represent Slovenia at senior level.

Club Career

Lovric joined Sturm Graz in 2012 from SV Rapid Lienz. He made his league debut on 17 August 2014 in a 1–1 home draw against Austria Wien by coming on as a substitute for Marko Stankovic. On 9 May 2018, he won the Austrian Cup with Sturm after defeating Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 in the final.

On 3 July 2019, Lovric signed a three-year deal with Swiss side Lugano after he decided to not extend his contract with Sturm Graz.

International Career

Eligible to represent Austria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia internationally, Lovric has represented Austria at all youth selections from under-16 to under-21, making over 50 appearances between 2013 and 2019. He stated that he was never approached by anyone from the Croatian Football Federation.

In September 2020, he decided to represent Slovenia at senior level after being approached by their coach Matjaz Kek. He debuted for Slovenia on 7 October 2020 in a friendly game against San Marino, playing for 59 minutes before being substituted by Benjamin Verbic.

On 14 October 2020, Lovric scored his first goal in a 4–0 UEFA Nations League victory over Moldova. On 24 March 2021, he scored his second goal, the only goal in the 1–0 World Cup qualifying victory over his fatherland Croatia. The upset victory was notably Slovenia's first victory over Croatia in history.

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