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Franjo Ivanović

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Franjo Ivanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Schwaz, Austria[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lens
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2015 SVg Mayrhofen[1]
2015–2016 JFG Lohwald
2016–2023 FC Augsburg[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 FC Augsburg II 42 (18)
2023–2024 Rijeka 34 (8)
2024–2025 Union SG 34 (16)
2025– Benfica 23 (6)
2026– → Lens (loan) 5 (2)
International career‡
2017 Croatia U14 3 (0)
2018–19 Croatia U16 8 (3)
2019–20 Croatia U17 3 (0)
2021 Croatia U18 3 (1)
2021–2024 Croatia U19 8 (4)
2023–2024 Croatia U21 7 (1)
2025– Croatia 12 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:42, 17 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2026

Franjo Ivanović (born 1 October 2003)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lens, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in Austria, he plays for the Croatia national team.[3]

Club career

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Ivanović started his football career at the age of five in 2008 with SVg Mayrhofen, where he played until 2015.[2] He spent one season at JFG Lohwald and joined the youth academy of Germany's FC Augsburg in 2016.[2] In June 2023, he signed a three-year contract with Croatian side Rijeka.[4]

On 31 August 2024, Ivanović signed a four-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[5] He capped off his debut season with Union by winning the league title and scoring 20 goals across all competitions.[6]

On 31 July 2025, Benfica announced that Ivanović had signed a five-year contract with the club.[7] One week later, on 6 August, he scored his first goal on his debut in a 2–0 away victory against Nice in the Champions League qualifying.[8]

International career

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Ivanović was born in Schwaz, Austria, but holds Croatian citizenship and is eligible to play for Croatia national football team.[9] He was called up for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against France on 20 March 2025,[10] making his senior team debut in the 2–0 home victory against said opponent.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 October 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 60————60
2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 3618————3618
Total 4218————4218
HNK Rijeka 2023–24 HNL 30554—6[c]3—4112
2024–25 HNL 4300—6[d]1—104
Total 34854—124—5116
Union SG 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 341620—10[e]4—4620
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 00———1[f]111
Total 341620—104114721
Benfica 2025–26 Primeira Liga 256412011[g]10 0428
2026–27 Primeira Liga 00——1[e]0—10
Total 256412012100438
Lens (loan) 2026–27 Ligue 1 5200—3[g]01[h]092
Career total 14050115203792119265
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  7. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

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As of match played 3 October 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 202592
202630
Total122

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.[13]

List of international goals scored by Franjo Ivanović
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2025 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal 3 Image Gibraltar 3–0 7–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 4–0

Honours

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NK Rijeka

Union Saint-Gilloise

Lens

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Franjo Ivanović at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 "Novi igrač hrvatske reprezentacije sinoć je zaludio navijačice. Tko je Franjo (21)?". Index (in Croatian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Franjo Ivanović novi igrač HNK Rijeka: "Rijeka je pravi put za mene"" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 20 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Marien, Joseph (31 August 2024). "Striker Franjo Ivanović arrives at the Duden Park". Union Saint-Gilloise (Press release). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ivanović makes the move to SL Benfica". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ivanovic é reforço do Benfica!". SL Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nice 0–2 Benfica". UEFA. 6 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Prat, Irati (27 January 2025). "Franjo Ivanović, el croata de 21 años que golea en Bélgica y rechazó al Ajax o al Bayern con 12 años". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Two new faces named in Croatia squad to face France". Croatia Week. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Marić, Marin (21 March 2025). "Debi iz Snova za Ivanovića: "Bio je to jedan od najboljih osjećaja u mom životu"". Fenix Magazine (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Franjo Ivanović at Soccerway
  13. 1 2 "Ivanović, Franjo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "Union St-Gilloise win first league title in 90 years". Brussels Times. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "RC Lens vs. PSG Lineups & Confirmed Team News for Trophee des Champions". Athlon Sports. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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