Franjo Ivanović

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Franjo Ivanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Schwaz, Austria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 9
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 7 (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 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 26 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Franjo Ivanović (born 1 October 2003)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and 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 30 September 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 6 0 — — — — 6 0
2022–23 36 18 — — — — 36 18
Total 42 18 — — — — 42 18
HNK Rijeka 2023–24 HNL 30 5 5 4 — 6[b] 3 — 41 12
2024–25 4 3 0 0 — 6[c] 1 — 10 4
Total 34 8 5 4 — 12 4 — 51 16
Union SG 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 34 16 2 0 — 10[d] 4 — 46 20
2025–26 0 0 0 0 — — 1[e] 1 1 1
Total 34 16 2 0 — 10 4 1 1 47 21
Benfica 2025–26 Primeira Liga 7 2 0 0 0 0 6[f] 1 — 13 3
Career total 117 44 7 4 0 0 28 9 1 1 153 58
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 12 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2025 8 2
Total 8 2

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.

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  Gibraltar 3–0 7–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 4–0

Honours

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NK Rijeka

Union Saint-Gilloise

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Franjo Ivanović at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Union St-Gilloise win first league title in 90 years". Brussels Times. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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