Danijel Pranjić
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Pranjić in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijel Pranjić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Našice,[2] SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger / full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | NAŠK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | NAŠK | ||
| 2000–2001 | Papuk | ||
| 2001–2002 | Belišće | 28 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Osijek | 53 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 29 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Heerenveen | 128 | (32) |
| 2009–2012 | Bayern Munich | 55 | (1) |
| 2011 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Celta de Vigo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | Panathinaikos | 54 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Croatia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2004– | Croatia | 58 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2015. | |||
Danijel Pranjić (pronounced [dǎnijel prǎːɲit͡ɕ]; born 2 December 1981) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panathinaikos. Being a versatile left-footed player, he can play all across the left wing and can also be used as a central midfielder.
Club career
Pranjić started his career at Papuk. He played for NAŠK, Papuk, Belišće, and Osijek before making his move to a bigger stage at Dinamo Zagreb in 2004. While at Dinamo Zagreb, he also played regularly during their 2004–05 UEFA Cup campaign, making six appearances and scoring one goal in the competition.
In 2005, he was transferred to Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen. His good performances as an offensive winger secured him a return to international football with Croatia in 2007. He started the 2008–09 Eredivisie season well, netting four goals in his first three league matches. Pranjić scored his first hat-trick in the Dutch Cup on 12 November 2008 in a huge 7–0 win against Haaglandia. On 31 January 2009, he made the lone goal in a Heerenveen victory at AFC Ajax. A month later, he scored a late penalty that gave Heerenveen a 3–2 win at PSV.
He won the Dutch Cup with Heerenveen at the end of the 2008–09 season, which turned out to be his last match for the club.[3] In June 2009, Bayern Munich announced Pranjić would join the club.[4][5] He struggled to make an impact in his first season with the club, starting only 14 matches and losing out to first choice left-back Holger Badstuber. Due to his utility and injuries to other teammates, however, he started an increasing number of games in his second season with the Bavarian club.
On 13 July 2012, after the expiration of his Bayern contract, Pranjić was announced as a new signing for Portuguese Primeira Liga team Sporting Clube de Portugal. He played nine games for Os Leões before joining Spanish La Liga club Celta de Vigo in January 2013 on loan until the end of the season.[6]
On 30 August 2013, Pranjić and Sporting terminated the contract in mutual agreement.[7]
On 2 September 2013, it was officially announced that Pranjić had signed with Panathinaikos for three years.[8] He made his professional debut in a 1–1 away draw against Platanias F.C.
International career
Pranjić started his international career with the Croatian national under-21 football team, winning a total of 15 international caps and scoring one goal for the team between 2002 and 2004.
On 16 November 2004, Pranjić made his full international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland. After two years of absence from the national team, he was called up for a friendly match against Norway in February 2007. Later that year, he also appeared in three UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Asked to play a defensive role by Croatia coach Slaven Bilić, although still predominantly a midfielder in his club career, Pranjić was the only Croatian to start all four games at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals. Pranjić provided an assist to Darijo Srna to score the opener in Croatia's 2–1 victory over Germany and an assist to Ivan Klasnić to score the only goal in their next game, a 1–0 win over Poland.
He kept his place as a regular in the national team during their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, appearing in a total of nine matches.
On 28 September 2012, Pranjić retired from the national team in protest to the call up of Brazilian-born player Sammir.[9]
On 10 November 2013, Kovač called up Pranjić to the national team after Ivan Strinić sustained an injury that made him ineligible for the playoffs against Iceland.[10]
Pranjić exceptional season year with Panathinaikos was his passport to be called to the final 23-man squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- Scores and Results show Croatia's goal tally first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2015 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia |  Norway | | | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
Career statistics
As of 5 October 2015
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Osijek | Prva HNL | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 20 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Celta de Vigo | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Panathinaikos | Superleague | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | Croatia | 82 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 6 | |||
| Netherlands | 123 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 150 | 37 | ||
| Germany | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 81 | 1 | ||
| Portugal | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Spain | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Greece | 54 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 76 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 333 | 47 | 24 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 422 | 54 | ||
Honours
- Heerenveen
- Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2009–10
- DFL-Supercup: 2010
- UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2009–10, 2011–12
- Panathinaikos
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Danijel Pranjic". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "Laatste duel voor Pranjic" (in Dutch). sportwereld.nl. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ↑ "Danijel Pranjic to sign for Bayern". Bayern Munich. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ↑ "Pranjic heeft eindelijk gewenste droomtransfer" (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ↑ "Danijel Pranjic assina por três anos (Danijel Pranjic signs for three years)". Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pranjic farewell to Alvalade". Sporting Clube de Portugal. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "Συμφωνία με Pranjic" (in Greek). Panathinaikos. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Pranjić napušta reprezentaciju: "Rekao sam da ću otići ako pozovu Sammira!"" (in Croatian). index.hr. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Zbog ozljede Strinića Niko Kovač za Island pozvao Danijela Pranjića" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
External links
- Danijel Pranjić profile at Fussballdaten
- Danijel Pranjić at National-Football-Teams.com
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