Gabrijel Boban
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabrijel Boban | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Požega, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zagreb | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Kamen Ingrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Kamen Ingrad | 21 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Virovitica | ||
| 2009–2012 | Vinogradar | 71 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Pomorac | 29 | (8) |
| 2013– | Zagreb | 75 | (33) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:32, 10 October 2015 (UTC). | |||
Gabrijel Boban, born 23 July 1989 in Požega) is a Croatian football player who plays for NK Zagreb in the Prva HNL.
Career
Born in Požega,[1] Boban went through the ranks of the nearby former Prva HNL team NK Kamen Ingrad. He debuted for the first team in the 2007–08 season, while Kamen were competing in the 2. HNL. As the team was relegated, he left the club and joined another Treća HNL team, NK Virovitica.
He returned to Druga HNL quickly, however, playing 3 seasons at NK Vinogradar. In the 2011–12 season, he managed four goals and five assists in 24 appearances. In the 2012–13 season he played for NK Pomorac. At Pomorac, Boban was a mainstay in the first XI and added 8 goals to his 2. HNL tally that season.
The impressive season earned him a move to the newly relegated NK Zagreb in the summer of 2013.He helped Zagreb return to the Prva HNL by scoring 18 goals during the season, trailing only behind NK Inter Zaprešić's Ilija Nestorovski (20 goals) in the league's overall rankings.[2] He made his Prva HNL debut 3 days short of his 25th birthday, scoring in the 1–3 loss against NK Rijeka,[3] repeating the feat a week later in his second top tier match, against NK Slaven Belupo.[4] He grabbed a brace in Round 7, scoring both of Zagreb's goals as they beat RNK Split by a scoreline of 2–1. He scored a memorable stoppage time equaliser against RNK Split, with the match finishing 2-2 after Zagreb were down 2–0. He scored a hattrick in Round 31 as Zagreb beat bottom side NK Zadar. He ended his first 1. HNL season with 13 goals, the fourth highest total in the league, and four assists.
Personal life
Boban's family originates from Sovići in Herzegovina,[5] and he is a distant cousin of Croatia international Zvonimir Boban.[6]
References
- ↑ Gabrijel Boban at nkzagreb.hr
- ↑ Ilija NESTOROVSKI najbolji strijelac Druge HNL at druga-hnl.com
- ↑ MAXzona.com - Zagreb - Rijeka 1:0, Boban 48' at max.tportal.hr
- ↑ SLAVEN BELUPO - ZAGREB 3:2 Farmaceuti protiv Zagreba u završnici upisali sva tri boda u Koprivnici at jutarnji.hr
- ↑ Bobanov rođak vodi Zagreb prema povratku u Prvu HNL at 24sata.hr
- ↑ Bobanov rođak vodi Zagreb prema povratku u Prvu HNL at 24sata.hr
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