Ivo Grbić (footballer)
Ivo Grbić (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐːʋo ɡř̩bitɕ];[1][2] born 18 January 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lokomotiva in the Prva HNL.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiva | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Dalmatinac Split [hr] | ||
| 2005–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Hajduk Split | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | → Hajduk Split II | 18 | (0) |
| 2018– | Lokomotiva | 71 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U14 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Split, Croatia, Grbić moved to the Hajduk Split academy aged 9,[3] where he remained for the rest of his youth career. A youth international since the U14 level, he has drawn high praise from experts such as Vladimir Beara.[3] At the beginning of the 2014–15 season he became the first goalkeeper of Hajduk Split II in the Treća HNL Jug. His first glimpse of first-team football was in October of the same year, when he acted as the reserve goalkeeper, but he only made his debut on 18 April 2015 in the home defeat to Rijeka, conceding two goals in the last 10 minutes of the game.[4]
After lack of opportunities, Grbić became frustrated about his club status, thus eventually rejecting the contract extension and joining Lokomotiva in summer 2018.[5] He made his debut for Lokomotiva on 28 July 2018 in a 4–0 victory over Inter Zaprešić.[6][7] During 2019–20 season, Grbić played a key role in Lokomotiva's run as they finished second in the Prva HNL and the Cup, qualifying for the Champions League second qualifying round.[5]
International career
He was capped 23 times for Croatia at youth levels.[8] He was part of Croatia's UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019 squad. He made only one appearance during the tournament, on 24 June in a 3–3 draw with England, when Croatia was already eliminated in the group stage.[9]
Personal life
Grbić has named Oliver Kahn as his idol. His father, Josip, was the acting president of Hajduk Split during the 2010–11 season.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 August 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hajduk Split II | 2017–18 | Druga HNL | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
- Includes appearances in Croatian Cup
References
- "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Ívo
- "gȑba". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Gr̀bić
- Jovanović, Željko (12 March 2015). "Ivo Grbić: San mi je jednog dana zaigrati pred punim Poljudom". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Poljud: Hajduk- Rijeka 1:2". HNK Hajduk Split (in Croatian). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Jurišić, Predrag (14 August 2020). "Lokomotivin as oglasio se uoči transfera života i seobe u Madrid! Na Kajzerici osigurali egzistenciju". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
- "Lokomotiva - Inter 4:0 - NK Lokomotiva". Nogometni klub Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Milić, Jakov David (28 July 2018). "Lokomotiva pobijedila Inter 4:0, Maksimir rekorder, Krstanovićev jubilej". Goal.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Ivo Grbić - Croatian Football Federation". Hrvatski nogometni savez. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- S. M. (24 June 2019). "U-21 HRVATSKA - ENGLESKA 3:3 Hrvatska izbjegla poraz, završila zadnja u grupi". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "I. Grbić profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links
- hajduk.hr at hajduk.hr
- Ivo Grbić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Ivo Grbić at Soccerway