Ivan Paurević

Ivan Paurević
Paurević in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ivan Paurević
Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2004 Rot-Weiss Essen
2004–2010 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Borussia Dortmund II 45 (2)
2012–2014 Fortuna Düsseldorf 22 (0)
2012–2013 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 11 (2)
2014–2016 Ufa 57 (5)
2016–2017 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2017–2019 Ufa 63 (6)
2019–2021 SV Sandhausen 39 (1)
2021 Riga FC 11 (0)
International career
2009 Croatia U19 1 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2021

Ivan Paurević (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan paǔːreʋitɕ];[1][2] born 1 July 1991) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a defensive midfielder for Latvian side Riga FC.[3] He was born in Germany and has represented Croatia at under-age level.

Club career

Paurević started his professional career in his native Germany with Borussia Dortmund reserves and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

In July 2014, at the age of 23, he moved abroad, signing with Russian Premier League club Ufa.[4] An ever-present figure in Ufa starting XI, Paurević helped them avoid relegation in his first season as the team had finished just above the relegation play-off zone.

On 7 June 2016, he rejoined his former Dortmund manager David Wagner at English Championship club Huddersfield Town, signing a three-year deal. He made his debut for the Terriers as a substitute in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016.[5] Having made just two substitute appearances since joining the club, Paurevic was released by mutual consent on 10 January 2017,[6] and joined former club Ufa's training camp in Cyprus, ahead of a potential return to the Russian club.[7]

On 25 January 2017, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with FC Ufa.[8]

On 2 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with German club SV Sandhausen.[9]

International career

Paurević was born in Germany and chose to represent Croatia internationally. He played for their U-19 and U-21 teams, earning 5 caps for the latter.

Style of play

Paurević is a hard-working defensive midfielder who possesses a powerful long shot, and he can also play as a center-back. Paurević also played as a striker or attacking midfielder for FC Ufa. In 110 games he scored 11 goals. Two of these were in the Europa League[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2009–10 3. Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2010–11 Regionalliga West 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 0
2011–12 32 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 32 2
Total 44 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 44 2
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2012–13 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 18 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 18 0
Total 22 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 10 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 2
2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 11 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 2
Ufa 2014–15 Russian Premier League 29 2 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 31 2
2015–16 28 3 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 30 3
Huddersfield Town 2016–17 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Ufa 2016–17 Russian Premier League 13 1 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 15 1
2017–18 28 5 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 28 5
Total (2 spells) 98 11 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 104 11
Career total 176 15 6 0 1 0 — 0 0 183 15

  1. ^ Includes the DFB-Pokal, Russian Cup and FA Cup.
  2. ^ Includes the EFL Cup.

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund II

References

  1. ^ "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Ìvan
  2. ^ "pȁor". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Paúrević
  3. ^ "Ivan Paurević". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ В ФК «Уфа» - новые игроки (in Russian). FC Ufa. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield 2-1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Transfer: Ivan Paurević departs Town". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Ivan Paurević". FC Ufa. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. ^ Иван Пауревич вернулся в «Уфу»! (in Russian). FC Ufa. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Paurevic schließt sich dem SV Sandhausen an" [Paurevic joins SV Sandhausen] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ Перевертайло перевернул «Уфу» (in Russian). Sport-Weekend newspaper. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Ivan Paurević profile". Soccerway. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.