Josip Stanišić

Josip Stanišić
Stanišić in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Josip Stanišić[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Munich, Germany[3]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 44
Youth career
FC Perlach 1925
2009–2015 1860 Munich
2015–2017 SC Fürstenfeldbruck
2017–2019 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Bayern Munich II 42 (0)
2021– Bayern Munich 28 (1)
2023–2024 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 20 (3)
International career‡
2018 Germany U19 2 (0)
2022 Croatia U21 3 (0)
2021– Croatia 20 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:16, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Josip Stanišić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip stǎniʃitɕ]; born 2 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he plays for the Croatia national team. He can play in any position in the defence, preferably as a right-back or centre-back.

Club career

Early career

1860 Munich

Stanišić already played in the youth teams for the then second division TSV 1860 Munich and stayed there until the summer of 2015.

SC Fürstenfeldbruck

As a 15-year-old, the change took place in front of the gates of the state capital in the U16s of the then sixth division SC Fürstenfeldbruck.[5] With the club's younger B-Juniors, he was one of the top performers from the start and, as the second-best goalscorer in his team, contributed to the fact that the Bruckers were one of the two top teams in the B-Junior District League alongside 1. FC Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Already in May 2016, just turned 16, he was pulled up to the U17, in which he was also one of the top performers and with two goals in the remaining eight games of the season contributed to the U17 of SC Fürstenfeldbruck being promoted from the regional league to the state league, in the junior B division, the third highest division behind the Bundesliga and Bayernliga. The Croatian also had a regular place in the team in the regional league, which just missed the Bayern league at the end of the season.

Youth career at Bayern Munich

Stanisic was no longer there at this point, however, as FC Bayern Munich had noticed him in the meantime and signed him for their U17s in January 2017. Hardly in Munich, Stanišić suffered an ankle fracture in preparation for the second half of the season and was out for the rest of the season.[6] So he missed winning the German B-Junior Championship.[7]

In the summer of 2018, Stanišić played part of the season preparation with the professional team of Bayern Munich and was also used in two games in Klagenfurt and Philadelphia.[8] However, Stanišić continued to play everyday life with the A-Juniors and was the new team captain there in his second season. In January he had to undergo a groin operation and was absent for several weeks. In that season, too, the team missed the final round of the German championship, with fourth place even quite clearly, and the two cup competitions again ended early.

He made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2019, coming on as a substitute at half-time for Angelo Mayer in the home match against KFC Uerdingen, which finished as a 2–1 win.[9]

Bayern Munich

Stanišić made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich in a 1–1 draw with Union Berlin on 10 April 2021, being named in the starting lineup as a left back.[10] On 1 July 2021, Stanišić signed a professional contract with Bayern until 2023.[11] After impressing Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann during the pre-season, Stanišić remained with the senior team, despite the original plan to be sent on loan to Heidenheim.[12][13][14][15][16] He was named in the starting lineup as a right back on 13 August 2021, the first day of Bundesliga, as Bayern drew 1–1 with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[17][15] Four days later, he was named in the starting lineup once again, as Bayern defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–1 to win the DFL-Supercup.[18][19][15] On 14 September, Stanišić made his Champions League debut in a 3–0 victory over Barcelona, coming off the bench for Niklas Süle in the 82nd minute.[20][21] On 15 October 2021, Stanišić extended his contract with Bayern until 2025.[22]

On 14 May 2022, Stanišić scored his first goal for Bayern in a 2–2 draw with Wolfsburg.[23] Later that year, on 12 November, he extended his contract with Bayern until 2026.[24]

Loan to Bayer Leverkusen

On 20 August 2023, Stanišić joined fellow Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen on a one-year loan deal.[25] On 10 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Leverkusen by scoring the first goal in a 3–0 victory over his parent club Bayern Munich.[26] On 14 April, Bayer Leverkusen secured their first-ever Bundesliga title, in which he became the second player to win the competition with two different clubs in two consecutive seasons, following August Starek in 1968 and 1969.[27] A week later, on 21 April, he scored a header in the 97th minute of stoppage time in a 1–1 away draw against Borussia Dortmund, to extend Leverkusen's unbeaten streak in all competitions.[28] On 9 May, he scored another 97th-minute goal in a 2–2 draw against Roma in the Europa League semi-final second leg, qualifying his club to the final by winning 4–2 on aggregate, as well as prolonging his club's unbeaten streak to 49 matches, breaking the previous record set by Benfica between 1963 and 1965.[29]

Return to Bayern Munich

On 27 June 2024, Stanišić extended his contract with Bayern until 2029.[30]

International career

Stanišić holds both German and Croatian citizenships.[31] Despite previously playing for Germany U19,[32][33] Stanišić was called up to the Croatia U21 team by Igor Bišćan on 23 August 2021 for the upcoming UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Finland.[34] However, he failed to make his debut due to an injury.[35] Soon after, on 20 September, Stanišić was called up to the senior Croatia team by Zlatko Dalić for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Slovakia.[36] He made his debut on 8 October in a 3–0 victory over the former opponent, being named in the starting lineup.[37]

On 9 November 2022, Stanišić was named in Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[38] He received no playtime until the 2–1 third place play-off victory over Morocco on 17 December, when he replaced the injured Josip Juranović in the starting lineup.[39][40][41]

Personal life

Stanišić was born in Munich to Croat parents. His father Damir hails from Malino, and his mother Sandra hails from Oriovac.[42][3][43]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2024[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 18 0 — — — 18 0
2020–21 3. Liga 24 0 — — — 24 0
Total 42 0 — — — 42 0
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 17 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 8[a] 0 0 0 23 0
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 28 1 3 0 10 0 1 0 42 1
Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 20 3 5 0 13[c] 1 — 38 4
Career total 90 4 8 0 23 1 1 0 122 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 24 June 2024[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2021 3 0
2022 5 0
2023 8 0
2024 4 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen

Croatia

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Josip Stanišić | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Antolić, Dražen (23 July 2018). "NIKO SVIJETU OTKRIO POTENCIJALNOG VATRENOG Josip diše hrvatski, roditelji su mu iz Slavonskog Broda, ali HNS mora brzo reagirati ili ga uzima Njemačka". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Josip Stanišić". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. ^ "UJosip Stanisic: Who is Bayern Munich's German-Croatian defensive all-rounder?". bundesliga.com. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Personalupdate Amateure, U19 & U17". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ "U17 erwartet 'hochklassiges Finale'". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Bayern verliert Test gegen Juventus". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Bayern München II – KFC Uerdingen 05 2:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. ^ E. Škorić (10 April 2021). "Mnoge iznenadilo kada su vidjeli sastav Bayerna: Stanišić upisao prve minute za bavarski tim". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Josip Stanisic signs professional contract at FC Bayern until 2023". FC Bayern. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Dominira u prvom sastavu Bayerna i čeka Dalićev poziv. Nijemci bi ga mogli ukrasti". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Josip Stanisic the winner under Nagelsmann". Archysport. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Nagelsmann bringt Stanisic: Herrmanns 300. Einsatz". Radio Bamberg (in German). 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ a b c TomAdams71 (21 August 2021). "Josip Stanisic had the most important summer of his career for Bayern Munich". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Antolić, Dražen (17 October 2021). "Trener došao novom Vatrenom i rekao mu: 'Kud bi ti? Nikamo ne ideš. Vidim te u prvoj momčadi!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  17. ^ Riether, Antonio José (13 August 2021). "Bitterer Auftakt für die Bayern: Trotz Elfer-Glück reicht es nicht – Nagelsmann bleibt sieglos". tz.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Hrvat igra za Bayern u prvoj postavi, a Dalić ga nije zvao u reprezentaciju". Net.hr (in Croatian). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  19. ^ Herten, David (17 August 2021). "Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München: Lewandowski schießt FCB zum ersten Titel der Saison". DerWesten (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Live Commentary – Barcelona vs Bay Munich | 14 September 2021". Sky Sports. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  21. ^ @josip_stanisic (14 September 2021). "Dream come true to have made my Champions League Debut 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️ @fcbayern #immerweiter #miasanmia". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Josip Stanišić extends contract until 2025". FC Bayern. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  23. ^ "VIDEO Dan koji će hrvatski reprezentativac pamtiti: Josip Stanišić zabio prvi gol za Bayern!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  24. ^ "FC Bayern extends Josip Stanisic's contract". FC Bayern. 12 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Bayern-Verteidiger Stanisic wechselt zu Bayer 04" [Bayern defender Stanisic moves to Bayer 04] (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  26. ^ Liew, Jonathan (10 February 2024). "Stanisic and Grimaldo stun Bayern to extend Leverkusen's Bundesliga lead". The Guardian.
  27. ^ "Title win with Leverkusen: Bayern loanee Josip Stanisic makes history". OneFootball. 16 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Unglaublichkusen trifft auch in Dortmund spät: Stanisic rettet Bayer-Serie mit Tor in der 97. Minute" (in German). Tagesspiegel. 21 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Roma". BBC Sport. 9 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Josip Stanišić extends Bayern contract until 2029". FC Bayern Munich. 27 June 2024.
  31. ^ "FC Bayern München: Josip Stanisic in die kroatische A-Nationalmannschaft berufen". spox.com (in German). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  32. ^ Ledinski, Karlo (13 August 2021). "Zvijezdu Bayerna želi Njemačka, ali on je odlučio: Želim igrati za Hrvatsku!". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  33. ^ Jurišić, Bernard (28 August 2021). "Novi val dijaspore". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  34. ^ "Bišćan objavio popis reprezentativaca! Na listi i nova zvijezda Bayerna o kojoj priča čitava Njemačka". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  35. ^ Junaci, Robert (4 September 2021). "Problemi za Bišćana: Na Finsku ipak bez Stanišića i Pašalića". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Dalić objavio popis za nastavak kvalifikacija: Pozvao mladog asa iz Bayerna, vratio Brekala, nema Rebića i Petkovića!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  37. ^ R. R. (8 October 2021). "Nastavljena je lijepa jesenska priča na putu prema Kataru: bez velikog stresa ubilježeni su novi bodovi uvjerljivom pobjedom na Cipru". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  38. ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Kataru". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  39. ^ "Dalić o ozljedama: Rekao sam igračima - budite fer i priznajte sad, a ne sutra". Index.hr (in Croatian). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  40. ^ "Objavljen je sastav za utakmicu s Marokom. Perišić na lijevom beku, kreću Oršić i Livaja". Telesport (in Croatian). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  41. ^ HINA (17 December 2022). "Stanišić: Ne znam kako je drugima, ali meni je ovo prva medalja". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  42. ^ "Josip Stanišić". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  43. ^ Patković, Nikola (10 October 2021). "'Nisam znao hoće li Josip odabrati Hrvatsku. A kad je dobio poziv, okrenuli smo odojka i janje...'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  44. ^ Josip Stanišić at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  45. ^ "Josip Stanišić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  46. ^ "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  47. ^ "Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup". Bundesliga. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  48. ^ "Sadio Mane debut goal helps Bayern Munich to Supercup win over RB Leipzig". Bundesliga. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  49. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  50. ^ "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  51. ^ Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2–1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.