Daniel Graovac

Daniel Graovac
Graovac with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2009 Sloboda Novi Grad
2009–2013 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Zrinjski Mostar 82 (1)
2016–2018 Mouscron 2 (0)
2017 → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Željezničar (loan) 28 (2)
2018–2019 Vojvodina 31 (0)
2019–2021 Astra Giurgiu 70 (1)
2021–2022 CFR Cluj 31 (1)
2022–2023 Kasımpaşa 14 (0)
2023–2024 Manisa 27 (0)
2024– CFR Cluj 5 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 8 (0)
2011–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 6 (1)
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (0)
2016–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025

Daniel Graovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎniel ɡrâoʋats]; born 8 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club CFR Cluj.[1][2]

Club career

He started out at Zrinjski Mostar in 2013, and went on to compete professionally in Belgium, Serbia, Romania and Turkey.

In 2016, Graovac recorded his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

International career

Graovac made his first international appearance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly game against Luxembourg on 25 March 2016, having substituted Sanjin Prcić in the 77th minute.[3] He made his official senior debut for them in a March 2016 friendly match away against Switzerland and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His last international was a January 2018 friendly against Mexico.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 January 2025[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zrinjski Mostar 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
2013–14 11 0 5 1 1 0 — 17 1
2014–15 28 0 4 0 2 0 — 34 0
2015–16 24 1 1 0 2 0 — 27 1
2016–17 5 0 — 5 0
Total 82 1 11 1 5 0 — 98 2
Mouscron 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 2 0 — 2 0
Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 6 0 — 6 0
Željezničar (loan) 2017–18 28 2 8 1 4 0 — 40 3
Vojvodina 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 31 0 1 0 — 32 0
Astra Giurgiu 2019–20 Liga I 32 0 2 0 — 34 0
2020–21 38 1 4 0 — 42 1
Total 137 3 15 1 4 0 — 156 4
CFR Cluj 2021–22 Liga I 29 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 37 1
2022–23 2 0 — 2 0 1 0 5 0
Total 31 1 1 0 8 0 2 0 42 1
Kasımpaşa 2022–23 Süper Lig 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Manisa 2023–24 TFF First League 27 0 1 0 — 28 0
CFR Cluj 2024–25 Liga I 5 0 3 0 0 0 — 8 0
Career Total 296 5 33 1 17 0 2 0 348 7

International

Graovac with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
As of match played 1 February 2018.[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 1 0
2017 0 0
2018 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar[5]

Željezničar[5]

Astra Giurgiu[5]

CFR Cluj[5]

Individual

References

  1. ^ Digi Sport (12 August 2022). "OFICIAL | CFR Cluj s-a despărțit definitiv de Daniel Graovac. Fundașul a fost cedat în Turcia" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "BINE AI REVENIT, DANIEL GRAOVAC!" (in Romanian). cfr1907.ro. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Luxembourg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "D. Graovac: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ R. Pašić (14 May 2018). "Održan izbor "Kristalnih 11", Zakarić proglašen najboljim igračem Premijer lige" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 May 2018.