Ivan Čeliković

Ivan Čeliković
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-10)10 April 1989
Place of birth Nova Gradiška, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Date of death 11 December 2023(2023-12-11) (aged 34)
Place of death Čilipi, Croatia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left midfielder[1]
Youth career
Budućnost Rešetari
2001–2007 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007-2008 Hajduk Split 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Konavljanin (loan)
2008–2009 Konavljanin 43 (1)
2010 Dugopolje
2010–2011 Solin 18 (1)
2011–2012 Konavljanin 25 (2)
2012–2017 Inter Zaprešić 122 (6)
2017–2018 Shkëndija 20 (0)
2018–2020 Inter Zaprešić 41 (0)
2020–2022 Lokomotiva 29 (0)
2021 → Jarun (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Konavljanin 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Čeliković (10 April 1989 – 11 December 2023) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Career

Born in Nova Gradiška, Čeliković started playing football at local club Budućnost Rešetari before moving to Hajduk Split.[2] He started his senior career on loan to third-tier NK Konavljanin, before moving on fully for a year and a half there. He would go on to spend half a season at NK Dugopolje in 2010, a second-tier season at NK Solin, and an additional season at Konavljanin before he got his break and arrived at first-tier Inter Zaprešić in 2012.[3] In September 2015, he scored his first goal in the Prva HNL, finding the net in the 94th minute of a 3–1 defeat against Osijek.[4] In February 2016, Spanish club Rayo Vallecano indicated interest in securing his services.[5] He was also included in the team of the season in the 2015–16 Prva HNL Team of the Season.[6][clarification needed]

In January 2017, Čeliković switched clubs and countries and signed for Macedonian club Shkëndija, with whom he penned a one-year contract.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a draw against Finnish club HJK Helsinki.[8]

Death

Čeliković died on 11 December 2023, at the age of 34.[9]

References

  1. ^ Ivan Čeliković at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Budućnost Rešetari at the official Budućnost Rešetari FB page
  3. ^ Ivan Čeliković at the official Croatian Football Federation Semafor iste
  4. ^ "Zekić je debitirao pobjednički, Rijeka uzela 3 boda na Drosini [Zekić debuted the winner, Rijeka took 3 points at Drosini]" (in Croatian). 24 Sata. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Celikovic interesa al Rayo Vallecano [Rayo Vallecano interested in Celikovic]" (in Spanish). Besoccer. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ^ "ČELIKOVIĆ OTIŠAO U SHKENDIJU [ČELIKOVIĆ DURING THE EXCLUSION]". inter.hr (in Croatian). Inter Zaprešić. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Ivan Čeliković potpisao za KF Shkëndija [Ivan Čeliković signed for KF Shkëndija]" (in Croatian). Nogometplus. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  8. ^ "HJK Helsinki 1-1 Shkëndija". Sporting Life. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  9. ^ Croatian football mourns the sudden loss of former player Ivan Čeliković