Josip Radošević

Josip Radošević
Radošević with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2012 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hajduk Split 24 (0)
2013–2016 Napoli 9 (0)
2015–2016 → Rijeka (loan) 32 (2)
2016 → Eibar (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 20 (3)
2017–2018 Hajduk Split 35 (3)
2018– Brøndby 187 (9)
International career
2010 Croatia U16 4 (2)
2010–2011 Croatia U17 16 (0)
2011–2012 Croatia U19 6 (0)
2013 Croatia U20 2 (0)
2013–2016 Croatia U21 16 (4)
2012 Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 29 November 2024

Josip Radošević (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip radǒːʃeʋitɕ];[2][3] born 3 April 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Club career

Hajduk Split

Radošević started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Hajduk Split. The talented midfielder was promoted to Hajduk's senior side in November 2011.[4] On 23 November 2011, he made his debut for the first team in a 1–0 win over NK Zagreb in the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 Croatian Cup, aged 17 and 7 months.[5] In the 2011–12 season, Radošević started featuring as a regular in Hajduk first eleven, after Mišo Krstičević, who had previously coached Radošević in Hajduk Split youth team, was appointed as the new manager. In the 2012–13 season he established himself as the key player in defensive tasks in Hajduk midfield, appearing in 17 domestic league games before being transferred to S.S.C. Napoli.

Napoli

On 29 January 2013, Radošević was signed by Serie A side Napoli for a fee of €2 million euros.[6] He had signed a six-month loan deal at first as Croatia became a part of the EU so he would not register as a foreign player when he made the deal permanent in the summer of 2013. Hajduk received another €1 million euros when he completed his transfer. On 25 August 2013, he made his official debut for Napoli in the first round of the 2013–14 season against Bologna, coming on as a substitute for Gonzalo Higuaín in the 84th minute.[7]

Rijeka (loan)

On 4 February 2015, Radošević was loaned to Rijeka until 31 December 2015.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic fashion, when he scored an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time against Dinamo Zagreb on 4 April 2015.[9]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 31 August 2016, the last day of summer transfer window, Radošević signed for Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg as a free agent.[10]

Return to Hajduk Split

Josip Radošević was announced as a new Hajduk player on 3 June 2017.[11] He took the kit number 14, the same one he had four and a half years ago before he left for Napoli.

Brøndby

On 27 July 2018, it was announced that Radošević would join the Danish side Brøndby IF on a four-year contract for a fee of €800,000.[12] He made his debut on 5 August in a 2–0 Danish Superliga win over FC Nordsjælland.[13] Radošević made 37 appearances in his first season in Denmark, scoring two goals.[14] During his first season he mostly appeared as a defensive midfielder, taking over the role from fan favourite Christian Nørgaard who had signed with Fiorentina before the start of the season.[15]

In the following season, after Niels Frederiksen took over as head coach of Brøndby, Radošević continued as a starter on defensive midfield before suffering a shoulder injury in a 5–2 win over Randers FC on 27 October 2019.[16]

He again started playing more regularly as a starter during the first half of the 2020–21 season.[17] In the second half of the season, Radošević was an undisputed starter in midfield as Brøndby won their first Danish Superliga title in 16 years.[18] He finished the season with 35 appearances and no goals.[1]

Radošević tested positive for COVID-19 amid an outbreak in the Brøndby first team on 6 August 2021.[19] This meant that he missed games against rivals Copenhagen and the UEFA Champions League first play-off tie against his former team Red Bull Salzburg.[20][21] On 20 August, Radošević signed a new four-year contract with Brøndby, extending his existing deal until June 2025.[22]

On 3 September 2023, Radošević played his 147th Superliga game for Brøndby, surpassing Johan Larsson as the non-Dane with the most league appearances for the club.[23][24]

International career

Radošević was a part of the Croatian national under-17 team in the qualifications for the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, playing in all six group games. Although Croatia ended qualifications undefeated, in the elite round they finished runners-up in the group behind hosts Netherlands and failed to qualify.[25] Overall, he gathered 35 appearances for the youth teams, scoring two goals. In August 2012, Radošević was called up to the national team by manager Igor Štimac for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Macedonia and Belgium as an alternative for the defensive midfielder Ognjen Vukojević.[26][27] On 11 September 2012, Radošević made his full debut for the national side in a 1–1 draw against Belgium, making him the youngest player to debut in the history of the national team.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 November 2024[1][29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League National cup[a] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split 2011–12 1. HNL 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
2012–13 1. HNL 17 0 3 0 4[b] 0 24 0
Total 24 0 5 0 4 0 33 0
Napoli 2013–14 Serie A 8 0 1 0 — 9 0
Rijeka (loan) 2014–15 1. HNL 16 1 4 0 — 20 1
2015–16 1. HNL 16 1 2 0 2[b] 0 20 1
Total 32 2 6 0 2 0 40 2
Eibar (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 8 0 — 8 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 20 3 3 1 5[b] 1 28 5
Hajduk Split 2017–18 1. HNL 35 3 5 0 5[b] 1 45 1
Brøndby IF 2018–19 Danish Superliga 30 2 3 0 4[b] 0 37 2
2019–20 Danish Superliga 27 1 1 0 6[b] 0 36 1
2020–21 Danish Superliga 31 0 2 0 — 33 1
2021–22 Danish Superliga 26 1 2 0 7[c] 0 35 1
2022–23 Danish Superliga 27 3 0 0 4[d] 0 31 3
2023–24 Danish Superliga 31 2 4 0 — 35 2
2024–25 Danish Superliga 15 0 1 0 4[d] 0 20 0
Total 187 9 10 0 25 0 222 9
Career total 314 17 30 1 41 2 385 20
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup, Coppa Italia, Austrian Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Napoli

Red Bull Salzburg

Brøndby

References

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