Siniša Saničanin

Siniša Saničanin
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Diósgyőr
Number 15
Youth career
Rudar Prijedor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rudar Prijedor 24 (1)
2015–2016 Borac Banja Luka 18 (1)
2016–2017 Mladost Lučani 39 (2)
2017–2021 Vojvodina 97 (3)
2021–2024 Partizan 52 (1)
2024– Diósgyőr 14 (1)
International career
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (1)
2020–2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

Siniša Saničanin (pronounced [sǐniʃa sanîːtʃanin]; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr.

Saničanin started his professional career at Rudar Prijedor, before joining Borac Banja Luka in 2015. The following year, he moved to Mladost Lučani. A year later, he signed with Vojvodina. Saničanin switched to Partizan in 2021. Three years later, he joined Diósgyőr.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020, earning over 20 caps until 2023.

Club career

Early career

Saničanin came through the youth setup of his hometown club Rudar Prijedor.[1] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18.[2] On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Proleter Teslić.[3]

In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joined Borac Banja Luka.[4]

In January 2016, he signed with Serbian side Mladost Lučani.[5]

In August 2017, he switched to Vojvodina.[6]

Partizan

In June 2021, Saničanin moved to Partizan on a three-year deal.[7] He made his official debut for the team on 17 July against Proleter Novi Sad.[8] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Partizan in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs against Santa Clara.[9] Fourteen months later, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of TSC.[10]

Later stage of career

In July 2024, Saničanin joined Hungarian outfit Diósgyőr.[11]

International career

Saničanin represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[12]

In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland,[13] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[14]

Personal life

Saničanin married his long-time girlfriend Teodora in January 2021.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rudar Prijedor 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2014–15 First League of the RS 22 1 3 0 – 25 1
Total 24 1 3 0 – 27 1
Borac Banja Luka 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 18 1 2 0 – 20 1
Mladost Lučani 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 14 1 – – 14 1
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 24 1 2 0 – 26 1
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 39 2 2 0 0 0 41 2
Vojvodina 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 21 0 3 0 – 24 0
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 28 0 3 0 – 31 0
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 28 0 4 0 – 32 0
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 20 3 2 0 1[b] 0 23 3
Total 97 3 12 0 1 0 110 3
Partizan 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 27 0 1 0 14[c] 1 42 1
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 17 1 0 0 6[d] 0 23 1
2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Total 52 1 3 0 20 1 75 2
Diósgyőr 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 14 1 2 1 – 16 2
Career total 244 9 24 1 21 1 289 11
  1. ^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Serbian Cup, Magyar Kupa
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League; five appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020 8 0
2021 6 0
2022 5 0
2023 4 0
Total 23 0

Honours

Rudar Prijedor[16]

Vojvodina[16]

References

  1. ^ "Saničanin otkrio zanimljivu priču: Dok je igrao za Rudar radio je u bolnici". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Rahmanović pogodio za pobjedu Olimpica u Prijedoru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Kozara poražena, Leotar opet lider". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Borac otputovao na pripreme, novo ime u timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Siniša Saničanin naredne tri godine u Mladosti". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Kojašević potpisao za Vojvodinu: Za njim dolaze i bivši igrači Želje, Širokog i Borca". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Saničanin predstavljen kao prvo pojačanje Partizana za narednu sezonu". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Siniša Saničanin debitovao za Partizan". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Siniša Saničanin golom odveo Partizan u grupnu fazu Konferencijske lige". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Siniša Saničanin zabio prvi gol u sezoni". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Siniša Saničanin pronašao novi klub". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Saničanin: Ovo je kruna dosadašnje karijere jer je san svakog dječaka da igra za reprezentaciju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Duško Bajević za baraž pozvao 29 igrača: Nova imena Saničanin, Rahmanović, Cipetić…". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Desetkovani Zmajevi osvojili bod u gostima kod četverostrukih prvaka svijeta". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Oženio se standardni reprezentativac BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "S. Saničanin". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Siniša Saničanin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.