 Stipica in 2023 with Pogoń Szczecin | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ruch Chorzów (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin) | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Dalmatinac Split[1] | ||
| 2002–2010 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2018 | Hajduk Split | 51 | (0) |
| 2009 | → GOŠK KG (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Solin (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Zmaj Makarska (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Primorac Stobreč (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Pogoń Szczecin | 133 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Ruch Chorzów (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Croatia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 | |||
Dante Stipica (Croatian pronunciation: [stîpitsa];[2] born 30 May 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Ruch Chorzów, on loan from Pogoń Szczecin. Besides Poland, he has played in Croatia and Bulgaria.[3]
Career
A native of Split, Croatia, from the central Veli Varoš quarter, Stipica passed Hajduk Split's academy, gaining his first senior appearances on loan at Hajduk's third-tier feeder team at the time, GOŠK Kaštel Gomilica, at the age of 17. He made his Prva HNL debut a few weeks before his 19th birthday, in a 5-2 away win against NK Croatia Sesvete on 5 May 2010.[4] With the likes of Danijel Subašić, Vjekoslav Tomić, Goran Blažević, and Lovre Kalinić in front of him, however, he spent the following few seasons either as third-choice goalkeeper or on loan in various second- and third-tier teams. He got more playing time in the 2013–14 season, after first-choice keeper Lovre Kalinić got injured, but was injured in turn, missing the season's end. Stipica started the 2014–15 season as first-choice keeper, but conceded his place to the recovered Kalinić after some time. He injured his right knee in October 2014,[5] missing out on the rest of the season, which prompted the signing of Marko Ranilović at mid-season. Stipica signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia in June 2018, where he saw limited action, being the second choice goalkeeper to Vytautas Černiauskas, and left the team in May 2019, after the end of the season.[6]
Personal life
Stipica studied law at the University of Split.[7]
Honours
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Season: 2020–21[8]
References
- ^ Dante Stipica: Ja sam dite iz Velog Varoša koje sanja europski Hajduk at HNK Hajduk Split official site
- ^ "Stjȅpān". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Stȉpica
- ^ Pogoń to dla mnie nagroda za cierpliwość weszlo.com
- ^ Dante Stipica: Ja sam dite iz Velog Varoša koje sanja europski Hajduk at HNK Hajduk Split official site
- ^ Stipica ozlijedio koljeno i pauzira do proljeća at HNK Hajduk Split official site
- ^ "ЦСКА се раздели с двама футболисти". topsport.bg. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Dante Stipica: Ja sam dite iz Velog Varoša koje sanja europski Hajduk at HNK Hajduk Split official site
- ^ "Gala Ekstraklasy – nagrodzono najlepszych w sezonie 2020/21" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links
- Dante Stipica at the Croatian Football Federation
- Dante Stipica at FBref.com
- Dante Stipica at Soccerway.com
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