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.jpg) Graovac with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | CFR Cluj | 17 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | FCSB | 20 | (0) |
| 2026– | Rapid București | 2 | (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 as of 2 August 2026 | |||
Daniel Graovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎniel ɡrâoʋats]; born 8 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Rapid București.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]He started out at Zrinjski Mostar in 2013, and went on to compete professionally in Belgium, Serbia, Romania and Turkey.
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 August 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | 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 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 | ||
| Mouscron | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Željezničar (loan) | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 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 | Liga I | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 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 1. Lig | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2024–25 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| FCSB | 2025–26 | Liga I | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Rapid București | 2026–27 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 330 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 395 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Serbian Cup, Cupa României, Turkish Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearance in Supercupa României
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]
- 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
[edit]Zrinjski Mostar[5]
Željezničar[5]
Astra Giurgiu[5]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2020–21
CFR Cluj[5]
- Liga I: 2021–22
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2021, 2022
FCSB
Individual
- Bosnian Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "BINE AI REVENIT, DANIEL GRAOVAC!" (in Romanian). cfr1907.ro. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Luxembourg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "D. Graovac: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ R. Pašić (14 May 2018). "Održan izbor "Kristalnih 11", Zakarić proglašen najboljim igračem Premijer lige" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Graovac at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Men's association football central defenders
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
- HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- FK Vojvodina players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- CFR Cluj players
- FCSB players
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- Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
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- Belgian Pro League players
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- Süper Lig players
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