Bartol Franjić

Bartol Franjić (born 14 January 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Prva HNL side Dinamo Zagreb.

Bartol Franjić
Personal information
Full name Bartol Franjić
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 38
Youth career
2008–2018 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Dinamo Zagreb II 34 (2)
2020– Dinamo Zagreb 15 (0)
National team‡
2014 Croatia U14 4 (0)
2015 Croatia U15 5 (0)
2015–2016 Croatia U16 6 (0)
2016–2017 Croatia U17 10 (2)
2017–2018 Croatia U18 3 (0)
2018 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2019 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2020– Croatia U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020

Club career

Born in Zagreb and raised in Dugo Selo, Franjić joined the academy of Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb in 2008, frequently serving as a captain at various youth levels.[1] On 1 April 2016, he signed a contract with the club until 2022.[2] In January 2019, Franjić joined the senior team during the winter break training camp in Belek during Nenad Bjelica's tenure at the club. He played and scored in a friendly 2–0 victory over Śląsk Wrocław, impressing his older teammates.[1] In 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, Franjić played a key part as Dinamo progressed to the knockout phase from the group with Atalanta, Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

On 17 June 2020, Franjić debuted for senior Dinamo team in a 3–2 victory over Slaven Belupo, during the tenure of Igor Jovićević, his former coach from the youth ranks.[2] However, Jovićević was soon sacked and succeeded by Zoran Mamić. On 22 October, Franjić made his Europa League debut in a goalless draw with Feyenoord, coming on for Kristijan Jakić in the 71st minute.[4] A week later, he was unexpectedly named in the starting lineup in the Europa League fixture against CSKA Moscow away. The game ended in another goalless draw, and Franjić was praised for his defensive performance against CSKA Moscow's Nikola Vlašić.[2][5] On 15 December, Franjić renewed his contract with Dinamo until 2025.[1]

Career statistics
As of 7 February 2021[6]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2018–19 Druga HNL 130——130
2019–20 152——152
2020–21 60——60
Total 342——342
Dinamo Zagreb 2019–20 Prva HNL 40000040
2020–21 110206[lower-alpha 2]0190
Total 1502060230
Career total 4922060572
  1. Includes Croatian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Tolić, Josip; Tironi, Hrvoje (15 December 2020). "Franjić je produžio s Dinamom: Dokaz da možeš ostvariti snove". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. Lipovac, Nikola (31 October 2020). "Mamić je našao 'protuotrov' za Vlašića! Tata je zaustavio Marka Viduku, a on novu zvijezdu Vatrenih". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. Paun, Vjekoslav (1 November 2019). "SN VIDEO: MLADI BRANIČ DINAMA (19) ODUŠEVIO JE TRENERA BJELICU U SVOJEM DEBIJU 'Teško je ostaviti obitelj s 14 godina i preseliti u Dinamovu kuću!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. Tironi, Hrvoje; Galić, Mato (14 December 2020). "Franjić: Cabella i Wanderson su strašni igrači, pratio sam ih..." 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. "JESTE LI GA VEĆ PRIMIJETILI? Dinamo ima novog hit-igrača. Prije 25 dana igrao je Drugu HNL, a sada je bio jedan od najboljih protiv CSKA". Net.hr (in Croatian). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. Bartol Franjić at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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