Siniša Saničanin

Siniša Saničanin (Bosnian pronunciation: [sǐniʃa sanîːtʃanin]; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Siniša Saničanin

Personal information
Full name	Siniša Saničanin
Date of birth	24 April 1995
Place of birth	Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Vojvodina
Number	5
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–	Vojvodina	89	(3)
National team^‡
2013	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	1	(0)
2015–2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	8	(1)
2020–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

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.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020.

Club career

Early career

Saničanin came through 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 team Mladost Lučani.[5]

On 31 August 2017, he moved to Vojvodina.[6]

International career

Saničanin represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[7]

In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland,[8] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2020[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rudar Prijedor	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	2	0	1	0	–		3	0
	2014–15	First League of RS	22	1	3	0	–		25	1
	Total		24	1	4	0	–		28	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	12	3	0	0	1	0	13	3
	Total		89	3	10	0	1	0	100	3
Career total			170	7	18	0	1	0	189	7

International

As of match played 18 November 2020[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2020	8	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Rudar Prijedor[10]

• First League of RS: 2014–15

Vojvodina[10]

• Serbian Cup: 2019–20

References

1. "Bajević je pozvao četiri nova igrača, ovo su njihove priče". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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 2013.
4. "Borac otputovao na pripreme, novo ime u timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
5. "Saničanin nije otišao u Borac, pojačao je Mladost!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 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. "Siniša Saničanin o pozivu u reprezentaciju BiH: Ovo je najveći korak u mojoj karijeri". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
8. "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za susret sa Sjevernom Irskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
9. "Uspješan debi Bajevića, Zmajevi neporaženi u Firenci: BiH otkinula veliki bod Italiji!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
10. "S. Saničanin". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
11. "Siniša Saničanin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

External links

• Siniša Saničanin at National-Football-Teams.com
• Siniša Saničanin – UEFA competition record