David Tijanić (born 16 July 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Göztepe.

David Tijanić
Tijanić with Raków Częstochowa in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Göztepe
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2012 Bravo
2012–2015 Interblock
2015–2016 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Olimpija Ljubljana 8 (0)
2016–2017Krka (loan) 15 (2)
2017–2020 Triglav Kranj 77 (14)
2020–2021 Raków Częstochowa 39 (7)
2021– Göztepe 76 (10)
2023Al-Adalah (loan) 18 (4)
2024Al-Adalah (loan) 16 (5)
International career
2013 Slovenia U17[a] 3 (2)
2015–2016 Slovenia U19[a] 4 (1)
2018 Slovenia U21[a] 2 (0)
2020 Slovenia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Club career

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Tijanić made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Olimpija Ljubljana on 5 March 2017 in a game against Rudar Velenje.[2]

On 2 May 2021, Tijanić scored the winning goal in the Polish Cup final, helping Raków Częstochowa to their first ever major honour.[3][4]

On 14 January 2023, Tijanić joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Adalah on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[5] After spending the first part of the 2023–24 season with Turkish TFF First League side Göztepe, he was once again loaned to Al-Adalah in January 2024 for the remainder of the season.[6]

International career

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Tijanić made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against San Marino.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 September 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpija Ljubljana 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 8 0 0 0 8 0
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Krka (loan) 2016–17 Slovenian Second League 15 2 4 0 19 2
Triglav Kranj 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 24 2 2 0 2[c] 0 28 2
2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 33 7 1 1 34 8
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 20 5 2 0 22 5
Total 77 14 5 1 2 0 84 15
Raków Częstochowa 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 11 1 0 0 11 1
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 28 6 5 2 33 8
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 39 7 5 2 1 0 45 9
Göztepe 2021–22 Süper Lig 33 4 3 0 36 4
2022–23 TFF First League 18 1 2 1 20 2
2023–24 TFF First League 16 4 2 0 18 4
2024–25 Süper Lig 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 72 9 7 1 79 10
Al-Adalah (loan) 2022–23 Saudi Pro League 18 4 18 4
2023–24 Saudi First Division League 16 5 16 5
Total 34 9 34 9
Career total 245 41 22 4 0 0 3 0 270 45
  1. ^ a b c Official competitive UEFA matches only.
  2. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Polish Cup, Turkish Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

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Olimpija Ljubljana

Raków Częstochowa

References

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  1. ^ a b David Tijanić at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Olimpija vs. Rudar Velenje". Soccerway. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Raków Częstochowa 2–1 Arka Gdynia". 90Minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Football: Raków Częstochowa beat Arka Gdynia in Polish Cup final". Polskie Radio. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "العدالة يُعلن تعاقده مع السلوفيني دافيد تيجانيتش".
  6. ^ "Slovenski nogometaš se vrača v bogato Savdsko Arabijo" (in Slovenian). Siol. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Slovenia v San Marino game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ David Tijanić at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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