Career snapshot
Position rank · 14/15
Among 2,431 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
| Full name | Sasa Bjelanovic |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Saša Bjelanović |
| Date of birth | 1979-06-11 (46 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Zadar, Croatia |
| Citizenship | Croatia Italy |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2015-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Danilo Caravello |
Percentile rank vs 893 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 14/15. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACR Messina | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 293 |
| Pordenone Calcio | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 552 |
| Varese 1910 | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 207 |
| Hellas Verona | 2 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 278 |
| CFR Cluj | 2 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 671 |
| Atalanta BC | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 315 |
| Vicenza Calcio | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 76 | 22 | 5 | 713 |
| Torino FC | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Torino Primavera | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 1,038 |
| US Lecce | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 410 |
| Genoa CFC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 221 |
| AC Perugia | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chievo Verona | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 148 |
| Como Calcio | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 390 |
| NK Varteks Varazdin | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 154 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Coppa Lega Pro | ACR Messina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Lega Pro C | ACR Messina | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 293 |
| 14/15 | PlayOut Lega Pro | Pordenone Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Serie C - A | Pordenone Calcio | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 552 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | Varese 1910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie B | Varese 1910 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 207 |
| 13/14 | Serie B Play-out | Varese 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | CFR Cluj | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | CFR Cluj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 12/13 | Liga 1 | CFR Cluj | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 |
| 12/13 | Romanian Cup | CFR Cluj | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| 12/13 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 |
| 11/12 | Serie B Play-off | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | CFR Cluj | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Liga 1 | CFR Cluj | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 218 |
| 10/11 | Romanian Cup | CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 10/11 | Romanian Supercup | CFR Cluj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie B | Atalanta BC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | Vicenza Calcio | 35 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 353 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | Vicenza Calcio | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 08/09 | Serie B | Vicenza Calcio | 39 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 270 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | Torino FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Primavera A | Torino Primavera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | Torino FC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 06/07 | Serie A | Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 285 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 543 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | US Lecce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | US Lecce | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 248 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Genoa CFC | 41 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 221 |
| 03/04 | UI Cup | AC Perugia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | Como Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | Chievo Verona | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 148 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | Como Calcio | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 390 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | NK Varteks Varazdin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 01/02 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | NK Varteks Varazdin | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Zadar U19 | NK Zadar | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | NK Zadar | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Istra Pula | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | NK Istra Pula | Varteks | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Varteks | Como | Transfer | 0 | €2.50m |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-31 | Como | Chievo Verona | Loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-06-30 | Chievo Verona | Como | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Como | Perugia | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Perugia | Genoa | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Genoa | Lecce | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Lecce | Ascoli | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Ascoli | Torino | Transfer | 3000000 | €1.06m |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-01 | Torino | Vicenza | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Vicenza | Torino | Return from loan | 1200000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Torino | Vicenza | Transfer | 1200000 | €800k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Vicenza | CFR Cluj | Transfer | 1900000 | €900k |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | CFR Cluj | Atalanta BC | Transfer | 1900000 | €700k |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-01 | Atalanta BC | Hellas Verona | Transfer | 900000 | €800k |
| 12/13 | 2012-09-02 | Hellas Verona | CFR Cluj | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-19 | CFR Cluj | Varese | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-17 | Varese | ACR Messina | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-05 | ACR Messina | Pordenone | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Pordenone | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Broken ankle | 2010-08-13 | 2010-09-27 | 46 | 13 |
| 14/15 | flu | 2015-01-05 | 2015-01-07 | 3 | 1 |
| 14/15 | unknown injury | 2015-01-23 | 2015-03-12 | 49 | 8 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.90m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #29380 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #28207 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #17379 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11943 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3556 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massimo Volta | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Serie B | Vicenza Calcio | 12 | 39 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Genoa CFC | 12 | 41 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | Vicenza Calcio | 8 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Serie B | Vicenza Calcio | 4 | 39 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | US Lecce | 2 | 22 |
| 10/11 | Liga 1 | CFR Cluj | 2 | 13 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Vicenza | Torino | Return from loan | — | €1.20m |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-01 | Torino | Vicenza | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 02/03 | 2003-06-30 | Chievo Verona | Como | Return from loan | — | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-31 | Como | Chievo Verona | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Sasa Bjelanovic's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 33% |
| AC Milan | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 25% |
| Juventus | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8% |
| Inter | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 25% |
| ACF Fiorentina | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 8% |
| Cagliari Calcio | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 58% |
| Lazio Roma | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 42% |
| Parma FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 50% |
| AS Roma | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 8% |
| Sampdoria | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 25% |
| Sassuolo Calcio | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 42% |
| Udinese Calcio | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal | |
| 08/09 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 23 | 845 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 13/14 | 23 | 207 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 |
| 12/13 | 22 | 482 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 |
| 11/12 | 26 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 |
| 10/11 | 29 | 605 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 09/10 | 35 | 353 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.78 |
| 08/09 | 41 | 360 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 |
| 07/08 | 23 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.23 |
| 06/07 | 28 | 495 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 05/06 | 31 | 543 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 04/05 | 24 | 410 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 03/04 | 42 | 221 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.85 |
| 02/03 | 29 | 538 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 01/02 | 6 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Sasa Bjelanovic
Who is Sasa Bjelanovic?
Sasa Bjelanovic is a Croatia professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Sasa Bjelanovic?
Sasa Bjelanovic is 46 years old. He was born on June 11, 1979 in Zadar.
What position does Sasa Bjelanovic play?
Sasa Bjelanovic plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Sasa Bjelanovic play for?
Sasa Bjelanovic currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Sasa Bjelanovic scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sasa Bjelanovic has scored 89 goals in 382 appearances.