Ivan Sunjic
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Pafos FC
at Pafos FC
662 days · joined 2024-08-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€1.50m
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Birmingham City
top club · 173 apps
Career highs
€6.00m
peak value · 2019
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
6
best season · 17/18
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-10-09 · 4 players total
384Appearances
20Goals
11Assists
97Yellow cards
2Red cards
101Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ivan Sunjic |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ivan Šunjić |
| Date of birth | 1996-10-09 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Citizenship | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Pafos FC |
| Joined | 2024-08-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Vukmil Vukmirica |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Pafos FC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2024
Transfer: Birmingham → Pafos FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Pafos FC
52 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Birmingham City
40 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Hertha BSC → Birmingham
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
Transfer: Birmingham → Hertha BSC
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Hertha BSC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Birmingham City
44 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Birmingham City
45 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → Birmingham
19/20 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2019
19/20 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Birmingham City
45 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
41 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: NK Lokomotiva → Dinamo Zagreb
17/18 · Return from loan
Feb 2018
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → NK Lokomotiva
17/18 · Loan
Feb 2018
Transfer: NK Lokomotiva → Dinamo Zagreb
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
32 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Din. Zagreb II → NK Lokomotiva
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, GNK Dinamo Zagreb II, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Din. Zagreb U19 → Din. Zagreb II
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Din. Zagreb U17 → Din. Zagreb U19
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: NK Zagreb U17 → Din. Zagreb U17
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: NK Zagreb Yth. → NK Zagreb U17
11/12 · Transfer
Aug 2009
Transfer: Spansko → NK Zagreb Yth.
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Pafos FC
12.9%
Birmingham City
52.1%
Hertha BSC
0.0%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
8.5%
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
26.5%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb II
0.0%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pafos FC | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 1,174 |
| Birmingham City | 4 | 19/20 | 23/24 | 173 | 7 | 6 | 4,749 |
| Hertha BSC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 13/14 | 19/20 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 773 |
| NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 2,414 |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb II | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Champions League Qu. | Pafos FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Cyprus League | Pafos FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Conference League | Pafos FC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Cypriot Super Cup | Pafos FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Cyprus League | Pafos FC | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 797 |
| 24/25 | Cyprus League Championship Round | Pafos FC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 377 |
| 24/25 | Kypello Kyprou | Pafos FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | UECL Qualifiers | Pafos FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Birmingham City | 36 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2,637 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga | Hertha BSC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | DFB-Pokal | Hertha BSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Birmingham City | 41 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1,022 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Birmingham City | 43 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Champions League Qu. | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Birmingham City | 40 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1,090 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Champions League Qu. | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 413 |
| 18/19 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 18/19 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | SuperSport HNL | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 434 |
| 16/17 | 1.HNL | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,980 |
| 16/17 | Europa League Qualifying | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Prva NL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb II | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SuperSport HNL | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | UEFA Youth League | GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2009-08-29 | Spansko | NK Zagreb Yth. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | NK Zagreb Yth. | NK Zagreb U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-27 | NK Zagreb U17 | Din. Zagreb U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Din. Zagreb U17 | Din. Zagreb U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-15 | Din. Zagreb U19 | Din. Zagreb II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-05 | Din. Zagreb II | NK Lokomotiva | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-11 | NK Lokomotiva | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | 850000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-12 | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Lokomotiva | Loan | 850000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | NK Lokomotiva | Dinamo Zagreb | Return from loan | 1350000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-26 | Dinamo Zagreb | Birmingham | Transfer | 3000000 | €8.00m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-05 | Birmingham | Hertha BSC | Loan | 4000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Hertha BSC | Birmingham | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-01 | Birmingham | Pafos FC | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€1.50m
Peak€6.00m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€1.20m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.35m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxime Colin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hogan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Etheridge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Muamer Tankovic | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lovro Majer | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ante Majstorovic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan James | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fran Karacic | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luka Ivanušec | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dion Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairo | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | SuperSport HNL | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 29 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Birmingham City | 3 | 40 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Birmingham City | 3 | 41 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Championship | Birmingham City | 3 | 36 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Birmingham City | 2 | 41 |
| 24/25 | Cyprus League | Pafos FC | 2 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Hertha BSC | Birmingham | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-05 | Birmingham | Hertha BSC | Loan | — | €4.00m |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | NK Lokomotiva | Dinamo Zagreb | Return from loan | — | €1.35m |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-12 | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Lokomotiva | Loan | — | €850k |
Teams faced most often by Ivan Sunjic'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNK Hajduk Split | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 25% |
| HNK Rijeka | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 42% |
| NK Istra 1961 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 67% |
| NK Varaždin | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 58% |
| NK Osijek | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 42% |
| HNK Gorica | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 42% |
| NK Slaven Belupo | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 75% |
| Reading FC | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 27% |
| Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 38% |
| Barnsley FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 50% |
| Fulham FC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 38% |
| Wigan Athletic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 52 | 1,174 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 |
| 23/24 | 40 | 2,637 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 22/23 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 44 | 1,022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 20/21 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 45 | 1,090 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.83 |
| 18/19 | 41 | 773 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 |
| 17/18 | 32 | 434 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2.28 |
| 16/17 | 30 | 1,980 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 15/16 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
160 apps
7 G
6 A
SuperSport HNL
87 apps
7 G
1 A
Cyprus League
24 apps
2 G
2 A
Cyprus League Championship Round
9 apps
2 G
1 A
Hrvatski nogometni kup
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Conference League
10 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
12 apps
0 G
0 A
Kypello Kyprou
5 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Ivan Sunjic?
Ivan Sunjic is a Bosnia-Herzegovina professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Pafos FC.
How old is Ivan Sunjic?
Ivan Sunjic is 29 years old. He was born on October 9, 1996 in Zenica.
What position does Ivan Sunjic play?
Ivan Sunjic plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Ivan Sunjic play for?
Ivan Sunjic currently plays for Pafos FC.
How many career goals has Ivan Sunjic scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ivan Sunjic has scored 20 goals in 384 appearances.
What is Ivan Sunjic's market value?
Ivan Sunjic's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.