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Dejan Ljubicic

Dejan Ljubicic

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Age28
CitizenshipAustria
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornOctober 8, 1997
at GNK Dinamo Zagreb 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €4.00m
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Rapid Vienna
top club · 131 apps

Career highs

€10.00m
peak value · 2022
—
top transfer fee
8
best season · 22/23
27 / 1
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1997-10-08 · 6 players total

340Appearances
28Goals
21Assists
59Yellow cards
2Red cards
97Full matches (90′)
Full nameDejan Ljubicic
Date of birth1997-10-08 (28 yrs)
Place of birthWien, Austria
CitizenshipAustria
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current clubGNK Dinamo Zagreb
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2029-06-30
AgentTM Sport Consulting ...
Jul 2025
25/26 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: 1.FC Köln → Dinamo Zagreb
25/26 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — 1.FC Köln
30 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — 1.FC Köln
27 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — 1.FC Köln
33 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — 1.FC Köln
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Rapid Vienna → 1.FC Köln
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rapid Vienna
31 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rapid Vienna
23 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Rapid Vienna
45 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Wiener Neustadt → Rapid Vienna
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
Transfer: Rapid Vienna → Wiener Neustadt
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Rapid Vienna, SC Wiener Neustadt
39 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Rapid Wien II → Rapid Vienna
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — SK Rapid Wien II
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — SK Rapid Wien II
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: AKA Rapid U18 → Rapid Wien II
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — AKA Rapid Wien U18
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — AKA Rapid Wien U18
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: AKA Rapid U16 → AKA Rapid U18
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: AKA Rapid U15 → AKA Rapid U16
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Rapid Youth → AKA Rapid U15
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: FavAC Youth → Rapid Youth
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,717 min
Minutes played by club
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0.0%
1.FC Köln 23.4%
Rapid Vienna 50.0%
SC Wiener Neustadt 0.0%
SK Rapid Wien II 8.4%
AKA Rapid Wien U18 18.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1 25/26 25/26 5 0 1 0
1.FC Köln 4 21/22 24/25 122 16 8 2,036
Rapid Vienna 4 17/18 20/21 131 8 10 4,358
SC Wiener Neustadt 1 17/18 17/18 7 0 1 0
SK Rapid Wien II 2 15/16 16/17 45 3 1 731
AKA Rapid Wien U18 2 13/14 14/15 30 1 0 1,592

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€2.5M5€5M8€7.5M10€10M14/15 — 1 goals (AKA Rapid Wien U18)114/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 3 goals (SK Rapid Wien II)316/1717/18 — 3 goals (Rapid Vienna)17/18 — 3 assists617/1818/19 — 2 goals (Rapid Vienna)18/19 — 1 assists318/1919/20 — 2 goals (Rapid Vienna)19/20 — 1 assists319/2020/21 — 1 goals (Rapid Vienna)20/21 — 6 assists720/2121/22 — 3 goals (1.FC Köln)21/22 — 1 assists421/2222/23 — 8 goals (1.FC Köln)22/23 — 2 assists1022/2323/24 — 2 assists223/2424/25 — 5 goals (1.FC Köln)24/25 — 3 assists824/2525/26 — 1 assists125/2617/18 — €600K18/19 — €3M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €3M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €10M23/24 — €10M24/25 — €8M25/26 — €4MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

13/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 8822/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 5524/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

13/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 6620/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Hrvatski nogometni kup GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 SuperSport HNL GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 27 4 3 6 0 501
24/25 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Köln 3 1 0 1 0 317
23/24 Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 26 0 2 6 0 0
23/24 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Köln 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 27 5 1 3 0 344
22/23 Conference L. 1.FC Köln 3 2 0 0 0 96
22/23 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Köln 1 1 0 0 0 120
22/23 UECL Quali 1.FC Köln 2 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 30 3 1 4 0 658
21/22 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Köln 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Bundesliga Rapid Vienna 24 0 5 1 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. Rapid Vienna 2 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Rapid Vienna 3 1 0 0 0 270
20/21 ÖFB-Cup Rapid Vienna 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga Rapid Vienna 22 2 1 6 0 954
19/20 ÖFB-Cup Rapid Vienna 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga Rapid Vienna 27 1 1 2 1 1,745
18/19 Bundesliga EC-Play-off Rapid Vienna 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Rapid Vienna 8 1 0 1 0 616
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Rapid Vienna 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 ÖFB-Cup Rapid Vienna 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga Rapid Vienna 28 3 2 7 0 773
17/18 Erste Liga SC Wiener Neustadt 7 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 ÖFB-Cup Rapid Vienna 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 ÖFB-Cup SC Wiener Neustadt 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Regional League East SK Rapid Wien II 25 3 0 5 1 731
15/16 Regional League East SK Rapid Wien II 20 0 1 6 0 0
14/15 ÖFB Jugendliga U18 AKA Rapid Wien U18 20 1 0 5 0 1,592
13/14 ÖFB Jugendliga U18 AKA Rapid Wien U18 10 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 FavAC Youth Rapid Youth Transfer 0 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Rapid Youth AKA Rapid U15 Transfer 0 —
12/13 2012-07-01 AKA Rapid U15 AKA Rapid U16 Transfer 0 —
13/14 2013-07-01 AKA Rapid U16 AKA Rapid U18 Transfer 0 —
15/16 2015-07-01 AKA Rapid U18 Rapid Wien II Transfer 0 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Rapid Wien II Rapid Vienna Transfer 0 —
17/18 2017-07-10 Rapid Vienna Wiener Neustadt Loan 0 —
17/18 2017-08-22 Wiener Neustadt Rapid Vienna Return from loan 250000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Rapid Vienna 1.FC Köln Transfer 3000000 —
25/26 2025-07-01 1.FC Köln Dinamo Zagreb Transfer 4000000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Pubic bone irritation 2019-07-01 2019-08-19 50 5
19/20 Ill 2019-08-29 2019-09-02 5 1
19/20 Knock 2020-02-13 2020-03-09 26 4
20/21 Torn ankle ligaments 2020-11-05 2021-01-04 61 14
20/21 Knock 2021-01-25 2021-02-22 29 5
21/22 Ill 2021-10-14 2021-10-18 5 1
22/23 Knee medial ligament tear 2022-10-10 2022-12-31 83 11
22/23 cold 2023-02-07 2023-02-13 7 1
23/24 Ankle injury 2023-08-06 2023-08-15 10 1
23/24 Ill 2024-01-01 2024-01-15 15 1
23/24 Ill 2024-03-13 2024-03-17 5 1
23/24 Ill 2024-04-17 2024-05-15 29 4
24/25 Knee bruise 2024-08-11 2024-08-21 11 1
24/25 cold 2024-09-17 2024-09-24 8 1
24/25 Tonsillitis 2024-09-28 2024-10-19 22 3
Current€4.00m
Peak€10.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€3.75m
€100k€2.58m€5.05m€7.53m€10.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #19533 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #19532 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #12519 — 2 0 — — former national player
Team #9316 #18 12 0 — — former national player
Team #3383 #14 9 1 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Eric Martel 1 0 0
Luca Kilian 1 0 0
Ellyes Skhiri 1 0 0
Kelvin Arase 2 3 0
Alex Sobczyk 1 0 0
Mateo Barac 2 0 0
Philipp Schobesberger 2 1 0
Boli Bolingoli 2 0 0
Stephan Auer 2 0 0
Manuel Thurnwald 1 1 0
Benno Schmitz 1 1 0
Richard Strebinger 2 0 0
Linton Maina 1 6 0
Christoph Knasmüllner 2 1 0
Maximilian Hofmann 2 1 0
Jan Thielmann 1 2 0
Stefan Schwab 2 1 0
Thomas Murg 2 1 0
Timo Hübers 1 0 0
Marvin Schwäbe 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 5 27
24/25 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 4 27
17/18 Bundesliga Rapid Vienna 3 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Bundesliga Rapid Vienna 5 24
24/25 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 3 27
23/24 Bundesliga 1.FC Köln 2 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2017-08-22 Wiener Neustadt Rapid Vienna Return from loan — €250k
17/18 2017-07-10 Rapid Vienna Wiener Neustadt Loan — —

Last 50 matches for GNK Dinamo Zagreb The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 NK Lokomotiva Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Istra 1961 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 NK Varaždin Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–2 NK Varaždin Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Slaven Belupo 0–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Slaven Belupo 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Gorica 1–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Gorica 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Varaždin 1–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Varaždin 0–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Hajduk Split 1–3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Hajduk Split 1–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 NK Istra 1961 Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5–0 NK Istra 1961 Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–2 HNK Hajduk Split Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 HNK Hajduk Split Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Istra 1961 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 HNK Šibenik Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Šibenik 0–4 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Šibenik 0–4 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 HNK Šibenik Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 HNK Gorica Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 HNK Gorica Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Osijek 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Osijek 1–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5–1 NK Lokomotiva Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva 1–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva 3–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Rijeka 4–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 HNK Rijeka 1–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5–0 NK Slaven Belupo Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 HNK Rijeka Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 HNK Rijeka Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 NK Slaven Belupo Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 NK Osijek Available
2024-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–4 NK Osijek Available
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Gorica 0–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Istra 1961 0–3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 HNK Rijeka Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 HNK Rijeka Available
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 NK Osijek Available
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Rijeka 1–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Rijeka 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 NK Rudeš Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 NK Rudeš Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Rudeš 0–3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb Available
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 NK Slaven Belupo Available

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 30 818 7 0 0 0.77
23/24 27 0 6 0 0 0
22/23 33 560 4 0 0 0.64
21/22 32 658 4 0 0 0.55
20/21 31 270 2 0 0 0.67
19/20 23 954 7 0 0 0.66
18/19 45 2,361 3 0 1 0.15
17/18 39 773 9 0 0 1.05
16/17 25 731 5 0 1 0.74
15/16 20 0 6 3 0 0
14/15 20 1,592 5 0 0 0.28
13/14 10 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
83 apps
8 G
4 A
Bundesliga
101 apps
6 G
9 A
2. Bundesliga
27 apps
4 G
3 A
Regional League East
45 apps
3 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
7 apps
2 G
0 A
Conference L.
3 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League
11 apps
2 G
0 A
ÖFB Jugendliga U18
30 apps
1 G
0 A
SuperSport HNL
5 apps
0 G
1 A
UECL Quali
2 apps
0 G
1 A

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Who is Dejan Ljubicic?

Dejan Ljubicic is an Austria professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

How old is Dejan Ljubicic?

Dejan Ljubicic is 28 years old. He was born on October 8, 1997 in Wien.

What position does Dejan Ljubicic play?

Dejan Ljubicic plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Dejan Ljubicic play for?

Dejan Ljubicic currently plays for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

How many career goals has Dejan Ljubicic scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dejan Ljubicic has scored 28 goals in 340 appearances.

What is Dejan Ljubicic's market value?

Dejan Ljubicic's most recent reported market value is €4.00m.