Daniel Graovac

Daniel Graovac

Graovac with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2009	Sloboda Novi Grad
2009–2013	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Zrinjski Mostar	82	(1)
2016–2018	Mouscron	2	(0)
2017	→ Zrinjski Mostar (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2018	→ Željezničar (loan)	28	(2)
2018–2019	Vojvodina	31	(0)
2019–2021	Astra Giurgiu	70	(1)
2021–2022	CFR Cluj	31	(1)
2022–2023	Kasımpaşa	14	(0)
2023–2024	Manisa	27	(0)
2024–	CFR Cluj	4	(0)
International career
2009–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	8	(0)
2011–2012	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	6	(1)
2013–2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	8	(0)
2016–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Daniel Graovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎniel ɡrâoʋats]; born 8 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club CFR Cluj.^[1][2]

Club career

He started out at Zrinjski Mostar in 2013, and went on to compete professionally in Belgium, Serbia, Romania and Turkey.

In 2016, Graovac recorded his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

International career

Graovac made his first international appearance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly game against Luxembourg on 25 March 2016, having substituted Sanjin Prcić in the 77th minute.^[3] He made his official senior debut for them in a March 2016 friendly match away against Switzerland and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His last international was a January 2018 friendly against Mexico.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2024^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zrinjski Mostar	2012–13	Bosnian Premier League	14	0	1	0	—				15	0
	2013–14		11	0	5	1	1	0	—		17	1
	2014–15		28	0	4	0	2	0	—		34	0
	2015–16		24	1	1	0	2	0	—		27	1
	2016–17		5	0	—						5	0
	Total		82	1	11	1	5	0	—		98	2
Mouscron	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	2	0	—						2	0
Zrinjski Mostar (loan)	2016–17	Bosnian Premier League	6	0	—						6	0
Željezničar (loan)	2017–18		28	2	8	1	4	0	—		40	3
Vojvodina	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	31	0	1	0	—				32	0
Astra Giurgiu	2019–20	Liga I	32	0	2	0	—				34	0
	2020–21		38	1	4	0	—				42	1
	Total		137	3	15	1	4	0	—		156	4
CFR Cluj	2021–22	Liga I	29	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	37	1
	2022–23		2	0	—		2	0	1	0	5	0
	Total		31	1	1	0	8	0	2	0	42	1
Kasımpaşa	2022–23	Süper Lig	14	0	2	0	—				16	0
Manisa	2023–24	TFF First League	27	0	1	0	—				28	0
CFR Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	4	0	3	0	0	0	—		7	0
Career Total			295	5	33	1	17	0	2	0	347	7

International

Graovac with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014

As of match played 1 February 2018.^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2016	1	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	2	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar^[5]

• Premijer Liga: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17

Željezničar^[5]

• Bosnian Cup: 2017–18

Astra Giurgiu^[5]

• Cupa României runner-up: 2020–21

CFR Cluj^[5]

• Liga I: 2021–22
• Supercupa României runner-up: 2021, 2022

Individual

• Bosnian Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18^[6]

References

1. Digi Sport (12 August 2022). "OFICIAL | CFR Cluj s-a despărțit definitiv de Daniel Graovac. Fundașul a fost cedat în Turcia" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
2. "BINE AI REVENIT, DANIEL GRAOVAC!" (in Romanian). cfr1907.ro. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
3. "Luxembourg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
5. "D. Graovac: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
6. R. Pašić (14 May 2018). "Održan izbor "Kristalnih 11", Zakarić proglašen najboljim igračem Premijer lige" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

External links

• Daniel Graovac at National-Football-Teams.com