Zlatan Ljubijankić

Zlatan Ljubijankić
	Ljubijankić with Slovenia in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	15 December 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–2002	Slovan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2008	Domžale
2008–2012	Gent
2012–2014	Omiya Ardija
2015–2018	Urawa Red Diamonds
2019	Slovan
Total
International career
2003	Slovenia U20
2004–2005	Slovenia U21
2006	Slovenia B
2006–2015	Slovenia
Managerial career
2019–2022	Slovan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zlatan Ljubijankić (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈzlatan ljubiˈjaŋkitʃ];^[tonemes?] Bosnian: [zlǎtan ʎubǐjaŋkitɕ]; born 15 December 1983) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.

International career

Ljubijankić was a member of the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2015.^[2] He scored one of the three Slovenian goals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final tournament, against the United States on the second matchday, in an eventual 2–2 draw.^[3] Ljubijankić earned a total of 48 caps for the national team, scoring 6 goals.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2018^[5]^[6]^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Domžale	2002–03	22	5	2	0	—		—		—		24	5
	2003–04	29	3	1	0	—		—		—		30	3
	2004–05	29	6	2	1	—		—		—		31	7
	2005–06	30	9	2	0	—		5	0	—		37	9
	2006–07	27	10	0	0	—		3	4	—		30	14
	2007–08	18	7	2	5	—		4	2	1	0	25	14
	Total	155	40	9	6	0	0	12	6	1	0	177	52
Gent	2007–08	7	0	2	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2008–09	22	8	3	1	—		1	0	—		26	9
	2009–10	32	5	3	1	—		4	0	—		39	6
	2010–11	34	6	6	1	—		9	0	—		49	7
	2011–12	30	8	2	0	—		—		2	0	34	8
	Total	125	27	16	4	0	0	14	0	2	0	157	31
Omiya Ardija	2012	12	4	1	1	0	0	—		—		13	5
	2013	27	6	0	0	2	1	—		—		29	7
	2014	32	7	1	2	1	0	—		—		34	9
	Total	71	17	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	76	21
Urawa Red Diamonds	2015	29	8	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	37	10
	2016	26	4	1	0	5	1	8	1	2	0	42	6
	2017	21	2	3	3	0	0	12	2	4	0	40	7
	2018	5	1	1	0	3	0	—		—		9	1
	Total	81	15	8	3	8	1	23	4	8	1	129	24
Career total		432	99	35	16	11	2	49	10	11	1	538	128

^ Includes Belgian First Division A playoff rounds, Slovenian Supercup, Japanese Super Cup, J. League Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, and FIFA Club World Cup

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ljubijankić goal.

List of international goals scored by Zlatan Ljubijankić
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 February 2006	GSZ Stadium, Larnaka, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	11 October 2008	Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–0	2010 World Cup qualification
3	12 August 2009	Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia	San Marino	5–0	5–0	2010 World Cup qualification
4	5 September 2009	Wembley, London, England	England	1–2	1–2	Friendly
5	18 June 2010	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	United States	2–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup
6	11 August 2010	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Australia	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Domžale

Gent

Belgian Cup: 2010

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

J. League Division 1 Player of the Month: 2013 (April)^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
^ Plestenjak, Rok (14 April 2016). "Trije prijatelji, ki so Katancu rekli ne" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Foto/Video: Ob polčasu evforija, na koncu zadovoljstvo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. ? out of 289)
^ "Ljubijankič, Zlatan". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ "Z. Ljubijankič". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ J. League (16 May 2013). 「コカ・コーラＪリーグ月間ＭＶＰ」３月・４月の受賞選手決定！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 May 2013.

External links

Zlatan Ljubijankić at Soccerway
Zlatan Ljubijankić at NZS (in Slovene)
Zlatan Ljubijankić at National-Football-Teams.com
Zlatan Ljubijankić at ESPN FC
Zlatan Ljubijankić at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[8] Includes Belgian First Division A playoff rounds, Slovenian Supercup, Japanese Super Cup, J. League Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, and FIFA Club World Cup

[FCWC_2017-1] "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.

[2] Plestenjak, Rok (14 April 2016). "Trije prijatelji, ki so Katancu rekli ne" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[3] "Foto/Video: Ob polčasu evforija, na koncu zadovoljstvo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[4] "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[5] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. ? out of 289)

[6] "Ljubijankič, Zlatan". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[7] "Z. Ljubijankič". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[9] J. League (16 May 2013). 「コカ・コーラＪリーグ月間ＭＶＰ」３月・４月の受賞選手決定！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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