Bartol Franjić

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Bartol Franjić
Personal information
Full name Bartol Franjić
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 38
Youth career
2008–2018 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Dinamo Zagreb II 35 (4)
2020–0000 Dinamo Zagreb 43 (0)
National team‡
2014 Croatia U14 4 (0)
2015 Croatia U15 5 (0)
2015–2016 Croatia U16 6 (0)
2016–2017 Croatia U17 10 (2)
2017–2018 Croatia U18 3 (0)
2018 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2019 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2020– Croatia U21 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:22, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Bartol Franjić (Croatian pronunciation: [bâːrtol frǎːɲitɕ]; born 14 January 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Prva HNL side Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career[]

Born in Zagreb and raised in Dugo Selo, Franjić joined the academy of Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb in 2008, frequently serving as a captain at various youth levels.[1] On 1 April 2016, he signed a contract with the club until 2022.[2] In January 2019, Franjić joined the senior team during the winter break training camp in Belek during Nenad Bjelica's tenure at the club. He played and scored in a friendly 2–0 victory over Śląsk Wrocław, impressing his older teammates.[1] In 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, Franjić played a key part as Dinamo progressed to the knockout phase from the group with Atalanta, Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

On 17 June 2020, Franjić debuted for senior Dinamo team in a 3–2 victory over Slaven Belupo, during the tenure of Igor Jovićević, his former coach from the youth ranks.[2] However, Jovićević was soon sacked and succeeded by Zoran Mamić. On 22 October, Franjić made his Europa League debut in a goalless draw with Feyenoord, coming on for Kristijan Jakić in the 71st minute.[4] A week later, he was unexpectedly named in the starting lineup in the Europa League fixture against CSKA Moscow away. The game ended in another goalless draw, and Franjić was praised for his defensive performance against CSKA Moscow's Nikola Vlašić.[2][5] On 15 December, Franjić renewed his contract with Dinamo until 2025.[1] On 18 March 2021, new coach Damir Krznar named Franjić in the starting lineup for the second leg of Dinamo's Europa League Round of 16 tie against Tottenham Hotspur. He played out of position–as a centre-back while defending and a left-back while attacking–earning praise for his performance as Dinamo won 3–2 on aggregate.[6][7]

At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, on 10 August, Franjić scored his first goal for Dinamo in a Champions League qualifier against Legia Warsaw, which turned out to be crucial as Dinamo won 2–1 on aggregate. He once again played out of position, as Krznar deployed him as a left-back once again.[8]

International career[]

Franjić was part of Dario Bašić's 18-man squad for UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017.[9]

Franjić made his under-21 debut in a Euro 2021 qualifier against Scotland on 12 November 2020.[10][11] On 9 March 2021, he was named in Igor Bišćan's final 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament.[12] On 17 May, he was named in Bišćan's 23-man squad for the knockout stage of the tournament.[13]

Career statistics[]

As of 6 February 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2018–19 Druga HNL 13 0 — — 13 0
2019–20 15 2 — — 15 2
2020–21 7 2 — — 7 2
Total 35 4 — — 35 4
Dinamo Zagreb 2019–20 Prva HNL 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21 22 0 5 0 11[b] 0 38 0
2021–22 17 0 2 0 11[c] 1 30 1
Total 43 0 7 0 22 1 72 1
Career total 78 4 7 0 22 1 107 5
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Dinamo Zagreb

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Tolić, Josip; Tironi, Hrvoje (15 December 2020). "Franjić je produžio s Dinamom: Dokaz da možeš ostvariti snove". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c Lipovac, Nikola (31 October 2020). "Mamić je našao 'protuotrov' za Vlašića! Tata je zaustavio Marka Viduku, a on novu zvijezdu Vatrenih". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Paun, Vjekoslav (1 November 2019). "SN VIDEO: MLADI BRANIČ DINAMA (19) ODUŠEVIO JE TRENERA BJELICU U SVOJEM DEBIJU 'Teško je ostaviti obitelj s 14 godina i preseliti u Dinamovu kuću!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Tironi, Hrvoje; Galić, Mato (14 December 2020). "Franjić: Cabella i Wanderson su strašni igrači, pratio sam ih..." 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "JESTE LI GA VEĆ PRIMIJETILI? Dinamo ima novog hit-igrača. Prije 25 dana igrao je Drugu HNL, a sada je bio jedan od najboljih protiv CSKA". Net.hr (in Croatian). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Karin, Vice (19 March 2021). "Dinamo je igrao onako kako je htio Ivanušec. Zato je slomio Tottenham". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Ničota, Tomo (18 March 2021). "Evo kako je Mamićev nasljednik iznenadio Mourinha! Na važnu poziciju stavio Dinamovu mladu nadu". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ Ničota, Tomo (10 August 2021). "Video: Pogledajte sjajnu akciju i gol koji su Dinamo doveli na korak do Lige prvaka! Čista genijalnost". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Izbornik Bašić objavio popis igrača za EP U-17 - Hrvatski nogometni savez". Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 1 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Dinamo produljio ugovor s jednim od najugodnijih iznenađenja sezone". Index.hr (in Croatian). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  11. ^ "VIDEO: Nevjerojatan rasplet u Škotskoj! Hrvatska prokockala 2:0 i potpuno zakomplicirala plasman na EURO". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  12. ^ Kajtazi Roth, Anita (9 March 2021). "Bišćan objavio popis igrača za U-21 Euro: Na njemu najviše igrača Dinama i neka nova imena". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Modri dragulj i na Bišćanovom popisu, tu je i nova zvijezda Hajduka: 'To mu je nagrada za sve učinjeno'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ Bartol Franjić at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  15. ^ "DINAMO - ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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