Lorenco Šimić

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Lorenco Šimić
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2014 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Hajduk Split 22 (1)
2015 → Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2020 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Empoli (loan) 15 (3)
2018–2019 → SPAL (loan) 14 (1)
2019 → Rijeka (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 Zagłębie Lubin 24 (5)
2022– Lecce 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 2 (0)
2012 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2014 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Lorenco Šimić (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃǐːmitɕ];[1] born 15 July 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Lecce. He also played for the Croatia U21 national team.[2]

Club career[]

Hajduk Split[]

Šimić is a product of the youth system of Hajduk Split.

Loan at Hoverla Uzhorod[]

He went on loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod in the Ukrainian Premier League in January 2015. He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut on 4 May 2015, in a match against Dynamo Kyiv.[3] He made two further appearances for Hoverla, before returning to Croatia.[4]

Return to Hajduk[]

Šimić was promoted to the senior squad at Hajduk in January 2016. He made his debut for Hajduk on 1 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a match against Osijek.[5] Šimić got his first 1. HNL start seven days later, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet against Inter Zaprešić. By the end of the season, Šimić had made eleven appearances in all competitions for Hajduk.

Sampdoria[]

On 31 January 2017, Šimić moved to Serie A side Sampdoria.[6]

Loan at SPAL[]

On 15 August 2018, Šimić moved on loan to SPAL for the second time with an option to buy.[7]

Loan at Rijeka[]

On 8 August 2019, Šimić was loaned to Rijeka in Croatia for the 2019–20 season, with a buying option.[8][9] On 13 November 2019 it was reported, that Šimić, alongside three other players, practically no longer was playing for the club, as he still had not made his debut.[10] However, that was no reports claiming, that he had been recalled, but at the same time, it was reported that he had left Rijeka, however, not from an official source.[11]

Loan at DAC Dunajská Streda[]

On 6 February 2020, Slovak club DAC Dunajská Streda announced Šimić joined them on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[12] Overall he made 4 league appearances and three starts in the Slovnaft Cup.[13] He did not score but recorded an assist in a league match against Zemplín Michalovce, by aiding a fellow Croat Marko Divković bring the lead to 2–0, in a match, that had concluded with a five-goal win.[14]

Zagłębie Lubin[]

On 14 August 2020, he moved on a permanent basis to Polish club Zagłębie Lubin and signed a two-year contract.[15] He left the club by mutual consent on 13 January 2022.[16]

Lecce[]

On 16 January 2022, Lorenco joined Italian side Lecce until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to extend for additional year.[17]

Career statistics[]

As of 17 January 2022[18]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split 2014–15 Croatian First Football League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 9 1 2 0 0 0 11 1
2016–17 13 0 2 0 1[a] 0 16 0
Total 22 1 4 0 !1 0 27 1
Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan) 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Empoli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
SPAL (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
SPAL (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Rijeka (loan) 2019–20 Croatian First Football League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (loan) 2019–20 Slovak First Football League 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Zagłębie Lubin 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 17 4 1 1 0 0 18 5
2021–22 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
Total 24 5 2 1 0 0 26 6
Career totals 82 10 9 1 1 0 92 11
  1. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ "Šȉmūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Šímić
  2. ^ "Lorenco Šimić". Croatian Football Federation Official Site. 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 22 тур. Матч № 151 04.05.2015. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Croatia - L. Šimić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Prva momčad • HNK Hajduk Split".
  6. ^ "LORENCO SIMIC TRANSFERED [sic] TO SAMPDORIA". HNK Hajduk Split. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Lorenco Simic torna alla SPAL". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Samp, Simic al Rijeka: fatta per il trasferimento a titolo temporaneo". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ^ Lorenco Šimić stigao na posudbu: Rijeka je pravi izbor, nk-rijeka.hr, 9 August 2019
  10. ^ Zoran Kvržić, Robert Punčec, Petar Mamić i Lorenco Šimić više nisu u prvoj momčadi Rijeke, telesport.telegram.hr, 13 November 2019
  11. ^ Ode li Čolak, Mišković ima spremnu zamjenu: Glavna meta je napadač iz HNL-a, germanijak.hr, 3 January 2020
  12. ^ Nagy, Krisztián. "Nová posila DAC-u prichádza zo Sampdorie!". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  13. ^ Nagy, Krisztián. "Čmelík a Šimić opúšťajú DAC". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  14. ^ "DAC vs. Zemplín Michalovce - 13 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  15. ^ "LORENCO ŠIMIĆ ZAGRA W KGHM ZAGŁĘBIU!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 14 August 2020.
  16. ^ "LORENCO ŠIMIĆ ODCHODZI Z KGHM ZAGŁĘBIA LUBIN" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 13 January 2022.
  17. ^ "SIMIC IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Lecce. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  18. ^ Lorenco Šimić at Soccerway

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