Lorenco Šimić
Lorenco Šimić (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃǐːmitɕ];[1] born 15 July 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. He also played for the Croatia U21 national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| 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 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ascoli | 26 | (2) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Club career edit
Hajduk Split edit
Šimić is a product of the youth system of Hajduk Split.
Loan at Hoverla Uzhorod edit
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 edit
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 edit
On 31 January 2017, Šimić moved to Serie A side Sampdoria.[6]
Loan at SPAL edit
On 15 August 2018, Šimić moved on loan to SPAL for the second time with an option to buy.[7]
Loan at Rijeka edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
Ascoli edit
On 21 July 2022, Šimić moved to Ascoli on a two-year deal.[18]
Maccabi Haifa edit
On 21 August 2023, Šimić moved to Maccabi Haifa on a four-year deal.[19]
Career statistics edit
- As of 5 February 2022[20]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Šȉmūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Šímić
- ^ "Lorenco Šimić". Croatian Football Federation Official Site. 17 May 2015.
- ^ (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Croatia - L. Šimić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Prva momčad • HNK Hajduk Split".
- ^ "LORENCO SIMIC TRANSFERED [sic] TO SAMPDORIA". HNK Hajduk Split. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Lorenco Simic torna alla SPAL". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Samp, Simic al Rijeka: fatta per il trasferimento a titolo temporaneo". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Lorenco Šimić stigao na posudbu: Rijeka je pravi izbor, nk-rijeka.hr, 9 August 2019
- ^ Zoran Kvržić, Robert Punčec, Petar Mamić i Lorenco Šimić više nisu u prvoj momčadi Rijeke, telesport.telegram.hr, 13 November 2019
- ^ Ode li Čolak, Mišković ima spremnu zamjenu: Glavna meta je napadač iz HNL-a, germanijak.hr, 3 January 2020
- ^ Nagy, Krisztián. "Nová posila DAC-u prichádza zo Sampdorie!". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Nagy, Krisztián. "Čmelík a Šimić opúšťajú DAC". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "DAC vs. Zemplín Michalovce - 13 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "LORENCO ŠIMIĆ ZAGRA W KGHM ZAGŁĘBIU!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 14 August 2020.
- ^ "LORENCO ŠIMIĆ ODCHODZI Z KGHM ZAGŁĘBIA LUBIN" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 13 January 2022.
- ^ "SIMIC IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Lecce. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "#CALCIOMERCATO: UFFICIALE ŠIMIĆ DAL LECCE" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "ברוך הבא לורנצו!" (Press release) (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Lorenco Šimić at Soccerway
External links edit
- Lorenco Šimić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Lorenco Šimić at the Israel Football Association
- Lorenco Šimić at the Ukraine Football Federation
- Lorenco Šimić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Lorenco Šimić at Soccerway.com
- Lorenco Šimić at WorldFootball.net