Siniša_Saničanin
Siniša Saničanin
Bosnian footballer (born 1995)
Siniša Saničanin (pronounced [sǐniʃa sanîːtʃanin]; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rudar Prijedor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Rudar Prijedor | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Borac Banja Luka | 18 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Mladost Lučani | 39 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Vojvodina | 97 | (3) |
| 2021– | Partizan | 48 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Saničanin started his professional career at Rudar Prijedor, before joining Borac Banja Luka in 2015. The following year, he moved to Mladost Lučani. A year later, Saničanin signed with Vojvodina. He switched to Partizan in 2021.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.
Early career
Saničanin came through the youth setup of his hometown club Rudar Prijedor.[2] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18.[3] On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Proleter Teslić.[4]
In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joined Borac Banja Luka.[5]
In January 2016, he signed with Serbian side Mladost Lučani.[6]
Partizan
In June 2021, Saničanin moved to Partizan on a three-year deal.[8] He made his official debut for the team on 17 July against Proleter Novi Sad.[9] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Partizan in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs against Santa Clara.[10] Fourteen months later, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of TSC Bačka Topola.[11]
Saničanin represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[12]
In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland,[13] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[14]
Saničanin married his long-time girlfriend Teodora in January 2021.[15]
Club
- As of match played 16 December 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rudar Prijedor | 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | First League of the RS | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| Borac Banja Luka | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Mladost Lučani | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 97 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 3 | ||
| Partizan | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 226 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 269 | 9 | ||
- Includes Bosnian Cup, Serbian Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 20 June 2023[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Rudar Prijedor[16]
Vojvodina[16]
- "Синиша Саничанин". partizan.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- "Saničanin otkrio zanimljivu priču: Dok je igrao za Rudar radio je u bolnici". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Rahmanović pogodio za pobjedu Olimpica u Prijedoru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- "Kozara poražena, Leotar opet lider". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Borac otputovao na pripreme, novo ime u timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- "Saničanin nije otišao u Borac, pojačao je Mladost!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Kojašević potpisao za Vojvodinu: Za njim dolaze i bivši igrači Želje, Širokog i Borca". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Saničanin novi fudbaler Partizana!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "Siniša Saničanin debitovao za Partizan". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Siniša Saničanin golom odveo Partizan u grupnu fazu Konferencijske lige". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- "Siniša Saničanin zabio prvi gol u sezoni". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Bajević je pozvao četiri nova igrača, ovo su njihove priče". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za susret sa Sjevernom Irskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Uspješan debi Bajevića, Zmajevi neporaženi u Firenci: BiH otkinula veliki bod Italiji!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Oženio se standardni reprezentativac BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "S. Saničanin". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- "Siniša Saničanin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- Siniša Saničanin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Siniša Saničanin – UEFA competition record (archive)
