Ivan Lendrić is a Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n football player currently playing for Prva HNL side Hajduk Split

HNK Hajduk Split

HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...

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Career

Born in Split, Lendrić rose through the ranks of the HNK Hajduk Split Academy

HNK Hajduk Split Academy

HNK Hajduk Split Academy are the youth team of HNK Hajduk Split. There are a total of ten age categories within the academy, the oldest being the Junior Team and youngest being the Početnici Team .-Junior team :...

. In the 2009–10, his last youth level season, Lendrić was top scorer of the Croatian academy league and was voted best youth player by the Croatian sports daily Sportske novosti

Sportske novosti

Sportske novosti is a Croatian daily sports newspaper based in Zagreb.It was first published as a weekly magazine on 9 August 1945 . It changed its name to Narodni sport on 10 December 1945...

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He turned professional in July 2010, but failed to break into the first team under coach Stanko Poklepović

Stanko Poklepovic

Stanko "Špaco" Poklepović is a Croatian football coach.-References:...

 so he was loaned to HŠK Zrinjski Mostar

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar is a football team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has been one of the top teams in the country over the years....

 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

. While at Zrinjski Lendrić became top scorer in the 2010–11 Bosnian championship

2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the eleventh season since its original establishment and the ninth as a unified country-wide league. It began in August 2010 and ended in May 2011...

, with 16 goals.

In the summer of 2011 he returned from loan and joined the first team under coach Krasimir Balakov.

Internationally Lendrić represented Croatia at all youth levels and was part of the squad called up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...

 by manager Ivica Grnja

Ivica Grnja

Ivan "Ivica" Grnja, also known as John Grnja is a Croatian football manager and former professional player. He was born in Darda.-Playing career:...

, where he scored a goal in Croatia's 2–5 defeat against Nigeria.

External links

• Ivan Lendrić at Transfermarkt.de