Daniel Graovac
.jpg) Graovac with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Sloboda Novi Grad | ||
| 2009–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Zrinjski Mostar | 82 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Mouscron | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Željezničar (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Vojvodina | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 70 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | CFR Cluj | 31 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kasımpaşa | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Manisa | 27 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | CFR Cluj | 17 | (0) |
| 2025– | FCSB | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 | |||
Daniel Graovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [dǎniel ɡrâoʋats]; born 8 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB.[1][2]
Club career
He started out at Zrinjski Mostar in 2013, and went on to compete professionally in Belgium, Serbia, Romania and Turkey.
International career
Graovac made his first international appearance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly game against Luxembourg on 25 March 2016, having substituted Sanjin Prcić in the 77th minute.[3] He made his official senior debut for them in a March 2016 friendly match away against Switzerland and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His last international was a January 2018 friendly against Mexico.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 August 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 | ||
| Mouscron | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Željezničar (loan) | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |
| Vojvodina | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2019–20 | Liga I | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Manisa | 2023–24 | TFF 1. Lig | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2024–25 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| FCSB | 2025–26 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 311 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 369 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Serbian Cup, Cupa României, Turkish Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercupa României
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 1 February 2018.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Zrinjski Mostar[5]
Željezničar[5]
Astra Giurgiu[5]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2020–21
CFR Cluj[5]
- Liga I: 2021–22
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2021, 2022
FCSB
Individual
- Bosnian Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18[6]
References
- ^ Digi Sport (12 August 2022). "OFICIAL | CFR Cluj s-a despărțit definitiv de Daniel Graovac. Fundașul a fost cedat în Turcia" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "BINE AI REVENIT, DANIEL GRAOVAC!" (in Romanian). cfr1907.ro. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Luxembourg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "D. Graovac: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ R. Pašić (14 May 2018). "Održan izbor "Kristalnih 11", Zakarić proglašen najboljim igračem Premijer lige" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
- Daniel Graovac at National-Football-Teams.com