| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Partizan | 52 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Diósgyőr | 29 | (1) |
| 2025– | Borac Banja Luka | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 | |||
Siniša Saničanin (pronounced[sǐniʃasanîːtʃanin]; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forBosnian Premier League clubBorac Banja Luka.
Saničanin started his professional career atRudar Prijedor, before joining Borac Banja Luka in 2015. The following year, he moved toMladost Lučani. A year later, he signed withVojvodina. Saničanin switched toPartizan in 2021. Three years later, he joinedDiósgyőr. He came back to Borac Banja Luka in 2025.
A former youth international forBosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020, earning over 20caps until 2023.
Saničanin came through the youth setup of his hometown clubRudar Prijedor.[1] He made his professional debut againstOlimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18.[2] On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph overProleter Teslić.[3]
In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joinedBorac Banja Luka.[4]
In January 2016, he signed with Serbian sideMladost Lučani.[5]
In August 2017, he switched toVojvodina.[6]
In June 2021, Saničanin moved toPartizan on a three-year deal.[7] He made his official debut for the team on 17 July againstProleter Novi Sad.[8] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Partizan in theUEFA Conference League play-offs againstSanta Clara.[9] Fourteen months later, he scored his first league goal in a defeat ofTSC.[10]
In July 2024, Saničanin joined Hungarian outfitDiósgyőr.[11]
In September 2025, he returned to Borac Banja Luka.[12]
Saničanin representedBosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[13]
In March 2020, he received his first senior call up, for theUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs againstNorthern Ireland,[14] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in a2020–21 UEFA Nations League A game againstItaly.[15]
Saničanin married his long-time girlfriend Teodora in January 2021. Together they have a son named Strahinja.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 97 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 3 | ||
| Partizan | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[c] | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 75 | 2 | ||
| Diósgyőr | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 2 | |||
| Borac Banja Luka | 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 271 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 316 | 11 | ||
| 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[17]
Vojvodina[17]
