 Vrdoljak withLegia Warsaw | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivica Vrdoljak | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad,SR Serbia,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1999 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1999–2002 | NK Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | NK Zagreb | 81 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | →Lučko (loan) | ||
| 2003–2004 | →Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Dinamo Zagreb | 80 | (6) |
| 2010–2016 | Legia Warsaw | 128 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Wisła Płock | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivica Vrdoljak (pronounced[îʋit͡saʋr̩dǒʎaːk]; born 19 September 1983) is a Croatian former professionalfootballer who played mainly as adefensive midfielder.
Vrdoljak started playing football at his homeclub, Serbiantop league clubFK Vojvodina, where he played for the youth teams until 1999, when he moved toZagreb,Croatia, and settled in the youth system of theCroatian top flight sideNK Zagreb. After graduating to the senior team he was sent on loans toNK Lučko and thesecond division teamCroatia Sesvete.[1] Vrdoljak had a good season atCroatia Sesvete, scoring four goals and featuring in 22 league matches, and after that he was returned toNK Zagreb. In three seasons at the club he made 81 league appearances and scored three goals. He was then, along with his teammateMario Mandžukić, transferred to Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of €1 million. Since his arrival, Vrdoljak has established himself as a consistent first-team player. In his debut season for Dinamo he played in twenty-four league matches and bagged three goals. The next season, he was irreplaceable in the midfield and made 29 league appearances by the end of the season and scored three more goals.
While playing forLegia Warsaw, during the qualifiers2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying round, Vrdoljak missed two penalties in a 4–1 win over againstCeltic. After being sidelined throughout the 2015–16 season due to a knee injury, he left Legia in the summer of 2016.[2] Shortly after, he joined anotherEkstraklasa outfitWisła Płock, however after failing to make a single appearance, he decided to ultimately retire.[3]
He is also a formerCroatia under-21 international and capped seven times at the under-21 level during the 2004–05 season.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 2003–04 | Druga HNL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| NK Zagreb | 2004–05 | Prva HNL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | Prva HNL | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Prva HNL | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 86 | 3 | ||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2007–08 | Prva HNL | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Prva HNL | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12[c] | 2 | — | 45 | 5 | ||
| 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12[d] | 1 | — | 44 | 1 | ||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 3 | — | 122 | 9 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10[g] | 0 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14[h] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 49 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 26 | ||
| Wisła Płock | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 311 | 33 | 49 | 7 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 424 | 44 | ||
