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| Full name | Josip Juranović[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 (age 30)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back /right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Dubrava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Croatia Sesvete | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Dubrava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Dubrava | 36 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Hajduk Split | 136 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Legia Warsaw | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Celtic | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Union Berlin | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Croatia | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Josip Juranović (Croatian pronunciation:[jǒsipjurǎːnoʋitɕ];[4][5] born 16 August 1995) is a Croatian professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back orright wing-back forBundesliga clubUnion Berlin and theCroatia national team.
Born inZagreb, Croatia, Juranović went through the ranks of the third-tierDubrava, apart from a two-month stint at the nearbyNK Croatia Sesvete academy. Making his third-level senior debut in the 2012–13 season, he first drew attention to himself by winning the Croatian leg of theNike Chance competition for amateur players in early 2014, earning the right to vie for a spot in theNike Academy team.[6] Not making the five-person cut,[7] however, he returned to his club. His club performances remained strong, and, touted by some media as the best player of the autumn leg of the 2014–15Treća HNL Zapad,[8][9] he drew the attention ofHNK Hajduk Split.
After signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Hajduk Split in early 2015, he initially joined their third-tier B team, but was moved to the first team in April 2015 by the new managerGoran Vučević, and he made hisPrva HNL debut in a 2–1 home loss againstRijeka.[10]
In June 2018, Juranović was selected in the Prva HNL team of the season for his performances during the2017–18 season.[11]
On 31 July 2020, he signed a three-year contract with the Polish clubLegia Warszawa. He scored the first goal for Legia on October 21, 2020, in a 2–1 win againstŚląsk Wrocław. He won theEkstraklasa at the end of his only season at the club.
Juranović signed for Scottish Premiership side Celtic in August 2021 fromLegia Warsaw on a five-year deal. The transfer fee was a reported £2.5 million. Despite playing the majority of his professional career as a right-back, Juranovic would start as a left-back during his introductory stage atCeltic, including his debut against rivalsRangers atIbrox. He would assume the role of Celtic's penalty taker in his first season, notably scoring againstReal Betis,[12]Bayer Leverkusen[13] and three other times in the league. In December, he was a member of Celtic'sLeague Cup victory againstHibernian. His contributions to Celtic's title-winning defence would see him earn a spot in thePFA Scotland Team of the Year.[14]
On 6 September 2022, Juranović played his firstUEFA Champions League group stage match in a 3–0 home defeat againstReal Madrid atCeltic Park.[15]
While on international duty with theCroatia national team, Juranović was strongly linked to a move away from Celtic during the2022 FIFA World Cup withBarcelona,Atlético Madrid,Chelsea and being credited with interest ahead of the January transfer window.[16] Speculation heightened after Celtic signed Canadian internationalAlistair Johnston fromMajor League Soccer sideCF Montréal, who was seen as Juranović's potential replacement at right-back.[17]
On 22 January 2023, Juranović signed forBundesliga sideUnion Berlin for £7.5 million plus additional add-ons.[18][19]
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On 14 January 2017, Juranović debuted for the Croatian senior squad. in the third-place playoff of2017 China Cup againstChina,Croatia lost 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw.[20][failed verification]
On 17 May 2021, Juranović was selected in Croatia's26-man squad for theUEFA Euro 2020. He played two games for the team in the tournament, a 3–1 victory againstScotland in thegroup stage and a 5–3 loss againstSpain in theRound of 16.
On 9 November 2022, Juranović was selected inCroatia's26-man squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup. They were eliminated in the semi-final againstArgentina and played their last game on 17 December in a 2–1 victory againstMorocco; finishing in third place.
Juranović is from theDubrava area in the capital ofZagreb. He went toMato Lovrak elementary school in Klaka, Dubrava.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 136 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 165 | 3 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 53 | 6 | |||
| Union Berlin | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 64 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 252 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 323 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Croatia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 0 | |
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