 Lovrić withSlovenia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Lienz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hellas Verona (on loan fromUdinese) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | SV Rapid Lienz | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Nußdorf/Debant | ||
| 2009–2012 | SV Rapid Lienz | ||
| 2012–2014 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Sturm Graz | 64 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Sturm Graz II | 31 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Lugano | 93 | (9) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 108 | (8) |
| 2026– | →Hellas Verona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Austria U16 | 10 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Austria U17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2015 | Austria U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Austria U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Austria U21 | 19 | (4) |
| 2020– | Slovenia | 44 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Sandi Lovrić (born 28 March 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder for ItalianSerie A clubHellas Verona, on loan fromUdinese, and for theSlovenia national team.[1] After playing for Austria at all youth levels, he decided to represent Slovenia at senior level.
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Lovrić joinedSturm Graz in 2012 from SV Rapid Lienz. He made hisleague debut on 17 August 2014 in a 1–1 home draw againstAustria Wien by coming on as a substitute forMarko Stanković.[2] On 9 May 2018, he won theAustrian Cup with Sturm after defeatingRed Bull Salzburg 1–0 inthe final.[3]
On 3 July 2019, Lovrić signed a three-year deal with Swiss sideLugano after he decided to not extend his contract with Sturm Graz.[4]
On 28 March 2022, he signed a five-year contract withSerie A sideUdinese.[5]
On 30 January 2026, Lovrić moved on loan toHellas Verona until the end of the 2025–26 season.[6]
Eligible to representAustria,Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina andSlovenia internationally, Lovrić represented Austria in all youth selections from under-16 tounder-21, making over 50 appearances between 2013 and 2019.[7] He stated that he was never approached by anyone from theCroatian Football Federation.[8]
In September 2020, he decided to represent Slovenia at senior level after being approached by their coachMatjaž Kek.[8][9][10] He debuted for Slovenia on 7 October 2020 in afriendly game againstSan Marino, playing for 59 minutes before being substituted byBenjamin Verbič.[11]
On 14 October 2020, Lovrić scored his first goal in a 4–0UEFA Nations League victory overMoldova.[12] On 24 March 2021, he scored his second goal, the only goal in the 1–0World Cup qualifying victory over his fatherland Croatia. Theupset victory was notably Slovenia's first victory over Croatia in history.[8][13]
Lovrić's parents are of Croatian descent. His father hails fromSlavonski Brod and his mother is a Bosnian Croat fromModriča.[8] They moved toPiran, Slovenia as migrant workers, and later to Austria, where Lovrić was born.[14] Alongside German, he also fluently speaks Croatian[14] and Italian.[8]
As a youngster, Lovrić often spent summer vacations in Slovenia, and cited his connection to the country as the main reason to represent the Slovenia national team.[14]
Lovrić namedLuka Modrić as his football idol.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sturm Graz II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Mitte | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||
| Lugano | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | |||
| Total | 93 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 12 | ||
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| Total | 102 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 290 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 326 | 26 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | |||
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2020 | Zimbru Stadium,Chișinău, Moldova | 3 |  Moldova | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| 2 | 24 March 2021 | Stožice Stadium,Ljubljana, Slovenia | 7 |  Croatia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4 September 2021 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 13 |  Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 10 September 2023 | San Marino Stadium,Serravalle, San Marino | 30 |  San Marino | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 5 | 5 September 2025 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 43 |  Sweden | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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