 Šarlija with CSKA Moscow in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zvonimir Šarlija[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-08-29)29 August 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Koprivnica, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos (on loan fromHajduk Split) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2005–2006 | Koprivnica | ||
| 2006–2007 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Koprivnica | ||
| 2008–2009 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2009–2010 | Koprivnica | ||
| 2010–2015 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Slaven Belupo B | 22 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Slaven Belupo | 44 | (0) |
| 2015-2016 | →Koprivnica (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | →Solin (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | →CSKA Moscow (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Kasımpaşa (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Ankaragücü | 32 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Panathinaikos | 41 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hajduk Split | 45 | (3) |
| 2025– | →Pafos (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:04, 26 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Zvonimir Šarlija (born 29 August 1996) is a Croatian professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forCypriot First Division clubPafos, on loan fromHajduk Split.
Born in Koprivnica, Zvonimir Šarlija started practicing football at the local clubNK Slaven Belupo, where his father used to play and captain the senior team.[2] As per club practice, he was moved between Slaven and its feeder sideNK Koprivnica.[3] At the age of 18, he captained the club's fourth-tier reserve side, where he scored 2 goals in 22 matches, along with the U-19 side.[3][4] Subsequently, he was loaned out by his club, first in 2015 to its third-tier feederNK Koprivnica, scoring one goal in twenty appearances, then to second-tierNK Solin.[3][4]
Back atSlaven Belupo in 2017, Šarlija gathered 49 caps for the senior side in all competitions.[5]
On 29 June 2019,Slaven Belupo announced that Šarlija had moved toCSKA Moscow,[6] with CSKA confirming the season-long loan deal, with the first option to buy, on 1 July.[7] On 18 January 2020, CSKA Moscow confirmed that their loan deal with Šarlija had ended, and that he'd joinedKasımpaşa on loan for the remainder of the 2019/20 season with Kasımpaşa confining they had an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[8][9]
On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Šarlija signed for Turkish clubAnkaragücü. The reported fee was €350.000 .[10]
On 30 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract withPanathinaikos.[11]
In the summer of 2023, Šarlija officially joinedHajduk Split on a four-year contract.[2]
Šarlija's father Milan, originally fromJasenice nearZadar inDalmatia[2] captainedSlaven Belupo, and later became the club's director for a while. His younger brother Lovro and cousin Ante are also formerSlaven Belupo players, while his brother Luka is the club's spokesman.[12] Šarlija is a lifelongHajduk Split fan, having a tattoo ofIvica Hlevnjak-Bukle's legendary statement "Emocije su zajebane.".[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Solin (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. HNL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Moscow (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Ankaragücü | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| Panathinaikos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 3 | ||
Panathinaikos
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