Dominik Livaković

Dominik Livaković
Livaković with Dinamo Zagreb in 2021
Personal information
Full name Dominik Livaković[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)[2][3]
Place of birth Zadar, Croatia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 40
Youth career
2007–2012 NK Zadar
2012–2014 NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 NK Zagreb 104 (0)
2016–2023 Dinamo Zagreb 207 (0)
2023– Fenerbahçe 49 (0)
International career‡
2010 Croatia U15 3 (0)
2011 Croatia U16 3 (0)
2011 Croatia U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 Croatia U19 6 (0)
2013 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2014–2016 Croatia U21 15 (0)
2017– Croatia 62 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2018 Russia
Third place 2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Dominik Livaković (Croatian pronunciation: [dôminik liʋǎːkoʋitɕ, domǐ-];[5][6] born 9 January 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Croatia national team.

Club career

NK Zagreb

Livaković became part of NK Zagreb's first team at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. Initially the club's second-choice goalkeeper, he made his league debut on 31 August 2012, playing the full match in a 1–0 defeat at home to HNK Cibalia.[7] He soon became the club's number one and made a total of 104 league appearances over four seasons, including 90 in the Prva HNL.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 30 August 2015, he agreed to join Dinamo Zagreb at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. He made his league debut for the club on 2 October 2016 in a goalless draw at home to Hajduk Split. On 18 October 2016, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in a 1–0 defeat at home to Sevilla.

On 30 July 2019, in a Champions League qualifying 3–0 victory over Saburtalo Tbilisi, Livaković broke Dražen Ladić's record for most minutes from the start of Dinamo's season without conceding a goal (413), set in 1995.[8] He conceded his first goal of the season three days later, in a 3–1 league victory over Gorica, set the new record at 535.[9][10]

On 26 August 2020, in a Champions League qualifier against CFR Cluj, Livaković saved Ciprian Deac's penalty kick. The game went to extra time and ended as a 2–2 draw, resulting in a penalty shoot-out. Livaković saved Cătălin Golofca's attempt which would turn out crucial as Dinamo won the shootout 6–5 and progressed to the third qualifying round.[11] In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, Livaković was praised for his performances after he conceded only one goal in five games and led Dinamo to the first place in their group.[12][13] He notably saved Steven Berghuis's penalty kick in Dinamo's 0–0 draw with Feyenoord on 22 October.[14][15] On 18 March 2021, in the Europa League Round of 16 against Tottenham Hotspur, Livaković saved Harry Kane's close-range effort when the score was 3–0 for Dinamo, leading the club to a 3–2 aggregate victory and the first Europa League quarter-final in its history.[16][17][18][19]

Fenerbahçe

Dominik Livaković's welcoming ceremony before the Fenerbahçe v. Twente UEFA Europa Conference League play-off first round game.
Dominik Livaković, Fenerbahçe v. Ankaragücü (28.1.2024).

On 25 August 2023, Livaković joined Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe on a €6.65 million fee, signing a 5-year contract.[20] On 6 September, he was announced as one of the nominees for the 2023 Yashin Trophy.[21]

International career

Livaković received his first call-up to the Croatia national football team for their friendly match against Moldova in May 2016.[22] He debuted against Chile in the 2017 China Cup where Croatia lost on penalties.[23]

In May 2018 Livaković was named to Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was eventually part of the team that finished runners-up after losing the final against France.[24] He made his competitive debut against England in the 2018–19 Nations League match held on 12 October 2018 at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka, which ended in a goalless draw.[25]

On 5 December 2022, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match against Japan, Livaković was named Man of the Match after saving three penalties in the shoot-out to help his side advance to the quarter-finals.[26][27][better source needed] In said quarter-finals, he saved another penalty in the shoot-out against Brazil, helping Croatia advance to the semi-finals.[28] He produced eleven saves, with the performance earning him another Man of the Match award, as well as the rare 10/10 rating from L'Équipe, making him the 15th player in the magazine's history to be awarded it.[29][30] Despite being one of the favorites for the Golden Glove award,[31] he lost it to Emiliano Martínez.[32][33][34]

Personal life

Livaković hails from a prominent family. His father Zdravko Livaković is a construction engineer and a former State Secretary in the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure during the mandate of Božidar Kalmeta. His paternal grandfather and grandmother were a radiologist and an English teacher, respectively.[35][36] His mother Manuela Skoblar is Josip Skoblar's first cousin once removed.[37]

In June 2022, Livaković married his long-time girlfriend Helena Matić in the Zadar Cathedral.[38]

He credited Danijel Subašić, David de Gea, and Iker Casillas as his football role models.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zagreb 2012–13 Prva HNL 23 0 1 0 — — 24 0
2013–14 Druga HNL 14 0 — — — 14 0
2014–15 Prva HNL 35 0 1 0 — — 36 0
2015–16 Prva HNL 32 0 3 0 — — 35 0
Total 104 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 109 0
Dinamo Zagreb 2016–17 Prva HNL 22 0 1 0 4[b] 0 — 27 0
2017–18 Prva HNL 33 0 0 0 4[c] 0 — 37 0
2018–19 Prva HNL 21 0 3 0 10[c] 0 — 34 0
2019–20 Prva HNL 26 0 1 0 12[b] 0 1[d] 0 40 0
2020–21 Prva HNL 33 0 1 0 14[e] 0 — 48 0
2021–22 Prva HNL 34 0 1 0 14[f] 0 — 49 0
2022–23 HNL 35 0 2 0 12[b] 0 — 49 0
2023–24 HNL 3 0 — 4[b] 0 1[d] 0 8 0
Total 207 0 9 0 74 0 2 0 293 0
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 34 0 0 0 6[g] 0 0 0 40 0
2024–25 Süper Lig 15 0 0 0 10[h] 0 — 25 0
Total 49 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 65 0
Career total 359 0 14 0 90 0 2 0 465 0
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[40]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2017 1 0
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
2020 7 0
2021 12[a] 0
2022 13[b] 0
2023 10 0
2024 11[c] 0
Total 62 0
  1. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Euro 2020
  2. ^ Seven appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

NK Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb

Individual

Orders

References

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