Ivan Prtajin

Ivan Prtajin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Zadar, Croatia[1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	9
Youth career
2006–2008	Primorac Biograd
2009–2011	Arbanasi
2011–2012	Trešnjevka
2012–2014	NK Zagreb
2014–2017	Udinese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Hajduk Split	1	(0)
2017–2019	Hajduk Split II	40	(19)
2018	→ Dugopolje (loan)	13	(4)
2019–2020	Roda JC	17	(0)
2020–2022	FC Schaffhausen	52	(23)
2022	Olimpija Ljubljana	19	(4)
2022–2024	Wehen Wiesbaden	58	(28)
2024–	Union Berlin	2	(0)
International career
2015	Croatia U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024

Ivan Prtajin (born 14 May 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Union Berlin.

Club career

Early career

Prtajin started his career with the youth academy of Primorac. After playing for the youth academies of Arbanasi and Trešnjevka, he moved to the youth team of NK Zagreb at the age of 16. After two seasons with the youth team, he moved to Italian club Udinese in 2014 where he was assigned to Udinese Primavera (the reserve team). He made a total of 49 appearances for the reserves and scored 22 goals.^[citation needed] His only involvement with the first team was being an unused substitute in a 4–3 defeat against Cagliari Calcio.[2][3][4]

By the end of 2016, Prtajin started training with Croatian club Hajduk Split. He featured in a number of friendlies for the club. In one of the friendlies against Jadran, he scored four goals.^[citation needed] He finally signed for the club on 18 January 2017.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory over Slaven Belupo where he substituted Ante Erceg in the extra time.[5]

In June 2024, Prtajin signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[6]

Personal life

In July 2017, a fire broke out in Dugopolje, a city where Hajduk Split players trained. Prtajin, along with Toma Bašić, Josip Juranović, Zvonimir Milić and Jerko Šeparović, joined the firefighters in extinguishing the fire.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hajduk Split	2016–17	Croatian Football League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hajduk Split II	2017–18	First Football League	13	2	—		—		13	2
	2018–19	First Football League	12	6	—		—		12	6
	Total		25	8	—		—		25	8
Dugopolje (loan)	2017–18	First Football League	13	4	—		—		13	4
Roda JC	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	16	0	2	0	—		18	0
FC Schaffhausen	2020–21	Swiss Challenge League	34	14	1	0	—		35	14
	2021–22	Swiss Challenge League	18	9	3	2	—		21	11
	Total		52	23	4	2	—		56	25
Olimpija Ljubljana	2021–22	Slovenian PrvaLiga	18	4	0	0	—		18	4
	2022–23	Slovenian PrvaLiga	1	0	0	0	4[a]	0	5	0
	Total		19	4	0	0	4	0	23	4
Wehen Wiesbaden	2022–23	3. Liga	27	15	2	1	2[b]	1	31	17
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	31	13	1	2	2[b]	1	34	16
	Total		58	28	3	3	4	2	65	33
Union Berlin	2024–25	Bundesliga	2	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			185	67	9	5	8	2	203	74

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
2. Appearances in relegation play-off

References

1. "Ivan Prtajin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
2. "Ivan Prtajin has signed for Hajduk". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
3. "Cagliari vs Udinese". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
4. ""Corridoio" Udine-Croazia, la strategia (finalmente) funziona ["Corridor" Udine-Croatia, the strategy works]". Mondo Udinese (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
5. "Hajduk se namučio u Koprivnici, Futacs zabio dva za titulu najboljeg strijelca! [Hajduk fired in Koprivnica, Futacs scored two for the title of the best shooter!]". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
6. "IVAN PRTAJIN WIRD EISERN" [IVAN PRTAJIN BECOMES IRON]. www.fc-union-berlin.de/de (in German). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
7. "Hajduk Players Fight Blaze, Carrillo Hopes to Reward Dalmatia with Win Against Levski". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

External links

• Ivan Prtajin at Soccerway.com
• Ivan Prtajin at WorldFootball.net
• Ivan Prtajin at kicker (in German)
• Ivan Prtajin at FBref.com
• Ivan Prtajin at the Croatian Football Federation
• Ivan Prtajin at the Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian)