Franko Andrijašević

Franko Andrijašević (Croatian pronunciation: [frâŋko andrijǎːʃeʋitɕ];[1][2] born 22 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNK Rijeka, on loan from K.A.A. Gent.

Franko Andrijašević

Personal information
Date of birth	22 June 1991
Place of birth	Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Rijeka (on loan from Gent)
Number	19
Youth career
2001–2009	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Hajduk Split	71	(12)
2011–2012	→ Dugopolje (loan)	13	(4)
2014–2016	Dinamo Zagreb	10	(3)
2015–2016	→ Lokomotiva (loan)	42	(18)
2016–2017	Rijeka	28	(16)
2017–	Gent	30	(2)
2019	→ Waasland-Beveren (loan)	16	(3)
2019–	→ Rijeka (loan)	36	(12)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Croatia U16	12	(0)
2007–2008	Croatia U17	13	(2)
2008–2009	Croatia U18	12	(2)
2008–2010	Croatia U19	12	(5)
2010–2011	Croatia U20	4	(0)
2010–2012	Croatia U21	3	(0)
2013–	Croatia	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 27 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2017

Club career

A product of the Hajduk Split academy, Andrijašević made his professional debut on 13 May 2010 in a league match against Croatia Sesvete, in Hajduk's last match of the 2009–10 season.[3] In August 2011, Andrijašević was loaned to second division side Dugopolje for a period of one year.[4] On his debut against Hrvatski Dragovoljac, he scored the third goal in a 5–0 victory.[5]

On 18 June 2014, Hajduk's fierce rival Dinamo Zagreb signed Andrijašević.[6]

On 26 July 2016, Andrijašević signed a three-year contract with Rijeka, as part of the transfer of Marko Lešković from Rijeka to Dinamo Zagreb.[7][8] In just one season, he became an instant fan-favourite, scoring 16 goals in the league, helping Rijeka win the first ever league title. He was also awarded with the Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award for the best player of the league in the 2016-17 season.

Andrijašević joined K.A.A. Gent in July 2017 for a fee of €4.25 milion.

He went on loan from Gent to Waasland-Beveren in January 2019. [9]

He returned to Rijeka on loan in August 2019. In August 2020, his loan to Rijeka was extended for another season.

Personal life

Franko is son of Stjepan Andrijašević and brother of Pjero Andrijašević

International career

On 22 January 2013 national team head coach Igor Štimac called up Andrijašević for a friendly match against South Korea in London on 6 February 2013. He made his debut as a substitute in the 65th minute of the game.[10]

Career statistics

As of 23 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hajduk Split	2009–10	1. HNL	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2010–11		7	0	1	1	1	0	9	1
	2011–12		12	0	–		–		12	0
	2012–13		24	6	5	1	3	0	32	7
	2013–14		27	6	1	1	2	0	30	7
	Total		71	12	7	3	6	0	84	15
Dugopolje (loan)	2011–12	2. HNL	13	4	–		–		13	4
Dinamo Zagreb	2014–15	1. HNL	10	3	2	0	3	0	15	3
Lokomotiva (loan)	2014–15	1. HNL	14	6	2	0	–		16	6
	2015–16		28	12	3	2	4	1	35	15
	Total		42	18	5	2	4	1	51	21
Rijeka	2016–17	1. HNL	28	16	4	2	–		32	18
Gent	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	20	2	1	0	1	0	22	2
	2018–19		10	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
Waasland-Beveren (loan)	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	16	3	–		–		16	3
Rijeka (loan)	2019–20	1. HNL	26	5	3	0	–		29	5
	2020–21		10	7	1	0	7	1	18	8
	Total		64	28	8	2	7	1	79	31
Career total			246	70	23	7	23	2	292	79

International

As of match played 14 January 2017[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Croatia	2013	1	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	2	1
	2018	0	0
	2019	0	0
Total		3	1

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Andrijašević goal.[12]

List of international goals scored by Franko Andrijašević

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 January 2017	Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China	Chile	1–1	1–1 (1–4 p)	2017 China Cup

Honours

Dugopolje

• Druga HNL: 2011–12

Hajduk Split

• Croatian Cup: 2012–13

Dinamo Zagreb

• Prva HNL: 2014–15
• Croatian Cup: 2014–15

Rijeka

• Prva HNL: 2016–17
• Croatian Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20

Individual

• Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 2012
• Football Oscar - Team of the Year: 2013, 2017
• HNL’s Footballer of the Year: 2016
• Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award: 2017

References

1. "Fránjo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Frȁnko
2. "Àndrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Andrijášević
3. Jurišić, Bernard (13 May 2010). "Peticom osigurano mjesto doprvaka". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 July 2010.
4. Štrbinić, Lovro (15 August 2011). "Andrijašević odlazi na posudbu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2011.
5. Gulić, Mišo (28 August 2011). "Neslavan povratak Čordaša". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 September 2011.
6. "Agreement for Andrijašević to join Dinamo Zagreb". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
7. Vujnović, Korado (26 July 2016). "Martić i Andrijašević novi igrači Rijeke". radio.hrt.hr. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
8. "Franko Andrijašević potpisao za HNK Rijeka: 'Rijeka je ambiciozan klub'". nk-rijeka.hr. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
9. "FRANKO ANDRIJASEVIC KOMT GEEL-BLAUW VERSTERKEN". Waasland-Beveren. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
10. Štrbinić, Lovro (21 January 2013). "Štimac objavio popis za Južnu Koreju, braća Kovač preuzimaju mladu reprezentaciju" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
11. "Franko Andrijašević". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
12. "Andrijašević, Franko". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

External links

• Franko Andrijašević at Croatian Football Statistics
• Franko Andrijašević at the Croatian Football Federation
• Franko Andrijašević at Soccerway