Toni Šunjić

Toni Šunjić (Bosnian pronunciation: [tǒni ʃûːɲitɕ]; born 15 December 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Chinese Super League club Henan Jianye and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Toni Šunjić

Šunjić playing for Dynamo Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Toni Šunjić[1]
Date of birth	15 December 1988
Place of birth	Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Henan Jianye
Youth career
	Zrinjski Mostar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Zrinjski Mostar	76	(1)
2010–2011	→ Kortrijk (loan)	15	(0)
2012–2014	Zorya Luhansk	63	(0)
2014–2015	Kuban Krasnodar	28	(1)
2015–2017	VfB Stuttgart	29	(3)
2017	→ Palermo (loan)	7	(0)
2017–2020	Dynamo Moscow	77	(5)
2020	Beijing Guoan	0	(0)
2020	→ Henan Jianye (loan)	6	(0)
2021–	Henan Jianye	0	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	10	(0)
2012–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	41	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2020

Šunjić started his professional career at Zrinjski Mostar, who loaned him to Kortrijk in 2010. In 2012, he joined Zorya Luhansk. Two years later, he moved to Kuban Krasnodar. The following year, Šunjić was transferred to VfB Stuttgart, who sent him on loan to Palermo in 2017. Later that year, he signed with Dynamo Moscow. In 2020, he switched to Beijing Guoan, who loaned him to Henan Jianye later that year.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šunjić made his senior international debut in 2012, earning over 40 caps since. He represented the nation at their first major tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Šunjić came through youth academy of his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar.[2] He made his professional debut in UEFA Europa League qualifier against Partizan on 2 August 2007 at the age of 18.[3] On 3 August 2008, he scored his first professional goal against Borac Banja Luka.[4] In August 2010, Šunjić was sent on a season-long loan to Belgian outfit Kortrijk.[5]

In February 2012, he switched to Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk.[6]

On 9 July 2014, he moved to Russian team Kuban Krasnodar.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 27 August 2015, Šunjić joined German side VfB Stuttgart on a three-year deal.[8] He scored on his official debut for the club in a narrow loss away to Hertha BSC two weeks later.[9]

Despite VfB Stuttgart's relegation to 2. Bundesliga in May 2016, Šunjić decided to stay at the club.[10] In January 2017, he was loaned to Italian team Palermo until the end of season.[11]

Dynamo Moscow

In June 2017, Šunjić signed a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[12] He made his competitive debut for the team against city rivals Spartak Moscow on 18 July.[13] On 3 November, he scored his first goal for Dynamo Moscow away at Ural.[14]

On 24 June 2019, Šunjić extended his contract until June 2021.[15]

Beijing Guoan

In September 2020, Šunjić was transferred to Chinese side Beijing Guoan for an undisclosed fee. Due to problems with his registration, he was sent on a three-month loan to Henan Jianye.[16]

Henan Jianye

On 2 January 2021, Henan Jianye announced Šunjić's transfer from Beijing Guoan.[17]

International career

Šunjić playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Šunjić was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team for several years.[18]

In August 2012, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly game against Wales,[19] and debuted in that game on 17 August.[20]

In June 2014, Šunjić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major tournament.[21] He made his competition debut against Nigeria on 22 June.[22]

On 31 August 2017, in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, Šunjić scored his first senior international goal.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2020[24]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zrinjski Mostar	2007–08	Bosnian Premier League	7	0	3	0	1	0	–		11	0
	2008–09	Bosnian Premier League	23	1	3	0	4	1	–		30	2
	2009–10	Bosnian Premier League	28	0	7	1	2	0	–		37	1
	2010–11	Bosnian Premier League	5	0	0	0	6	1	–		11	1
	2011–12	Bosnian Premier League	13	0	3	1	–		–		16	1
	Total		76	1	16	2	13	2	–		105	5
Kortrijk (loan)	2010–11	Belgian First Division A	15	0	1	0	–		–		16	0
Zorya Luhansk	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	10	0	1	0	–		–		11	0
	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	28	0	1	0	–		–		29	0
	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	25	0	1	0	–		–		26	0
	Total		63	0	3	0	–		–		66	0
Kuban Krasnodar	2014–15	Russian Premier League	22	1	4	2	–		–		26	3
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
	Total		28	1	4	2	–		–		32	3
VfB Stuttgart	2015–16	Bundesliga	19	1	3	1	–		–		22	2
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	10	2	2	0	–		–		12	2
	Total		29	3	5	1	–		–		34	4
Palermo (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Dynamo Moscow	2017–18	Russian Premier League	27	3	1	0	–		–		28	3
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	29	1	1	0	–		–		30	1
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	19	0	0	0	–		–		19	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	2	1	0	0	0	0	–		2	1
	Total		77	5	2	0	0	0	–		79	5
Beijing Guoan	2020	Chinese Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Henan Jianye (loan)	2020	Chinese Super League	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
Career total			295	10	31	5	13	2	6	0	345	17

International

As of match played 4 September 2020[25]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2012	3	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	9	0
	2015	6	0
	2016	5	0
	2017	4	1
	2018	8	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	1	0
Total		41	1

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[25]

Goal	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 August 2017	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	28	Cyprus	1–0	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar[24]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2008–09
• Bosnian Cup: 2007–08

References

1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Toni Šunjić i Marin Aničić: Ponos Zrinjskog i Mostara". hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
3. "Vremeplov: Partizan je tada 'plesao' na terenu, ali je UEFA bila 'cica sa dva lica'". hotspot.rs (in Serbian). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
4. "Žižović donio bodove Zrinjskom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
5. "Šunjić otišao, Đurić došao". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
6. "Šunjić potpisao za Zoryu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
7. "Službeno: Toni Šunjić potpisao za Kuban Krasnodar". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
8. "Službeno: Toni Šunjić potpisao za njemački Stuttgart". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
9. "Prvijenac Šunjića, debi Ibiševića, Bayern i Borussia sigurni". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
10. "Toni Šunjić: Ostajem u Stuttgartu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
11. "Službeno: Toni Šunjić potpisao za Palermo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
12. "Službeno: Šunjić potpisao za Dynamo Moskvu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
13. "Toni Šunjić debitovao za Dynamo u remiju protiv Spartaka". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
14. "Šunjić strijelac u remiju Dynama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
15. "Potpisao na dvije godine: Toni Šunjić otklonio sve dileme o nastavku karijere". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
16. "Toni Šunjić okončao boravak u pekinškom karantinu, do kraja godine bit će na posudbi". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
17. "关于球员托尼·舒尼奇加盟河南建业足球俱乐部的公告" [Announcement of Toni Šunjić Joining Henan Jianye]. Sina Weibo (in Chinese). 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
18. "Predstavljamo Zmajeve: Toni Šunjić, dijete Zrinjskog i ponosni reprezentativac BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 31 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
19. "Šušić objavio spisak igrača za utakmicu protiv Velsa". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
20. "Stevanović zablistao, crni niz prekinut". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
21. "Sušić objavio konačan spisak za Brazil". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
22. "Poraz od Nigerije za raniji povratak kući iz Brazila". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
23. "Zmajevi nakon šokantnog preokreta poraženi na Kipru". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
24. "T. Šunjić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
25. "Toni Šunjić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

• Toni Šunjić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Toni Šunjić – FIFA competition record
• Toni Šunjić – UEFA competition record