Dejan Ljubičić (born 8 October 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Koln and the Austria national team.[2]

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Dejan Ljubičić
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Ljubičić with Wiener Neustadt in 2017
Personal information
Full name Dejan Ljubičić
Date of birth (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
1. FC Koln
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Rapid Wien II 45 (3)
2017–2021 Rapid Wien 103 (6)
2017Wiener Neustadt (loan) 7 (0)
2021– 1. FC Koln 83 (8)
International career
2021– Austria 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
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International career

Ljubičić was born in Austria to Bosnian Croat parents from Busovača.[3][4] He debuted for the Austria national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands on 9 October 2021.[5]

Personal life

In August 2021, he was sentenced for throwing bottles at a mosque in Kiseljak three years earlier. He had to pay a fine of 1,000 BAM or serve ten days in prison.[6]

His younger brother Robert plays for AEK Athens.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wiener Neustadt (loan) 2017–18 2. Liga 700070
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 28340323
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 2914012[lower-alpha 1]1452
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 22210232
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 240205[lower-alpha 2]1311
Total 1036110172001318
1. FC Köln 2021–22 Bundesliga 30320323
2022–23 Bundesliga 275115[lower-alpha 3]2338
2023–24 Bundesliga 26010270
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 000000
Total 83841529211
Career total 193141512240023019
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Notes
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 September 2023
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202121
202220
202350
Total91
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International goals

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.[8]
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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2021Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Moldova4–14–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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References

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