Toni Šunjić
Bosnian footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Toni Šunjić (pronounced [tǒni ʃûːɲitɕ]; born 15 December 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
Number | 44 | ||
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) |
2020–2021 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Henan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Henan | 71 | (1) |
2024– | Zrinjski Mostar | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 10 | (0) |
2012–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 |
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, he was transferred to VfB Stuttgart, who sent him on loan to Palermo in 2017. Šunjić signed with Dynamo Moscow later that year. In 2020, he joined Beijing Guoan. Later that year, he was loaned to Henan, with whom he signed permanently a year later. In 2024, he went back to Zrinjski Mostar.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šunjić made his senior international debut in 2012, earning over 40 caps until 2020. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.