Josip Posavec

Josip Posavec (born 10 March 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Primorje on loan from HNK Rijeka.

Josip Posavec

Personal information
Full name	Josip Posavec
Date of birth	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Varaždin, Croatia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Primorje (on loan from Rijeka)
Number	12
Youth career
2006–2008	Milengrad 2005 Budinščina
2008–2010	Tondach Bedekovčina
2010–2015	Inter Zaprešić
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Inter Zaprešić	25	(0)
2016–2019	Palermo	47	(0)
2018–2019	→ Hajduk Split (loan)	33	(0)
2019–2022	Hajduk Split	48	(0)
2022–2024	AaB	34	(0)
2024–	Rijeka	1	(0)
2025–	→ Primorje (loan)	4	(0)
International career‡
2013	Croatia U17	1	(0)
2013	Croatia U19	1	(0)
2015–2019	Croatia U21	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019

Early life

He was born in Varaždin and grew up in Zajezda, within the municipality of Budinščina, where he started playing football at local club Milengrad.

Career

Palermo

On 31 August 2015, the Serie A club Palermo announced that they had finalised the signing of Posavec, and that he will join the Italian club at the end of the football season 2015/2016.^[1] However on 26 January 2016, Palermo announced that Posavec would join the club already in January, to replace Simone Colombi who left for Carpi.^[2]

Hajduk Split

On 7 July 2018, Posavec returned to the Croatian First Football League, signing for HNK Hajduk Split on a one-year loan deal.^[3] Posavec made his debut for Hajduk on 26 July 2017 in a 1-0 victory over PFC Slavia Sofia in the second round of 2018-19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, earning plaudits for his performance.^[4] Posavec made 33 appearances for Hajduk in all competitions.^[5]

On 8 June 2019, Hajduk announced that they had signed Posavec from Palermo on a permanent, four-year deal.^[5]