Branimir Cipetić

Branimir Cipetić
Cipetić playing for Kisvárda in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
2006–2007 GOŠK Gabela
2007–2013 Hajduk Split
2013–2014 Alicante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Torrevieja 24 (5)
2016–2017 Elche B 35 (2)
2017–2019 Vitoria 62 (6)
2019–2021 Široki Brijeg 33 (0)
2021–2023 Lokomotiva 83 (0)
2023–2026 Kisvárda 88 (15)
International career
2020–2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026

Branimir Cipetić (Croatian pronunciation: [brǎnimir tsǐpetitɕ];[1][2] born 24 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in Croatia, he played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

A youth product of hometown club Hajduk Split, Cipetić moved to Spain in 2013 and started his career as an amateur footballer there, before going professional joining Vitoria in 2017. In 2019, he signed with Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg. He made his official debut for Široki Brijeg in a 2–2 draw against Sloboda Tuzla on 27 July 2019.[3] Cipetić scored his first goal for Široki Brijeg in a cup game against GOŠK Gabela on 30 September 2020.[4]

International career

Cipetić was born in Split, Croatia to Bosnian Croat parents, and raised in Kaštela.[5] His father is from Kostajnica and his mother is from Prozor-Rama.[6] On 17 August 2020, he was called up to represent the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.[7]

Cipetić made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A match against Italy.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2020.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitoria 2017–18 Segunda División B 323——323
2018–19 303——303
Total 626——626
Široki Brijeg 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 1802000200
2020–21 15011—161
Total 3303100361
Lokomotiva 2020–21 Prva HNL 200——200
Career total 115631001187

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202030
202140
Total70

Honours

Kisvárda

References

  1. ↑ "Brànimir". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cȉprijan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020. Cìpetić
  3. ↑ "Sloboda Tuzla vs. Široki Brijeg - 27 July 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Široki Brijeg i Radnik uz dosta muke ostvarili plasman dalje, Klis 'ponizio' vogošćanski Unis" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Branimir Cipetić iz Španjolske u Široki". Dnevnik.ba. 4 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "INTERVJU Cipetićev otac ponosan: Sine, nek' se i Hrvatska javi, gotovo je. Dao si riječ…".
  7. ↑ "Bajevic published List of Players for the League of Nations Matches against Italy and Poland". 17 August 2020.
  8. ↑ N.K. (4 September 2020). "Odlični Zmajevi iznenadili Italiju i osvojili veliki bod u Firenci" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. 1 2 "B. Cipetić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bajnok a Kisvárda, kiesett a Tatabánya, a Vasas nyögvenyelősen nyert – ez történt az NB II-ben" [Kisvárda is the champion, Tatabánya is relegated, Vasas wins with difficulty – this is what happened in NB II]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 11 May 2025. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2026.