Danijel Nizic

Danijel Nizic
Personal information
Full name Danijel Nizic[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995[2]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sutherland Sharks
Youth career
–2013 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Burnley 0 (0)
2014 → Workington (loan) 11 (0)
2014 → Chorley (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2018 Morecambe 12 (0)
2018–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (0)
2020–2023 Sydney United 70 (0)
2023–2024 Macarthur FC 0 (0)
2025– Sutherland Sharks 44 (0)
International career‡
2013 Australia U-20 2 (0)
2017 Australia U-23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 January 2018

Danijel Nizic (Croatian: Danijel Nižić, pronounced [dǎnijel nǐːʒitɕ]; born 15 March 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who is a goalkeeper for Sutherland Sharks.[3]

Club career

Nizic was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Australian and Croatian parents.[4] He started his career with local side Sydney FC, before going on trial in 2012 with League One side Portsmouth.[4] He spent a year with the side on trial but was unable to complete a permanent move to the club due to work permit issues.[4] In July 2013, he signed for Championship side Burnley on a two-year contract after securing a work permit, also becoming fourth goalkeeper to sign for the club in the summer.[5]

In January 2014, he joined Conference North side Workington on an initial one-month loan along with Kyle Brownhill.[6]

In October 2015, he joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan,[7] making his debut for the club in an FA Cup first round tie against non-league Eastleigh. After first choice keeper Ben Garratt had been sent off, Nizic came on as a 64th-minute substitute.[8]

In April 2016, it was announced that Nizic was to leave Burnley at the end of the season after his contract was not renewed.[9]

In July 2016 Nizic signed for League Two side Morecambe, after a spell on trial at the club.[10] Nizic left Morecambe in May 2018, citing an intention to return to Australia.[11]

He joined A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 July 2018.[12] In November 2019, it was announced that Nizic had been released from the Wanderers, having made one league and four cup appearances.[13]

In August 2023, Nizic returned to the A-League Men, joining Macarthur FC on a one-year contract.[14]

Honours

With Sydney United:

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Workington (loan) 2013–14[16] Conference North 110———110
Chorley (loan) 2014–15[16] Conference North 2020——40
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2015–16[16] League One 0010——10
Morecambe 2016–17[16] League Two 5000004[a]090
2017–18[16] League Two 2000103[a]060
Morecambe total 70001070150
Career total 200301070270
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Burnley FootballSquads". Football Squads. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Sharks, Sutherland. "Meet the Squad Danijel Nizic". Instagram. Sutherland Sharks Official Instagram. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Goalkeeper Nizic signs". Claretsmad. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Burnley sign goalkeeper Daniel Nizic on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Burnley pair join Workington AFC on loan". Burnley Express. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Danijel Nizic: Burnley loan keeper to Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra: Steve Davis questions Daniel Nizic". BBC Sport. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Boden, Chris (13 April 2016). "New deals for trio as three depart Turf Moor". Burnley Express. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Morecambe: Ex-Burnley keeper Daniel Nizic and Liverpool's Jack Dunn sign". BBC Sport. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dan Nizic: Morecambe goalkeeper will move back to Australia". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Wanderers secure keepers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Wanderers release young keeper Nizic". A-League. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Bulls sign goalkeeper Nizic". Macarthur FC. 10 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Boulous, Chris (26 October 2020). "CHAMPIONS: Nothing can rain on Sydney United 58's parade". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "D. Nizic". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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