Franjo Ivanović

Franjo Ivanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003
Place of birth Schwaz, Austria[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lens
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2015 SVg Mayrhofen[1]
2015–2016 JFG Lohwald
2016–2023 FC Augsburg[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 FC Augsburg II 42 (18)
2023–2024 Rijeka 34 (8)
2024–2025 Union SG 34 (16)
2025– Benfica 23 (6)
2026– → Lens (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2017 Croatia U14 3 (0)
2018–19 Croatia U16 8 (3)
2019–20 Croatia U17 3 (0)
2021 Croatia U18 3 (1)
2021–2024 Croatia U19 8 (4)
2023–2024 Croatia U21 7 (1)
2025– Croatia 9 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:18, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025

Franjo Ivanović (born 1 October 2003)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lens, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in Austria, he plays for the Croatia national team.[3]

Club career

Ivanović started his football career at the age of five in 2008 with SVg Mayrhofen, where he played until 2015.[2] He spent one season at JFG Lohwald and joined the youth academy of Germany's FC Augsburg in 2016.[2] In June 2023, he signed a three-year contract with Croatian side Rijeka.[4]

On 31 August 2024, Ivanović signed a four-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[5] He capped off his debut season with Union by winning the league title and scoring 20 goals across all competitions.[6]

On 31 July 2025, Benfica announced that Ivanović had signed a five-year contract with the club.[7] One week later, on 6 August, he scored his first goal on his debut in a 2–0 away victory against Nice in the Champions League qualifying.[8]

International career

Ivanović was born in Schwaz, Austria, but holds Croatian citizenship and is eligible to play for Croatia national football team.[9] He was called up for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against France on 20 March 2025,[10] making his senior team debut in the 2–0 home victory against said opponent.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 60————60
2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 3618————3618
Total 4218————4218
HNK Rijeka 2023–24 HNL 30554—6[c]3—4112
2024–25 HNL 4300—6[d]1—104
Total 34854—124—5116
Union SG 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 341620—10[e]4—4620
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 00———1[f]111
Total 341620—104114721
Benfica 2025–26 Primeira Liga 256412011[g]10 0428
2026–27 Primeira Liga 00——1[e]0—10
Total 256412012100438
Lens (loan) 2026–27 Ligue 1 1100—001[h]021
Career total 13649115203492118564
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 17 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 202592
Total92

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Franjo Ivanović
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2025 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal 3  Gibraltar 3–0 7–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 4–0

Honours

NK Rijeka

Union Saint-Gilloise

Lens

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Franjo Ivanović at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 "Novi igrač hrvatske reprezentacije sinoć je zaludio navijačice. Tko je Franjo (21)?". Index (in Croatian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Franjo Ivanović novi igrač HNK Rijeka: "Rijeka je pravi put za mene"" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 20 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Marien, Joseph (31 August 2024). "Striker Franjo Ivanović arrives at the Duden Park". Union Saint-Gilloise (Press release). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ivanović makes the move to SL Benfica". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ivanovic é reforço do Benfica!". SL Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nice 0–2 Benfica". UEFA. 6 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Prat, Irati (27 January 2025). "Franjo Ivanović, el croata de 21 años que golea en Bélgica y rechazó al Ajax o al Bayern con 12 años". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Two new faces named in Croatia squad to face France". Croatia Week. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Marić, Marin (21 March 2025). "Debi iz Snova za Ivanovića: "Bio je to jedan od najboljih osjećaja u mom životu"". Fenix Magazine (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Franjo Ivanović at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Union St-Gilloise win first league title in 90 years". Brussels Times. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "RC Lens vs. PSG Lineups & Confirmed Team News for Trophee des Champions". Athlon Sports. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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