Ivan Paurević

Ivan Paurević (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan paǔːreʋitɕ];^[1][2] born 1 July 1991) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a defensive midfielder for Latvian side Riga FC.^[3] He was born in Germany and has represented Croatia at under-age level.

Ivan Paurević

Paurević in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Paurević
Date of birth	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2004	Rot-Weiss Essen
2004–2010	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Borussia Dortmund II	45	(2)
2012–2014	Fortuna Düsseldorf	22	(0)
2012–2013	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	11	(2)
2014–2016	Ufa	57	(5)
2016–2017	Huddersfield Town	1	(0)
2017–2019	Ufa	63	(6)
2019–2021	SV Sandhausen	39	(1)
2021	Riga FC	11	(0)
International career
2009	Croatia U19	1	(0)
2011–2013	Croatia U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2021

Club career

Paurević started his professional career in his native Germany with Borussia Dortmund reserves and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

In July 2014, at the age of 23, he moved abroad, signing with Russian Premier League club Ufa.^[4] An ever-present figure in Ufa starting XI, Paurević helped them avoid relegation in his first season as the team had finished just above the relegation play-off zone.

On 7 June 2016, he rejoined his former Dortmund manager David Wagner at English Championship club Huddersfield Town, signing a three-year deal. He made his debut for the Terriers as a substitute in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016.^[5] Having made just two substitute appearances since joining the club, Paurevic was released by mutual consent on 10 January 2017,^[6] and joined former club Ufa's training camp in Cyprus, ahead of a potential return to the Russian club.^[7]

On 25 January 2017, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with FC Ufa.^[8]

On 2 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with German club SV Sandhausen.^[9]

International career

Paurević was born in Germany and chose to represent Croatia internationally. He played for their U-19 and U-21 teams, earning 5 caps for the latter.

Style of play

Paurević is a hard-working defensive midfielder who possesses a powerful long shot, and he can also play as a center-back. Paurević also played as a striker or attacking midfielder for FC Ufa. In 110 games he scored 11 goals. Two of these were in the Europa League^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018.^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund II	2009–10	3. Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2010–11	Regionalliga West	11	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2011–12		32	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	32	2
	Total		44	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	44	2
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2012–13	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	18	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	18	0
	Total		22	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	0
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2012–13	Regionalliga West	10	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	2
	2013–14		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		11	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	2
Ufa	2014–15	Russian Premier League	29	2	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	31	2
	2015–16		28	3	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	30	3
Huddersfield Town	2016–17	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
Ufa	2016–17	Russian Premier League	13	1	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
	2017–18		28	5	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	28	5
	Total (2 spells)		98	11	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	104	11
Career total			176	15	6	0	1	0	—		0	0	183	15

1. Includes the DFB-Pokal, Russian Cup and FA Cup.
2. Includes the EFL Cup.

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund II

• Regionalliga West: 2011–12

References

1. "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Ìvan
2. "pȁor". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Paúrević
3. "Ivan Paurević". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
4. В ФК «Уфа» - новые игроки (in Russian). FC Ufa. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
5. "Huddersfield 2-1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
6. "Transfer: Ivan Paurević departs Town". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
7. "Ivan Paurević". FC Ufa. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
8. Иван Пауревич вернулся в «Уфу»! (in Russian). FC Ufa. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
9. "Paurevic schließt sich dem SV Sandhausen an" [Paurevic joins SV Sandhausen] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
10. Перевертайло перевернул «Уфу» (in Russian). Sport-Weekend newspaper. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
11. "Ivan Paurević profile". Soccerway. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

External links

• Ivan Paurević at Soccerway.com
• Ivan Paurević at WorldFootball.net
• Ivan Paurević at kicker (in German)
• Ivan Paurević at FBref.com
• Ivan Paurević at the Croatian Football Federation