Davor Blažević

Davor Blažević (born 7 February 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.

Davor Blažević
Personal information
Full name Davor Blažević
Date of birth (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993
Place of birth Falun, Sweden[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2005 Assyriska FF
2005–2009 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 IF Brommapojkarna 40 (0)
2010 → Gröndals IK (loan) 13 (0)
2016 AFC United 0 (0)
2017 Assyriska FF 9 (0)
2018– Hammarby IF 23 (0)
2021 → GIF Sundsvall (loan) 11 (0)
National team
2009–2010 Sweden U17 9 (0)
2010–2012 Sweden U19 11 (0)
2012 Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2021

Early life

Blažević was born in Falun, Sweden, to parents from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He grew up in Södertälje and started playing football with local club Assyriska FF as a youngster, before joining the academy of IF Brommapojkarna in 2005.[1][2]

Club career

On 14 February 2018, after a successful trial, Blažević signed a short term-deal with Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[3] On 25 June the same year, he signed a new one and half-year contract with the club.[4] He played the last five league games of the season, after first choice goalkeeper Johan Wiland went under the knife due to a shoulder injury.[5]

In 2019, Blažević mainly served as a backup to both Gianluca Curci and Johan Wiland, but still ended the season making 13 league appearances in total. With Blažević between the sticks, Hammarby made a strong finish to the season (with five straight wins between match day 25 and 30) and ultimately finished 3rd in the Allsvenskan table.[6][7][8] On 25 October the same year, Blažević signed a new three-year contract with Hammarby IF.[9]

On 24 March 2021, Blažević was sent on a three-month loan to GIF Sundsvall in Superettan, Sweden's second tier.[10][11]

References
  1. "Blazevic, Davor". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. "Davor Blaževic - En resa till toppen av Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. "Hammarby skriver korttidskontrakt med Davor Blazevic" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "Hammarby förlänger med Davor Blazevic" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Johan Wiland opereras – missar resten av säsongen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. "Åtta raka räckte inte – lilla silvret till Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ""Han klev av plan – sedan såg jag honom aldrig mer"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. "Davor Blazevic: "Väldigt nära att jag slutade"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  9. "Hammarby och Davor överens om förlängning" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  10. "GIF lånar målvakt" (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  11. "Davor lånas ut till GIF Sundsvall" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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