Rade Krunić

Rade Krunić (Bosnian pronunciation: [râːde krǔːnitɕ]; born 7 October 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Rade Krunić
Krunić with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rade Krunić
Date of birth (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993
Place of birth Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milan
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2011 Sutjeska Foča
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sutjeska Foča 15 (3)
2013–2014 Donji Srem 40 (4)
2014–2015 Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2014 → Donji Srem (loan) 11 (1)
2015 Borac Čačak 13 (2)
2015–2019 Empoli 116 (13)
2019– Milan 51 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (0)
2016– Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:56, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Krunić started his professional career at Sutjeska Foča, before joining Donji Srem in 2013. In 2014, he moved to Hellas Verona, who loaned him back to Donji Srem later that year. He switched to Borac Čačak in 2015. Later that year, Krunić signed with Empoli. He was transferred to Milan in 2019.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Krunić made his senior international debut in 2016, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Krunić came through youth setup of his hometown club Sutjeska Foča, which he joined in 2006. He made his professional debut in 2011 at the age of 17.[2] On 6 November, he scored his first professional goal against Modriča, which secured the victory for his team.[3]

In January 2013, he signed with Serbian side Donji Srem.[4]

In the summer of 2014, Krunić moved to Italian outfit Hellas Verona, who immediately sent him back on a six-month loan to Donji Srem.[5]

In January 2015, he switched to Borac Čačak.[6]

Empoli

In July, Krunić joined Empoli on a three-year deal.[7] He made his competitive debut for the team against Sassuolo on 4 October.[8] On 24 October, he scored his first goal for Empoli in a triumph over Genoa.[9]

In October 2017, he extended his contract until June 2021.[10]

Krunić was an important piece in Empoli's conquest of Serie B title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 28 April 2018 and earned them promotion to Serie A just one season after being relegated. He had an impact of 5 goals and 10 assists.[11]

On 1 December, he played his 100th game for the side against SPAL and managed to score a goal.[12]

Milan

In July 2019, Krunić was transferred to Milan for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his official debut for the club on 29 September in a loss to Fiorentina.[14] On 22 October 2020, he scored his first goal for Milan in UEFA Europa League game against Celtic.[15] Four months later, he scored his first league goal.[16]

On 19 October 2021, Krunić debuted in UEFA Champions League away at Porto.[17]

International career

Krunić was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[18]

In November 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs against Republic of Ireland,[19] but had to wait until 3 June 2016 to make his debut in friendly game against Denmark.[20]

On 23 March 2019, in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia, Krunić scored his first senior international goal.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 December 2021[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sutjeska Foča 2011–12 First League of RS 92––92
2012–13 First League of RS 6120–81
Total 15320–173
Donji Srem 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 132––132
2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 27230–302
Donji Srem (loan) 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 11110–121
Total 51540–555
Borac Čačak 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 132––132
Empoli 2015–16 Serie A 15110–161
2016–17 Serie A 32210–332
2017–18 Serie B 36500–365
2018–19 Serie A 33510–345
Total 1161330–11913
Milan 2019–20 Serie A 15030–180
2020–21 Serie A 2511012[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]382
2021–22 Serie A 110004[lower-alpha 3]0150
Total 51140161712
Career total 2462413016127525
  1. 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 10 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 16 November 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201610
201720
201850
201951
202051
202150
Total232
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krunić goal.[23]
List of international goals scored by Rade Krunić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019 Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9  Armenia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 8 October 2020 Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

Honours

Empoli[22]

References
  1. "Rade Krunić". acmilan.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Ponosni roditelji reprezentativca BiH Radeta Krunića: I da nije otišao u Milan, on je nama promijenio život". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "Sloga iz Doboja jesenji prvak". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. "Ko je Rade Krunić? Igra u veznom redu, nesuđeni je igrač Crvene Zvezde". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. "Verona Krunića posudila Donjem Sremu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. "Bomba kraj Morave: Rade Krunić potpisao za Borac!". mozzartsport.rs (in Serbian). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. "Mladi reprezentativac BiH Rade Krunić novi fudbaler Empolija". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. "Empoli minimalno savladao Sassuolo, Krunić debitovao". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. "Rade Krunić strijelac u trijumfu Empolija". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  10. "Krunić produžio ugovor s Empolijem do 2021. godine". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. "Rade Krunić s Empolijem osigurao povratak u Serie A". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  12. "Krunićev eurogol i sjajna asistencija, ali Empoliju samo bod". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  13. "Rade Krunić zvanično postao igrač italijanskog Milana". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  14. "Krunić debitovao za Milan u teškom porazu od Fiorentine, Giampaolo na ivici otkaza". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  15. "Milan slavio na Celtic Parku, Rade Krunić postigao prvi gol u dresu Rossonera". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. "Eurogol Krunića obilježio pobjedu Milana, Gojak igrao u porazu Torina". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  17. "Džeko golom i asistencijom donio pobjedu Interu, Krunić bio starter u porazu Milana na Dragãu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  18. "Rade Krunić: Dobar je znak što imamo mlade igrače u reprezentaciji". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  19. "Baždarević objavio spisak za dvomeč s Irskom, novo ime Rade Krunić". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  20. "Đurić poništio vodstvo Danaca, BiH preko penala do finala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  21. "Zmajevi pobjedom otvorili kvalifikacije za EP: Žilava Armenija kapitulirala na Grbavici". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  22. "R. Krunić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  23. "Rade Krunić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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