Siniša Saničanin

Siniša Saničanin (Bosnian pronunciation: [sǐniʃa sanîːtʃanin]; born 24 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Siniša Saničanin
Personal information
Full name Siniša Saničanin
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995
Place of birth Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 4
Youth career
Rudar Prijedor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rudar Prijedor 24 (1)
2015–2016 Borac Banja Luka 18 (1)
2016–2017 Mladost Lučani 39 (2)
2017–2021 Vojvodina 97 (3)
2021– Partizan 45 (1)
International career‡
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (1)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Saničanin started his professional career at Rudar Prijedor, before joining Borac Banja Luka in 2015. The following year, he moved to Mladost Lučani. A year later, Saničanin signed with Vojvodina. He switched to Partizan in 2021.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saničanin made his senior international debut in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Saničanin came through the youth setup of his hometown club Rudar Prijedor.[2] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 14 September 2013 at the age of 18.[3] On 8 November 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Proleter Teslić.[4]

In the summer of 2015, Saničanin joined Borac Banja Luka.[5]

In January 2016, he signed with Serbian side Mladost Lučani.[6]

In August 2017, he switched to Vojvodina.[7]

Partizan

In June 2021, Saničanin moved to Partizan on a three-year deal.[8] He made his official debut for the team on 17 July against Proleter Novi Sad.[9] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Partizan in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs against Santa Clara.[10] Fourteen months later, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of TSC Bačka Topola.[11]

International career

Saničanin represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[12]

In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland,[13] but had to wait until 4 September to make his debut in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Italy.[14]

Personal life

Saničanin married his long-time girlfriend Teodora in January 2021.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 August 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rudar Prijedor 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 2000–20
2014–15 First League of RS 22130–251
Total 24130–271
Borac Banja Luka 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 18120–201
Mladost Lučani 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 141––141
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 24120–261
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 10000010
Total 3922000412
Vojvodina 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 21030–240
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 28030–310
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 28040–320
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 203201[lower-alpha 1]0233
Total 973120101103
Partizan 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 2701014[lower-alpha 2]1[lower-alpha 3]421
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 171006[lower-alpha 4]0231
2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 10000010
Total 45110201662
Career total 22382002112649
  1. appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  2. 6 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying, 8 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. goal in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying
  4. appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying, 3 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 20 June 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202080
202160
202250
202340
Total230

Honours

Rudar Prijedor[16]

Vojvodina[16]

References
  1. "Синиша Саничанин". partizan.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. "Saničanin otkrio zanimljivu priču: Dok je igrao za Rudar radio je u bolnici". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. "Rahmanović pogodio za pobjedu Olimpica u Prijedoru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. "Kozara poražena, Leotar opet lider". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. "Borac otputovao na pripreme, novo ime u timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. "Saničanin nije otišao u Borac, pojačao je Mladost!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. "Kojašević potpisao za Vojvodinu: Za njim dolaze i bivši igrači Želje, Širokog i Borca". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. "Saničanin novi fudbaler Partizana!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. "Siniša Saničanin debitovao za Partizan". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. "Siniša Saničanin golom odveo Partizan u grupnu fazu Konferencijske lige". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. "Siniša Saničanin zabio prvi gol u sezoni". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. "Bajević je pozvao četiri nova igrača, ovo su njihove priče". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za susret sa Sjevernom Irskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  14. "Uspješan debi Bajevića, Zmajevi neporaženi u Firenci: BiH otkinula veliki bod Italiji!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. "Oženio se standardni reprezentativac BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  16. "S. Saničanin". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  17. "Siniša Saničanin". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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