Ivan Kontek
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Catania
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2007 Maksimir
2007–2008 Dubrava
2008–2011 Dinamo Zagreb
2011–2012 Croatia Sesvete
2012–2013 Zagreb
2013–2014 Tekstilac Ravnice
2014 Lokomotiva
2014–2015 Tekstilac Ravnice
2015–2016 Sesvete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Sesvete 51 (3)
2018 Lokomotiva 0 (0)
2018Sesvete (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2020 Aluminij 59 (0)
2020–2022 Ternana 37 (1)
2022–2023 Cesena 5 (0)
2023Foggia (loan) 14 (0)
2023–2024 Virtus Entella 8 (0)
2024– Catania 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Ivan Kontek (born 29 January 1997) is a Croatian football player who plays for Italian Serie C Group C club Catania.

Club career

He made his professional Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Aluminij on 20 July 2018 in a game against Celje.[1]

On 19 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Italian third-tier Serie C club Ternana.[2] For the 2021–22 season, Ternana was promoted to Serie B.

On 9 July 2022, Kontek joined Cesena on a two-year deal.[3] On 5 January 2023, Kontek moved on loan to Foggia. During football season Kontek played 5 matches. Anyway, he struck the decisive goal at the last minute of the extra time in the match over Cerignola during play-off tournament. The draw allowed the team through to the semi-finals. Foggia held an obligation to purchase his rights if the club gained promotion to Serie B at the end of the 2022–23 season.[4] They were not promoted.

On 24 August 2023, Kontek signed with Virtus Entella.[5]

References

  1. "Aluminij v Celje game report". Soccerway. 20 July 2018.
  2. "La Ternana ingaggia Ivan Kontek: biennale per il difensore croato" (in Italian). Ternana. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. "IVAN KONTEK È DEL CESENA FC" (in Italian). Cesena. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. "WELCOME IVAN KONTEK" (in Italian). Foggia. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. "Ufficiale: Kontek è biancoceleste" [Official: Kontek is blue and white] (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.


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