Lorenco Šimić
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Haifa
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2014 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Hajduk Split 22 (1)
2015 → Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2020 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Empoli (loan) 15 (3)
2018–2019 → SPAL (loan) 14 (1)
2019 → Rijeka (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 Zagłębie Lubin 24 (5)
2022 Lecce 7 (0)
2022–2023 Ascoli 26 (2)
2023– Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
International career‡
2010 Croatia U15 2 (0)
2012 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2014 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Lorenco Šimić (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃǐːmitɕ];[1] born 15 July 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. He also played for the Croatia U21 national team.[2]

Club career

Hajduk Split

Šimić is a product of the youth system of Hajduk Split.

Loan at Hoverla Uzhorod

He went on loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod in the Ukrainian Premier League in January 2015. He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut on 4 May 2015, in a match against Dynamo Kyiv.[3] He made two further appearances for Hoverla, before returning to Croatia.[4]

Return to Hajduk

Šimić was promoted to the senior squad at Hajduk in January 2016. He made his debut for Hajduk on 1 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a match against Osijek.[5] Šimić got his first 1. HNL start seven days later, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet against Inter Zaprešić. By the end of the season, Šimić had made eleven appearances in all competitions for Hajduk.

Sampdoria

On 31 January 2017, Šimić moved to Serie A side Sampdoria.[6]

Loan at SPAL

On 15 August 2018, Šimić moved on loan to SPAL for the second time with an option to buy.[7]

Loan at Rijeka

On 8 August 2019, Šimić was loaned to Rijeka in Croatia for the 2019–20 season, with a buying option.[8][9] On 13 November 2019 it was reported, that Šimić, alongside three other players, practically no longer was playing for the club, as he still had not made his debut.[10] However, that was no reports claiming, that he had been recalled, but at the same time, it was reported that he had left Rijeka, however, not from an official source.[11]

Loan at DAC Dunajská Streda

On 6 February 2020, Slovak club DAC Dunajská Streda announced Šimić joined them on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[12] Overall he made 4 league appearances and three starts in the Slovnaft Cup.[13] He did not score but recorded an assist in a league match against Zemplín Michalovce, by aiding a fellow Croat Marko Divković bring the lead to 2–0, in a match, that had concluded with a five-goal win.[14]

Zagłębie Lubin

On 14 August 2020, he moved on a permanent basis to Polish club Zagłębie Lubin and signed a two-year contract.[15] He left the club by mutual consent on 13 January 2022.[16]

Lecce

On 16 January 2022, Lorenco joined Italian side Lecce until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to extend for additional year.[17]

Ascoli

On 21 July 2022, Šimić moved to Ascoli on a two-year deal.[18]

Maccabi Haifa

On 21 August 2023, Šimić moved to Maccabi Haifa on a four-year deal.[19]

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2022[20]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2014–15 Croatian First Football League 00000000
2015–16 912000111
2016–17 130201[lower-alpha 1]0160
Total 22140!10271
Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan) 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 30000030
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 00000000
2017–18 00000000
Total 00000000
Empoli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 1530000153
SPAL (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 61000061
SPAL (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 80000080
Rijeka (loan) 2019–20 Croatian First Football League 00000000
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (loan) 2019–20 Slovak First Football League 40300070
Zagłębie Lubin 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 1741100185
2021–22 71100081
Total 2452100266
Career totals 821091109211
  1. ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Šȉmūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Šímić
  2. ↑ "Lorenco Šimić". Croatian Football Federation Official Site. 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 22 тур. Матч № 151 04.05.2015. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Croatia - L. Šimić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  5. ↑ "Prva momčad • HNK Hajduk Split".
  6. ↑ "LORENCO SIMIC TRANSFERED [sic] TO SAMPDORIA". HNK Hajduk Split. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Lorenco Simic torna alla SPAL". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Samp, Simic al Rijeka: fatta per il trasferimento a titolo temporaneo". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Lorenco Šimić stigao na posudbu: Rijeka je pravi izbor, nk-rijeka.hr, 9 August 2019
  10. ↑ Zoran Kvržić, Robert Punčec, Petar Mamić i Lorenco Šimić više nisu u prvoj momčadi Rijeke, telesport.telegram.hr, 13 November 2019
  11. ↑ Ode li Čolak, Mišković ima spremnu zamjenu: Glavna meta je napadač iz HNL-a, germanijak.hr, 3 January 2020
  12. ↑ Nagy, Krisztián. "Nová posila DAC-u prichádza zo Sampdorie!". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  13. ↑ Nagy, Krisztián. "Čmelík a Šimić opúšťajú DAC". FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "DAC vs. Zemplín Michalovce - 13 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "LORENCO ŠIMIĆ ZAGRA W KGHM ZAGŁĘBIU!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 14 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "LORENCO ŠIMIĆ ODCHODZI Z KGHM ZAGŁĘBIA LUBIN" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 13 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "SIMIC IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Lecce. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "#CALCIOMERCATO: UFFICIALE ŠIMIĆ DAL LECCE" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "ברוך הבא לורנצו!" (Press release) (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  20. ↑ Lorenco Šimić at Soccerway
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