Ivan Kontek

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Ivan Kontek
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Casertana
Number 4
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Sesvete 51 (3)
2018 Lokomotiva 0 (0)
2018 → Sesvete (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2020 Aluminij 59 (0)
2020–2022 Ternana 37 (1)
2022–2023 Cesena 5 (0)
2023 → Foggia (loan) 14 (0)
2023–2024 Virtus Entella 8 (0)
2024 Catania 14 (1)
2024– Casertana 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

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

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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]

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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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