Ivan Prtajin

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Ivan Prtajin
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Zadar, Croatia [1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2008 Primorac Biograd
2009–2011 Arbanasi
2011–2012 Trešnjevka
2012–2014 NK Zagreb
2014–2017 Udinese
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Hajduk Split 1 (0)
2017–2019 Hajduk Split II 40 (19)
2018 → Dugopolje (loan) 13 (4)
2019–2020 Roda JC 17 (0)
2020–2022 FC Schaffhausen 52 (23)
2022 Olimpija Ljubljana 19 (4)
2022–2024 Wehen Wiesbaden 58 (28)
2024–2025 Union Berlin 5 (0)
2025– 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0 (0)
International career
2015 Croatia U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025

Ivan Prtajin (born 14 May 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

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Club career

Early career

Prtajin started his career with the youth academy of Primorac. After playing for the youth academies of Arbanasi and Trešnjevka, he moved to the youth team of NK Zagreb at the age of 16. After two seasons with the youth team, he moved to Italian club Udinese in 2014 where he was assigned to Udinese Primavera (the reserve team). He made a total of 49 appearances for the reserves and scored 22 goals.[ citation needed ] His only involvement with the first team was being an unused substitute in a 4–3 defeat against Cagliari Calcio. [2] [3] [4]

Hadjuk Split

By the end of 2016, Prtajin started training with Croatian club Hajduk Split. He featured in a number of friendlies for the club. In one of the friendlies against Jadran, he scored four goals.[ citation needed ] He finally signed for the club on 18 January 2017. [2] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory over Slaven Belupo where he substituted Ante Erceg in the extra time. [5]

On 27 July 2020, Prtajin joined Swiss club FC Schaffhausen on a two-year contract. [6] He transferred to Slovenian club NK Ljubljana in January 2022. [7]

Germany

In August 2022, Prtajin signed for German 3. Liga club Wehen Wiesbaden on a two-year contract. [8] He scored 15 goals and provided 5 assists in 27 matches during the 2022–23 season as Wehen were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga, and his contract with the club was extended at the end of the season. [9]

In June 2024, Prtajin signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin. [10]

On 11 June 2025, Prtajin moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2. Bundesliga. [11]

Personal life

In July 2017, a fire broke out in Dugopolje, a city where Hajduk Split players trained. Prtajin, along with Toma Bašić, Josip Juranović, Zvonimir Milić and Jerko Šeparović, joined the firefighters in extinguishing the fire. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2016–17 Croatian Football League 10000010
Hajduk Split II 2017–18 First Football League 132——132
2018–19 First Football League126——126
Total258——258
Dugopolje (loan)2017–18First Football League134——134
Roda JC 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 16020—180
FC Schaffhausen 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 341410—3514
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League18932—2111
Total522342—5625
Olimpija Ljubljana 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 18400—184
2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga10004 [a] 050
Total1940040234
Wehen Wiesbaden 2022–23 3. Liga 2715212 [b] 13117
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 3113122 [b] 13416
Total582833426533
Union Berlin 2024–25 Bundesliga 50——50
Career total18867958220674
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in relegation play-off

References

  1. 1 2 Ivan Prtajin at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Ivan Prtajin has signed for Hajduk". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cagliari vs Udinese". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ↑ ""Corridoio" Udine-Croazia, la strategia (finalmente) funziona ["Corridor" Udine-Croatia, the strategy works]". Mondo Udinese (in Italian). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hajduk se namučio u Koprivnici, Futacs zabio dva za titulu najboljeg strijelca! [Hajduk fired in Koprivnica, Futacs scored two for the title of the best shooter!]". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "FC Schaffhausen verstärkt seine Offensive". Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ↑ https://sport.ch/fc-schaffhausen/903927/der-fc-schaffhausen-verliert-seinen-topscorer
  8. ↑ ""Sportliche Perspektive ausschlaggebend": Prtajin verstärkt den SVWW". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  9. ↑ ""Glaube an das Projekt": Wiesbaden verlängert mit Top-Torjäger Prtajin". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "IVAN PRTAJIN WIRD EISERN" [IVAN PRTAJIN BECOMES IRON]. www.fc-union-berlin.de/de (in German). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Neuer Stürmer für die Roten Teufel: Ivan Prtajin wechselt an den Betze" [New striker for the Red Devils: Ivan Prtajin moves to Betze] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hajduk Players Fight Blaze, Carrillo Hopes to Reward Dalmatia with Win Against Levski". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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