Ana Jelenčić
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994
Place of birth Krizevci, Croatia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Parma
Number 14
Youth career
ŽNK Plamen Križevci
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 ŽNK Dinamo-Maksimir
2012–2013 ŽNK Agram
2013–2014 ŽNK Osijek
2014–2015 BV Cloppenburg 6 (0)
2015–2016 Zagłębie Lubin 26 (1)
2016–2017 Gintra-Universitetas
2017–2018 AZS PWSZ Wałbrzych
2018–2019 Górnik Łęczna
2019 Avaldsnes IL 8 (0)
2020 Sporting Huelva 1 (0)
2020–2022 Hellas Verona 40 (2)
2022– Parma 1 (0)
International career‡
2010 Croatia U17 3 (0)
2010–2011 Croatia U19 6 (2)
2011– Croatia 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:51, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Ana Jelenčić (born 8 June 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Italian Serie A club Parma and the Croatia women's national team.

Club career

Jelenčić joined a women's football team as a complete beginner when she was 13 years old. As a young player she spent a short, unhappy spell at BV Cloppenburg of the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, then moved to Poland on the recommendation of her Croatian team-mate Leonarda Balog.[1] In 26 Ekstraliga Kobiet appearances for Zagłębie Lubin, Jelenčić scored one goal and received eight yellow cards. She then moved to Lithuanian UEFA Women's Champions League contestants Gintra-Universitetas, before returning to Polish football with AZS PWSZ Wałbrzych in February 2017.[2]

Although she was successful in Poland, Jelenčić transferred to Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL in 2019 because she wanted to test herself at a higher level and earn better wages. She was soon unhappy at a shortage of first-team football, so moved to Sporting Huelva where her appearances were curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[1]

International career

Jelenčić has been capped for the Croatia national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[3]

She progressed through the national youth teams where she had enjoyed working with the coach Dean Klafurić.[1] She made her senior national team debut in May 2011, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Hungary.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Juźwiak, Krystian (5 April 2020). "Piłka nożna. Ana Jelencic: Dean Klafurić zmienił mnie z dziewczynki w piłkarkę" (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chorwatka z Litwy w AZS PWSZ Wałbrzych" (in Polish). Kobieca Pilka. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Croatia)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ana Jelenčić" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2022.


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