Danijel Subotić
Danjiel Subotic in Qadsia SC 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Glattbrugg
Number 31
Youth career
FC Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 13 (1)
2010 Grosseto 4 (0)
2011 FCU Craiova 15 (5)
2011–2012 Târgu Mureș 14 (2)
2012–2013 Volyn Lutsk 23 (4)
2013–2014 Gabala 29 (12)
2014–2015 Qadsia 28 (12)
2015–2017 Sheriff Tiraspol 35 (15)
2017 Gabala 11 (3)
2017 Ulsan 11 (1)
2018 Shakhter Karagandy 9 (0)
2018 Dinamo București 5 (1)
2019–2020 Grasshopper 16 (5)
2022–2023 Rapperswil-Jona 2 (0)
2023– FC Glattbrugg 13 (5)
International career
2007–2008 Switzerland U19 6[1] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Danijel Subotić (born 31 January 1989) is a Swiss footballer who plays for FC Glattbrugg.

Career

Beginning

Subotić was born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, but his family originated from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, all back then part of Yugoslavia.[2] His younger brother Dejan (born in 1996) is also footballer, having signed his first professional contract in 2018 with Serbian club FK Rad.[3]

Danijel Subotić began his career at FC Basel in his adoptive country Switzerland.

Portsmouth

On 7 January 2008, he became English Premier League side Portsmouth F.C.'s first signing in the 2008 January transfer window.[4] He signed a reported 3+1⁄2-year contract.

On 5 August 2008, Subotić moved on loan to Belgian club Zulte Waregem, the Portsmouth's feeder club at that time (which relationship ended in June 2009)[5] along with Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo in order to gain first-team experience. He scored 1 goal in 13 league appearances before returned to England in January 2009.[6]

On 7 August 2010, Italian Serie B side Grosseto announced Subotić was trying out at the club.[7] Nearly 2 weeks later, Pompey formally announced Subotić's contract was canceled by mutual consent.[8]

Universitatea Craiova

In February 2011, Danijel Subotić signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga 1.[9] On 20 March 2011, he scored his first goal for FC Universitatea Craiova during the match against FC Astra Ploieşti.

In July 2011, Subotić went on trial with Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone, where he played in one friendly match in an attempt to win a contract.

Gabala

On 1 July 2013, Subotić signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala.[10] However Subotić could not feature in any of Gabala's opening five matches as there was a dispute over the players registration between Volyn Lutsk and Gabala, which was finally sorted out during the September International break.[11] Subotić made his debut and scored his first goal for Gabala on 15 September 2013 in a 2–1 away victory over AZAL. [12] On 19 February 2014, Subotić scored his tenth goal for Gabala in only his sixteenth game.[13]

Qadsia SC

Rejecting a new contract with Gabala, Subotić signed instead for Kuwaiti team Qadsia in July 2014.[14] He won 3 titles and scored 31 goals in 28 matches but left the club at the end of the season.

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 23 July 2015, Subotić signed for Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol,[15] leaving the club by mutual consent on 28 January 2017.[16]

Gabala Return

On 31 January 2017, Gabala announced the signing of Subotić on a six-month contract.[17] Subotić left Gabala at the end of his contract.[18]

Ulsan Hyundai

On 11 July 2017, Subotić signed a one-year contract with Ulsan Hyundai.[19]

Shakhter Karagandy

On 28 March 2018, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Subotić.[20]

Dinamo București

On 11 September 2018, Dinamo București announced the signing of Subotić.[21]

Rapperswil-Jona

After not playing for two seasons, on 28 July 2022 Subotić signed with Rapperswil-Jona in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.[22]

International career

Subotić has dual citizenship, Swiss as well as Bosnian.[2] However his Croatian background also helped him eligible to play for all three.

Subotić represented Swiss U19 team at 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2020[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 2008–09 Premier League 000000--00
2009–10 000000--00
Total 000000----00
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2009–10 Jupiler Pro League 13100---131
Grosseto 2010–11 Serie B 4000---40
Universitatea Craiova 2010–11 Liga I 16500---165
Târgu Mureș 2011–12 Liga I 15221---173
Volyn Lutsk 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 23421---255
Gabala 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 291261–––3513
Qadsia 2014–15 Kuwait VIVA Premier League 123-
Sheriff Tiraspol 2015–16 Divizia Națională 261220-00002812
2016–17 9300-2012125
Total 351520--20124017
Gabala 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 11323–00–136
Ulsan Hyundai 2017 K League 1 11111–––122
Shakhter Karagandy 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 9040–––130
Dinamo București 2018–19 Liga I 5110–––61
Grasshopper 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 16520–––185
Career total 18749227001431222461

Honours

Club

Qadsia SC
Sheriff Tiraspol

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Swiss FA record (click on Subotić)
  2. 1 2 "Srbija hoće još talentovanih fudbalera iz BiH za reprezentaciju - Sport - Nezavisne novine". nezavisne.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Dejan Subotic at zerozero.pt
  4. ↑ Rutledge, Lewis (7 January 2008). "Pompey swoop for Swiss striker". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Redknapp rues lack of funds". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Pompey confident of work permit for promising midfielder". Portsmouth Today. 10 March 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Danijel Subotic in prova al Grosseto". US Grosseto FC (in Italian). www.biancorossi.it. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Four Depart Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Universitatea Craiova îşi va prezenta azi noile achiziţii (Romanian)". fcuniversitatea.ro. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Suboticlə signed a contract with Gabala (PHOTO)". www.azerisport.com/. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "I feel quite ready to come on the pitch, says Danijel Subotic". Gabala FC. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "AZAL 1 - 2 Gabala". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "AZAL 1-2 Gabala". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Даниэль Суботич перебрался в Кувейт. extratime.echo.az (in Russian). extratime.echo. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  15. ↑ Новым игроком Шерифа стал Даниель Суботич. www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Спасибо, Даниель. fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Daniel Subotiç yenidən Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Qəbələ 8 futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  19. ↑ 울산현대, 스위스 청대 출신 스트라이커 ‘수보티치’ 영입. www.uhfc.tv/ (in Korean). Ulsan Hyundai FC. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  20. ↑ ДАНИЭЛЬ СУБОТИЧ – НОВИЧОК ФК ШАХТЕР. shakhter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "OFICIAL. Danijel SUBOTIC la Dinamo". fcdinamo.ro (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "FCRJ rüstet auf: Drei Neuzugänge und eine Übernahme" (in German). Rapperswil-Jona. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  23. ↑ "Match Report: Hungary 2–1 Switzerland". UEFA.com. 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  24. ↑ "D.Subotic". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.