# Ivica Ivušić

Ivica Ivušić (born 1 February 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Croatia national team.

## Club career

Born in Rijeka, Ivušić started his youth career with local club Rijeka. He spent eight years with the academy before signing for Internazionale academy in 2009. In July 2014, he was loaned off to Lega Pro club Prato. On 30 August 2014, he made his debut against San Marino Calcio. He later joined Prva HNL side Istra 1961 on 17 August 2015. On 18 January 2018, Greek club Olympiacos announced the signing of Ivušić for an undisclosed fee.
On 12 June 2018, Ivušić returned to Croatia and joined NK Osijek on a four-year contract.
He now plays for Pafos.

## International career

On 17 May 2021, Ivušić was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020, but did not make the final 26. He made his debut for the Croatia national team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away victory.
On 9 November 2022, Ivušić was named in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he remained an unused substitute as Croatia finished third.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Prato | 2014–15 | Serie C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 0 |
| Olympiacos | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Osijek | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Osijek | 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 |
| Osijek | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Osijek | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Osijek | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Osijek | Total | Total | 114 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 128 | 0 |
| Pafos | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Pafos | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 |
| Pafos | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pafos | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 221 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 |

### International

    As of match played 23 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 |

## Honours

Pafos
* Cypriot Cup: 2023–24
Croatia
* FIFA World Cup third place: 2022
* UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
* FIFA World Series ACUD Cup: 2024
Individual
* FIFA World Series ACUD cup :2024 Best goalkepper