{{short description|Bosnian professional footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ivan Sesar | image = Ivan Sesar 2018.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Sesar playing for Inter Turku in 2018 | fullname = Ivan Sesar | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|8|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006 | youthclubs1 = Široki Brijeg | youthyears2 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs2 = Zagreb | years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = Zagreb | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = Koper | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Lokomotiva Zagreb | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Sarajevo | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = → Elazığspor (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2013–2014 | clubs6 = Akhisar Belediyespor | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Dunajská Streda | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | years9 = 2015–2017 | clubs9 = Široki Brijeg | caps9 = 48 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = Juventus București | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2018 | clubs11 = Inter Turku | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2018 | clubs12 = Voluntari | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2019–2020 | clubs13 = Tuzla City | caps13 = 28 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2020 | clubs14 = Solin | caps14 = 8 | goals14 = 1 | years15 = 2020 | clubs15 = Rudeš | caps15 = 4 | goals15 = 0 | years16 = 2021 | clubs16 = Kvik Halden | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = Bosnia and Herzegovina | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2011 | nationalteam3 = Bosnia and Herzegovina XI | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 20 May 2024 | ntupdate = }}
'''Ivan Sesar''' (born 29 August 1989) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
==Club career==
=== NK Zagreb === Sesar made his senior debut for NK Zagreb on 31 August 2008 in a 1–1 draw against HNK Sibenik<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2008 |title=Sibenik 1-1 NK Zagreb Prva NHL 2008/2009 Live |url=https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/246986/Live/Croatia-Prva-HNL-2008-2009-Sibenik-NK-Zagreb |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Whoscored}}</ref> He would only play one match for the club before joining FC Koper.
=== FC Koper === After being released by NK Zagreb, Ivan Sesar signed for FC Koper in the Slovenian Prva Liga on 1 July 2009 as a free agent. It wouldn't be until 8 August 2009 that he would be substituted in the 77th minute in a 2–1 win against ND Gorica. Sesar also bagged his first assist for an equalising goal in a 1–1 draw against NK Domzale. Koper would win the league by 9 points with Sesar making 23 league appearances. In the subsequent season, he faced his old rivals Dinamo Zagreb in a Champions League Qualifying match losing 5–4 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2010 |title=Koper 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb Champions League 2010/11 Head to Head Statistics |url=https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/421380/Show/Europe-Champions-League-2010-2011-Koper-Dinamo-Zagreb |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Whoscored}}</ref>
=== Lokomotiva Zagreb === Sesar returned to Croatia joining Lokomotiva Zagreb on a free transfer on 1 August 2010. He netted his first career goal with Lokomotiva in a league match against Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the form of an equaliser. The match would end 3–2 in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb.
=== Sarajevo === Ivan Sesar joined Premijer Liga side FK Sarajevo for free exactly a year after joining Lokomotiva Zagreb. Sesar played 34 league matches for the side in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons bagging six assists. Sesko also participated in Sarajevo's UEFA Europa League qualification run making it to the third round of the tournament where he would assist another two times.
=== Elazığspor === About a year and a half into his time with Sarajevo, he was sent out on loan to Turkish side Elazığspor. He contributed two assists to the side in 14 appearances.
=== Akhisar Belediyespor === Shortly after returning from his loan spell, Ivan Sesar remained in Croatia for Akhisarspor. He assisted two more goals in Turkey before leaving the club on a free transfer.
=== Dunajská Streda === Sesar joined Dunajská Streda on a free transfer. He would play eight games for the side in a campaign that saw Dunajska finish in 7th.
=== Široki Brijeg === Sesar returned to Široki Brijeg, a club where he had spent most of his youth career. He would net a goal in a 3–0 win against relegation-battling Velez Mostar. Although having zero goal contributions in 22 league appearance in the subsequent season, Široki Brijeg would end up winning the Primijer Liga in the 2016-17 campaign.
=== Juventus București === He joined the newly promoted, second division side Juventus București for free on 25 July 2017. He made 16 league appearances for the club in Liga II.
=== Inter Turku === After a season in Romania, Sesar joined Inter Turku for an undisclosed amount. He won the 2018 Finnish Cup and finished mid-table in the 2018 campaign.
=== Voluntari === Ivan Sesar returned to Romania a year later, this time for first division side FC Voluntari. Voluntari would see themselves in a relegation battle in a campaign where Sesar played seven matches.
=== Tuzla City === Sesar then joined Bosnian side Tuzla City. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win versus Velez Mostar in the Kup BiH in match that would see them avoid relegation by 3 points. He also bagged four assists in the 19/20 campaign.
=== NK Solin === Sesar joined Croatian side NK Solin in 2020. He would assist and score against NK Croatia Zmijavci to win the game 3–1 away from home. He played eight matches in a campaign where the side would finish four points above relegation.
=== Rudeš === After playing only eight matches for Solin, Sesar would join NK Rudeš making four appearances.
=== Kvik Halden === He joined Kvik Halden in 2021 making 2 appearances.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kvikhalden.no/blog/post/170341/ivan-sesar-er-klar-for-klubbens-a-lag?ispage=true|title=Ivan Sesar er klar for klubbens a-lag|date=12 March 2021|publisher=Kvik Halden FK|language=Norwegian|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> Ivan Sesar retired at the end of the 2021 campaign.
==International career== Sesar made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in an unofficial friendly against Poland in Antalya on 16 December 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/16/world/friendlies/poland/bosnia-herzegovina/1275052/|title=Poland vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 16 December 2011 - Soccerway}}</ref> His official debut came on 15 August 2012 against Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27892|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2021-05-15}}</ref>
== Career statistics == ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |Zagreb |2008-09 |Prva HNL |1 |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |— |- |- | rowspan="3" |Koper |2009-10 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |23 |— |3 |— |2 |— |28 | |- |2010-11 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |3 |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3 |— |- ! colspan="2" |Total !26 !— !3 !— !2 !— !31 !— |- |Lokomotiva Zagreb |2010-11 |Prva HNL |17 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |17 |1 |- | rowspan="3" |FK Sarajevo |2011-12 |Bosnian Premier League |23 |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |23 |— |- |2012-13 |Bosnian Premier League |11 |— |3 |— |6 |— |20 |— |- ! colspan="2" |Total !34 !— !3 !— !6 !— !43 !— |- |Elazığspor |2012-13 |Süper Lig |14 |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |14 |— |- |Akhisarspor |2013-14 |Süper Lig |12 |— |8 |— | colspan="2" |— |20 | |- |Dunajská Streda |2014-15 |Slovak Super Liga |8 |— |2 |— | colspan="2" |— |10 |— |- | rowspan="3" |Siroki Brijeg |2015-16 |Bosnian Premier League |25 |1 |4 |— | colspan="2" |— |29 |1 |- |2016-17 |Bosnian Premier League |22 |— |4 |— |2 |— |28 |— |- ! colspan="2" |Total !47 !1 !2 !— !2 !— !57 !1 |- |Juventus Bucharest |2017-18 |Liga II |16 |— |2 |— | colspan="2" |— |18 |- |Inter Turku |2018 |Veikkausliiga |13 |— |8 |— | colspan="2" |— |21 |— |- |Voluntari |2018-19 |Liga I |6 |— |1 |— | colspan="2" |— |7 |— |- | rowspan="3" |Tuzla City |2018-19 |Bosnian Premier League |7 |— |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |7 |1 |- |2019-20 |Bosnian Premier League |21 |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |21 |— |- ! colspan="2" |Total !28 !— !2 !1 ! colspan="2" |— !28 !1 |- |Solin |2020-21 |2. HNL |8 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |8 |1 |- |Rudeš |2020-21 |2. HNL |4 |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |— |- |Kvik Halden |2021 |2. divisjon |1 |— |1 |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |— |- ! colspan="3" |Career Total !235 !— !32 !1 !16 !— !283 !4 |} <small>Source: {{citation needed|date=May 2024}}</small>
===International=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 16 December 2011 || Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya || {{fb|Poland}} || 0–1 || Friendly |- | 2 || 15 August 2012 || Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli || {{fb|Wales}} || 2–0 || Friendly |- | 3. || 14 November 2012 || Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers || {{fb|Algeria}} || 1–0 || Friendly |}
==Honours== '''Koper''' *Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2009–10 *Slovenian Supercup: 2010
'''Široki Brijeg''' *Bosnian Cup: 2016–17 '''FC Inter Turku'''
* Finnish Cup: 2017-18
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=46903}} *{{Commons category-inline}} *{{Soccerway|ivan-sesar/37498}} *{{RomanianSoccer|4580/ivan-sesar}}
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