Davor Blažević

Davor Blažević (born 7 February 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.

Davor Blažević
Personal information
Full name Davor Blažević
Date of birth (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993
Place of birth Falun, Sweden[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2005 Assyriska FF
2005–2009 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 IF Brommapojkarna 40 (0)
2010 → Gröndals IK (loan) 13 (0)
2016 AFC United 0 (0)
2017 Assyriska FF 9 (0)
2018– Hammarby IF 39 (0)
2021 → GIF Sundsvall (loan) 11 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Sweden U17 9 (0)
2010–2012 Sweden U19 11 (0)
2012 Sweden U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023

Early life

Blažević was born in Falun, Sweden, to parents from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He grew up in Södertälje and started playing football with local club Assyriska FF as a youngster, before joining the academy of IF Brommapojkarna in 2005.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

Brommapojkarna

In 2010, Blažević was promoted to Brommapojkarna's first team in Allsvenskan, acting as a back-up to Kristoffer Nordfeldt when the club was relegated from the top tier.[5]

In 2011, Blažević made his senior debut for Brommapojkarna in Superettan, Sweden's second division, making two league appearances. In 2012, he played two league games as Brommapojkarna secured a promotion, finishing 2nd in the Superettan table.[5] Blažević was sidelined throughout the whole 2013 season, due to a cruciate ligament injury.[6]

In 2014, Blažević played 18 league games for Brommapojkarna in Allsvenskan, although the club finished 16th and last in the table, only claiming 12 points in 30 games.[7] Blažević also competed with Brommapojkarna in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, eliminating VPS and Crusaders in the first two qualifying rounds. He featured in both legs against the Serie A side Torino in the third qualifying round, when the club was eliminated through 0–7 on aggregate.[8]

In 2015, Brommapojkarna suffered a second consecutive relegation, finishing 16th and last in the Superettan table. Blazevic made 18 league appearances throughout the campaign, but left the club at the end of the year.[5][9]

AFC and Assyriska

In April 2016, Blažević was close to joining Jönköpings Södra in Superettan due to an emergency crisis, but the deal fell through after the Swedish Football Association did not grant an exemption outside of the transfer window.[10]

On 2 August 2016, Blažević joined AFC United. He acted as a back-up to Josh Wicks during the second half of the season, as the club finished 2nd in Superettan and won a promotion to Allsvenskan.[11]

On 20 March 2017, Blažević returned to his youth club Assyriska FF, competing in the third tier Ettan. He only made nine league appearances for the side, that finished mid-table, and left at the end of the year.[12]

Hammarby IF

On 14 February 2018, after a successful trial, Blažević signed a short term-deal with Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[13] On 25 June the same year, he signed a new one and half-year contract with the club.[14] He played the last five league games of the season, after first choice goalkeeper Johan Wiland went under the knife due to a shoulder injury.[15]

In 2019, Blažević mainly served as a backup to both Gianluca Curci and Johan Wiland, but still ended the season making 13 league appearances in total. With Blažević between the sticks, Hammarby made a strong finish to the season (with five straight wins between match day 25 and 30) and ultimately finished 3rd in the Allsvenskan table.[16][17][18] On 25 October the same year, Blažević signed a new three-year contract with Hammarby, running until the end of 2022.[19]

On 24 March 2021, Blažević was sent on a three-month loan to GIF Sundsvall in Superettan, Sweden's second tier.[20][21]

Blažević featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[22][23] On 13 September 2022, Blažević signed a new three-year contract with Hammarby, with an option for a further.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 August 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gröndals IK (loan) 2010 Division 1 13000——130
IF Brommapojkarna 2011 Superettan 2030——50
2012 2010——30
2013 Allsvenskan 0000——00
2014 Superettan 180106[lower-alpha 1]0—250
2015 18030——210
Total 530806000670
AFC United 2016 Superettan 0010——10
Assyriska FF 2017 Division 1 10000——00
Total 100100000110
Hammarby IF 2018 Allsvenskan 5010——60
2019 13030——160
2020 403000—70
GIF Sundsvall (loan) 2021 Superettan 11000——110
Hammarby IF 2021 Allsvenskan 101000—20
2022 14030——170
2023 202000—40
Total 5001300000630
Career total 113022060001410
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Blazevic, Davor". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. "Davor Blaževic - En resa till toppen av Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. "Ordförandebloggen #4: Sveriges högst rankade Akademi" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. "Assyriska P-93 är svenska mästare i fotboll" (in Swedish). Assyriska FF. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. "Samtliga spelare i seriesammanhang 1968–2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. "Officiellt: Davor Blazevic förlänger med Brommapojkarna" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. "IF Brommapojkarnas resultat i Allsvenskan" (PDF) (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. "Brommapojkarna i Europa" (PDF) (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. "Superettan 2015" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. "J-Södra fick ingen målvaktsdispens - överklagar domen" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. "Ny målvakt klar för AFC United" (in Swedish). AFC United. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. "Assyriska värvar Davor Blazevic: "Ännu en förlorad son är hemma"" (in Swedish). Assyriska FF. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. "Hammarby skriver korttidskontrakt med Davor Blazevic" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  14. "Hammarby förlänger med Davor Blazevic" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  15. "Johan Wiland opereras – missar resten av säsongen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  16. "Åtta raka räckte inte – lilla silvret till Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  17. ""Han klev av plan – sedan såg jag honom aldrig mer"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  18. "Davor Blazevic: "Väldigt nära att jag slutade"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  19. "Hammarby och Davor överens om förlängning" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  20. "GIF lånar målvakt" (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  21. "Davor lånas ut till GIF Sundsvall" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  22. "Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet på 33 år" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  23. "Bajen golvat från elva meter i titelmatchen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  24. "Klart - Hammarby förlänger med Davor Blazevic" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  25. "Davor Blazevic". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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