Rade Krunić

Rade Krunić (Serbian pronunciation: [râːde krûːnitɕ]; born 7 October 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Rade Krunić
Krunić with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rade Krunić
Date of birth (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993
Place of birth Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Milan
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2011 Sutjeska Foča
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sutjeska Foča 15 (3)
2013–2014 Donji Srem 40 (4)
2014–2015 Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2014 → Donji Srem (loan) 11 (1)
2015 Borac Čačak 13 (2)
2015–2019 Empoli 116 (13)
2019– Milan 97 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (0)
2016– Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Krunić started his professional career at Sutjeska Foča, before joining Donji Srem in 2013. In 2014, he moved to Hellas Verona, who loaned him back to Donji Srem later that year. He switched to Borac Čačak in 2015. Later that year, Krunić signed with Empoli. In 2019, he was transferred to Milan.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Krunić made his senior international debut in 2016, earning over 30 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Krunić came through the youth setup of his hometown club Sutjeska Foča, which he joined in 2006. He made his professional debut in 2011 at the age of 17.[2] On 6 November, he scored his first professional goal against Modriča, which secured the victory for his team.[3]

In January 2013, he signed with Serbian side Donji Srem.[4]

In the summer of 2014, Krunić moved to Italian outfit Hellas Verona, who sent him back on a six-month loan to Donji Srem.[5]

In January 2015, he switched to Borac Čačak.[6]

Empoli

In July, Krunić joined Empoli on a three-year deal.[7] He made his official debut for the club against Sassuolo on 4 October.[8] On 24 October, he scored his first goal for Empoli in a triumph over Genoa.[9]

In October 2017, he extended his contract with the team until June 2021.[10]

Krunić was an important piece in Empoli's conquest of the Serie B title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 28 April 2018 and earned them promotion to the Serie A just one season after being relegated. He had an impact of 5 goals and 10 assists.[11]

On 1 December, he played his 100th game for the side against SPAL and managed to score a goal.[12]

Milan

In July 2019, Krunić was transferred to Milan for an undisclosed fee, speculated to be in the region of €8 million.[13]

2019–20 season

He made his competitive debut for the team on 29 September in a loss to Fiorentina.[14] On 3 November, he started his first game for Milan against Lazio.[15]

In February 2020, he suffered a foot injury, which was diagnosed as a broken foot and was ruled out for at least a month. He returned to the pitch on 4 July, over four months after the injury.[16]

2020–21 season

Krunić made his season debut on 21 September against Bologna.[17] On 22 October, he scored his first goal for Milan in a UEFA Europa League game against Celtic.[18] Four months later, he scored his first league goal against his former side Hellas Verona.[19]

2021–22 season

Krunić played his first game of the campaign in a defeat of Sampdoria on 23 August 2021.[20]

On 19 October, he debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Porto.[21]

He won his first title with the club on 22 May 2022, when they were crowned league champions after 11 years.[22]

2022–23 season

Krunić appeared in his first game of the season against Udinese on 13 August.[23]

In September, he signed a new three-year deal with Milan.[24]

He made his 100th appearance for the team against Dinamo Zagreb on 25 October.[25]

On 2 November, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a victory over Red Bull Salzburg.[26]

2023–24 season

Krunić debuted in the season on 21 August against Bologna.[27]

International career

Krunić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[28]

In November 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs against Republic of Ireland,[29] but had to wait until 3 June 2016 to make his debut in a 2016 Kirin Cup tie against Denmark.[30]

On 23 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia, Krunić scored his first senior international goal.[31]

Personal life

Krunić married his long-time girlfriend Ivana in May 2022. Together they have a son named Andrej.[32]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sutjeska Foča 2011–12 First League of RS 92––92
2012–13 First League of RS 6120–81
Total 15320–173
Donji Srem 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 132––132
2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 27230–302
Donji Srem (loan) 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 11110–121
Total 51540–555
Borac Čačak 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 132––132
Empoli 2015–16 Serie A 15110–161
2016–17 Serie A 32210–332
2017–18 Serie B 36500–365
2018–19 Serie A 33510–345
Total 1161330–11913
Milan 2019–20 Serie A 15030–180
2020–21 Serie A 2511012[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]382
2021–22 Serie A 280304[lower-alpha 3]0350
2022–23 Serie A 2300011[lower-alpha 4]1[lower-alpha 5]341
2023–24 Serie A 60002[lower-alpha 6]080
Total 971702921333
Career total 2922416029233726
  1. 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 10 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. goal in UEFA Champions League
  6. appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 11 September 2023[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201610
201720
201850
201951
202051
202150
202240
202342
Total314
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krunić goal.[34]
List of international goals scored by Rade Krunić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019 Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9  Armenia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 8 October 2020 Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
3 23 March 2023 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 28  Iceland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4 2–0

Honours

Empoli[33]

Milan[33]

References
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  2. "Ponosni roditelji reprezentativca BiH Radeta Krunića: I da nije otišao u Milan, on je nama promijenio život". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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  4. "Ko je Rade Krunić? Igra u veznom redu, nesuđeni je igrač Crvene Zvezde". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. "Verona Krunića posudila Donjem Sremu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. "Bomba kraj Morave: Rade Krunić potpisao za Borac!". mozzartsport.rs (in Serbian). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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  8. "Empoli minimalno savladao Sassuolo, Krunić debitovao". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  9. "Rade Krunić strijelac u trijumfu Empolija". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  10. "Krunić produžio ugovor s Empolijem do 2021. godine". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. "Rade Krunić s Empolijem osigurao povratak u Serie A". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  12. "Krunićev eurogol i sjajna asistencija, ali Empoliju samo bod". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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  14. "Krunić debitovao za Milan u teškom porazu od Fiorentine, Giampaolo na ivici otkaza". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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  18. "Milan slavio na Celtic Parku, Rade Krunić postigao prvi gol u dresu Rossonera". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  19. "Eurogol Krunića obilježio pobjedu Milana, Gojak igrao u porazu Torina". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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  21. "Stigli sastavi: Za svoje timove počinju Džeko i Krunić". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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  23. "Milan pobjedom nad Udineseom krenuo u odbranu titule, blistali Rebić i Diaz". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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  26. "Krunić s Milanom u osmini finala, Dinamo završio evropsku avanturu". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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  28. "Rade Krunić: Dobar je znak što imamo mlade igrače u reprezentaciji". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  29. "Baždarević objavio spisak za dvomeč s Irskom, novo ime Rade Krunić". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  30. "Đurić poništio vodstvo Danaca, BiH preko penala do finala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  31. "Zmajevi pobjedom otvorili kvalifikacije za EP: Žilava Armenija kapitulirala na Grbavici". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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