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Personal information
Full name: Dejan Lovren
Date of birth: 5 July 1989 (1989-07-05) (age 35)
Place of birth:    Zenica, Flag of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position: Centre back
Club information
Current club Flag of Greece PAOK
Number: 6
Youth clubs

1999–2002
2002–2004
2004–2006
Flag of Germany BSC Sendling
Flag of Croatia NK Ilovac
Flag of Croatia Karlovac
Flag of Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2006–2010
2006–2008
2010–2013
2013–2014
2014–2020
2020–2023
2023–2024
2024–
Flag of Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Flag of CroatiaInter Zaprešić (loan)
Flag of France Lyon
Flag of England Southampton
Flag of England Liverpool
Flag of Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
Flag of France Lyon
Flag of Greece PAOK
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National team
2004–2005
2006
2006–2008
2007–2009
2007–2010
2009–2022
Flag of Croatia Croatia U17
Flag of Croatia Croatia U18
Flag of Croatia Croatia U19
Flag of Croatia Croatia U20
Flag of Croatia Croatia U21
Flag of Croatia Croatia
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Dejan Lovren (born 5 July 1989) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a central defender for Super League Greece club PAOK.

Lovren began his career at GNK Dinamo Zagreb before moving to Olympique Lyonnais in January 2010. He spent three-and-a-half seasons with the Ligue 1 team, winning the 2012 Coupe de France. In 2013, he signed for Southampton, and after one season there, he joined Liverpool for £20 million. He went on to make 185 appearances for the club, winning the UEFA Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020, before joining Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg in day 27 July 2020.

Having previously represented Croatia at various youth levels, he made his senior debut in 2009 and has since gone on to make over 50 appearances for his country. He was selected in Croatia's squads for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the latter of which were beaten finalists against France.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Dinamo Zagreb
Inter Zaprešić
  • 2. HNL: 2006–07
Lyon

Liverpool

International[]

Croatia

Individual

  • FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2018

External links[]

Template:PAOK FC squad

Flag of Croatia Croatia
Croatia – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Pletikosa 2. Vrsaljko 3. Pranjić 4. Perišić 5. Ćorluka 6. Lovren 7. Rakitić 8. Vukojević 9. Jelavić 10. Modrić 11. Srna (c) 12. Zelenika 13. Schildenfeld 14. Brozović 15. Badelj 16. Rebić 17. Mandžukić 18. Olić 19. Sammir 20. Kovačić 21. Vida 22. Eduardo 23. Subašić Manager:  Flag of Croatia Niko Kovač

Croatia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Runners up

1. Livaković 2. Vrsaljko 3. Strinić 4. Perišić 5. Ćorluka 6. Lovren 7. Rakitić 8. Kovačić 9. Kramarić 10. Modrić (c) 11. Brozović 12. L. Kalinić 13. Jedvaj 14. Bradarić 15. Ćaleta-Car 16. N. Kalinić 17. Mandžukić 18. Rebić 19. Badelj 20. Pjaca 21. Vida 22. Pivarić 23. Subašić Manager:  Flag of Yugoslavia Zlatko Dalić

Croatia – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16

1. Kalinić 2. Livaković 3. Sluga 4. Barišić 5. Bradarić 6. Ćaleta-Car 7. Gvardiol 8. Juranović 9. Lovren 10. Škorić 11. Vida 12. Vrsaljko 13. Badelj 14. Brozović 15. Ivanušec 16. Kovačić 17. Modrić (c) 18. Pašalić 19. Vlašić 20. Brekalo 21. Budimir 22. Kramarić 23. Oršić 24. Perišić 25. Petković 26. Rebić Manager:  Flag of Yugoslavia Zlatko Dalić

Template:Croatia squad (2022 (FIFA World Cup)

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