Mario Gavranović
Gavranović with Schalke 04 in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mario Gavranović | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lugano, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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HNK Rijeka | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | AS Vezia | ||
| 2000–2006 | Team Ticino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Lugano | 21 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Yverdon-Sport | 20 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Schalke 04 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Schalke 04 II | 5 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Zürich | 90 | (26) |
| 2016– | Rijeka | 27 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Switzerland U17 | 1 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U19 | 8 | (6) |
| 2008–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland | 11 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2014 |
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Mario Gavranović (born 24 November 1989 in Lugano) is a Swiss professional footballer, playing for HNK Rijeka in Croatia's 1. HNL.
Born to Bosnian Croat parents, his family moved from Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Lugano, Switzerland one year before Gavranović was born.
Gavranović began his football career with AS Vezia, before was scouted by Team Ticino U18 the youth academy of AC Lugano. In the 2006–07 season he played his first professional games in the Swiss Challenge League for FC Lugano and in his second season he scored eight goals in 21 games. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Yverdon-Sport and scored another eight goals in only 20 games. For the 2008–09 season, he moved to Neuchâtel Xamax.
After a successful start at Neuchâtel Xamax having scored eight goals in 17 games, Gavranović left his team to sign for Schalke 04 on 1 February 2010. He scored a vital goal for Schalke 04 in the Round of 16 in the Champions League against Valencia, which led his team to a 4—2 victory and a place in the quarter-finals. Gavranović joined fellow Bundesliga side Mainz on a season-long loan deal on 31 August 2011. Mainz reportedly paid €200,000 to secure his services and the loan included a deal for a permanent transfer worth €1.5m.
After only making five appearances during his loan spell, Gavranović returned to Schalke at which point he agreed to cancel his contract in May 2012 and moved on a free transfer to FC Zürich in the summer. He made his debut for Zürich on 15 July 2012, and scored his first goal from the penalty spot in the same match, a 1-1 draw with FC Luzern.
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