Dejan Lovren
Dejan Lovren (Croatian pronunciation: [dějan lǒʋren]; born 5 July 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
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Lovren with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dejan Lovren | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BSC Sendling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | NK Ilovac | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | NK Karlovac | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Dinamo Zagreb | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 50 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Lyon | 72 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Southampton | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Liverpool | 131 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 50 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lyon | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U17 | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Croatia U19 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Croatia U21 | 19 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2022 | Croatia | 78 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lovren began his career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to Lyon in January 2010. He spent three-and-a-half seasons with the Ligue 1 team and won the 2012 Coupe de France before he signed for Southampton in 2013. After one season with Southampton, 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 Saint Petersburg in July 2020. Within four months, he became the captain of the team, replacing Artem Dzyuba.
Having previously represented Croatia at various youth levels, Lovren made his senior debut in 2009 and went on to make over 70 appearances for his country. He was selected in Croatia's squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 (in which they were beaten finalists against France) and 2022, as well as UEFA Euro 2020.