Danijel_Nizic
Danijel Nizic
Australian soccer player
Danijel Nizic (Croatian: Danijel Nižić, pronounced [dǎnijel nǐːʒitɕ]; born 15 March 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who is a goalkeeper who most recently played for Macarthur FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijel Nizic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Workington (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chorley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Morecambe | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Sydney United | 70 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Macarthur FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Australia U-23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2018 | |||
Nizic was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Australian and Croatian parents.[3] He started his career with local side Sydney FC, before going on trial in 2012 with League One side Portsmouth.[3] He spent a year with the side on trial but was unable to complete a permanent move to the club due to work permit issues.[3] In July 2013, he signed for Championship side Burnley on a two-year contract after securing a work permit, also becoming fourth goalkeeper to sign for the club in the summer.[4]
In January 2014, he joined Conference North side Workington on an initial one-month loan along with Kyle Brownhill.[5]
In October 2015, he joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan,[6] making his debut for the club in an FA Cup first round tie against non-league Eastleigh. After first choice keeper Ben Garratt had been sent off, Nizic came on as a 64th-minute substitute.[7]
In April 2016, it was announced that Nizic was to leave Burnley at the end of the season after his contract was not renewed.[8]
In July 2016 Nizic signed for League Two side Morecambe, after a spell on trial at the club.[9] Nizic left Morecambe in May 2018, citing an intention to return to Australia.[10]
He joined A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 July 2018.[11] In November 2019, it was announced that Nizic had been released from the Wanderers, having made one league and four cup appearances.[12]
In August 2023, Nizic returned to the A-League Men, joining Macarthur FC on a one-year contract.[13]
With Sydney United:
National Premier Leagues NSW Championship: 2020[14]
- As of match played 7 November 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Workington (loan) | 2013–14[15] | Conference North | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Chorley (loan) | 2014–15[15] | Conference North | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2015–16[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Morecambe | 2016–17[15] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017–18[15] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Morecambe total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Burnley FootballSquads". Football Squads. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "Goalkeeper Nizic signs". Claretsmad. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- "Burnley sign goalkeeper Daniel Nizic on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- "Burnley pair join Workington AFC on loan". Burnley Express. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- "Danijel Nizic: Burnley loan keeper to Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Crewe Alexandra: Steve Davis questions Daniel Nizic". BBC Sport. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- Boden, Chris (13 April 2016). "New deals for trio as three depart Turf Moor". Burnley Express. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "Morecambe: Ex-Burnley keeper Daniel Nizic and Liverpool's Jack Dunn sign". BBC Sport. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- "Dan Nizic: Morecambe goalkeeper will move back to Australia". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Wanderers secure keepers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2018.
- "Wanderers release young keeper Nizic". A-League. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Bulls sign goalkeeper Nizic". Macarthur FC. 10 August 2023.
- Boulous, Chris (26 October 2020). "CHAMPIONS: Nothing can rain on Sydney United 58's parade". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- "D. Nizic". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- Danijel Nizic at Soccerbase
