Stipe Radić
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Zrinjski Mostar
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2011 Solin
2011–2018 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Hajduk Split II 32 (2)
2019–2021 Hajduk Split 8 (0)
2021–2022 Beerschot 39 (2)
2022–2023 Fortuna Sittard 7 (0)
2023– Zrinjski Mostar 14 (0)
International career‡
2015 Croatia U15 5 (1)
2015–2016 Croatia U16 13 (1)
2016–2017 Croatia U17 17 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U18 4 (0)
2018 Croatia U19 2 (0)
2019–2021 Croatia U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2022

Stipe Radić (born 10 June 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian club Zrinjski Mostar.

Club career

Hajduk Split

A native of Split, Croatia, Radić started his career with Solin before progressing through hometown club Hajduk Split's academy.[2][3] He was then promoted to the reserves in the Croatian Second Football League to start his senior career. He made his debut for the reserve team on 11 November 2018, replacing Hrvoje Relota in the 66th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Bijelo Brdo.[4]

Radić was promoted to the main team roster in late 2019.[1] He made his first-team debut on 1 December 2019, playing the full match as Hajduk lost 4–0 at home to Rijeka in the league.[5]

Beerschot

On 1 February 2021, Radić signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Beerschot, with an option to extend for two more years.[6] Regarded a talented player, his transfer fee amounted to approximately €450,000, ranking as the fourth highest in Beerschot's history.[7]

He made his debut for Beerschot on 7 February 2021, starting in a league match against Antwerp in which his side suffered a narrow 2–1 defeat at home.[8][9] On 28 February 2021, he scored his first professional goal in a league game against Royal Excel Mouscron, securing a 2–2 draw in the 94th minute.[10][11]

After Beerschot suffered relegation to the second division at the end of the 2021–22 season, he was set to leave the club after activating a relegation clause in his contract. However, the club challenged this, claiming that his attempt to activate the relegation clause was untimely.[12] As a result, Radić stopped appearing for Beerschot and trained in Croatia to retain his form, leading the club to withhold his payment.[12][13]

Fortuna Sittard

On 14 December 2022, Radić signed for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on a contract until June 2024, joining as a free agent.[14] This reignited the contractual dispute between the player and his former club Beerschot. However, according to documents obtained from the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) by the Fortuna legal team, Radić was a free agent since 1 July 2022. Radić's lawyers claimed, that on 20 May 2022, he had sent a registered letter to Beerschot expressing his intention to activate the so-called "relegation clause." The deadline for this registered letter was 7 June 2022, and according to Radić's representatives, he complied well within the stipulated timeframe.[15][16]

Radić made his Fortuna debut on 15 January 2023, starting and playing 83 minutes before being substituted off for Paul Gladon in a 2–2 home draw against PSV Eindhoven.[17][18]

Zrinjski Mostar

On 3 September 2023, Radić signed a two-year contract with Zrinjski Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]

International career

A youth international, Radić took part in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship played in his native Croatia with the under-17 team. The team was eliminated in the group stage, finishing last with two defeats and a draw. He gaining a total of 13 caps for the side.[20]

As part of the under-19s, Radić started in two games in 2018.[20]

Radić received his first call-up to the senior team in November 2021 by national team coach Igor Bišćan, replacing the injured Krešimir Krizmanić.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 May 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split II 2018–19 Druga HNL 90——90
2018–19 Druga HNL 110——110
2020–21 Druga HNL 122——122
Total 322——322
Hajduk Split 2019–20 Prva HNL 8000—80
2020–21 Prva HNL 00100010
Total 80100090
Beerschot 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 9110—101
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 30120—321
Total 39230—422
Fortuna Sittard 2022–23 Eredivisie 6000—60
Career total 8544000894

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stipe Radić at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Paun, Vjekoslav (12 January 2019). "WUNDERKIND: STIPE RADIĆ/ 'Fenomenalan je osjećaj nositi dres i biti kapetan Hajduka, a u dalekoj budućnosti volio bih imati karijeru kakvu ima Raphael Varane'". 100posto (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Šalinović, Marin (4 December 2019). "Tko je novi stoper Hajduka? U Solinu počeo kao napadač, a sad gleda videa Ramosa". Index (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bijelo Brdo vs. Hajduk Split II – 11 November 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hajduk Split vs. Rijeka – 1 December 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Stipe Radic signs for Beerschot". K Beerschot VA (Press release). 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Durand, Joachim (3 February 2021). "Cinq choses à savoir sur Stipe Radic, la dernière recrue du Beerschot". Walfoot (in French). Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Wens, Nils (7 February 2021). "Antwerp haalt het in de derby van Beerschot na dolle slotfase". Voetbalkrant (in Flemish). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Beerschot vs. Antwerp – 7 February 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nabeschouwing Jupiler Pro League : speeldag 29". Jupiler Pro League (in Flemish). 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Beerschot vs. Excel Mouscron – 28 February 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Radic versiert contract in Nederland; Beerschot betwist 'transfervrije' overgang". Proximus (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  13. ↑ De Vré, Bart (29 November 2022). "Vermiste verdediger van Beerschot duikt op in Nederland". Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Verdediger Stipe Radic definitief naar Sittard". Fortuna Sittard (Press release) (in Dutch). 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Frans, Koen (15 December 2022). "Belgische voetbalbond bevestigt: Stipe Radic mocht Beerschot transfervrij verlaten". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  16. ↑ Sporken, Rob (24 January 2023). "Balende Stipe Radic zag door 'onzin' in de media ene na andere transfer aan zijn neus voorbijgaan". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "PSV krijgt rekening gepresenteerd voor gemiste kansen: 2–2 bij Fortuna". NOS (in Dutch). 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Fortuna Sittard vs. PSV – 15 January 2023". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "STIPE RADIĆ POJAČAO KONKURENCIJU U ZADNJOJ LINIJI" [STIPE RADIĆ STRENGTHENED THE COMPETITION IN THE BACK LINE] (in Croatian). Zrinjski Mostar. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Stipe Radić – Croatian Football Federation". Croatian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Vulas, Frane (10 November 2021). "Igor Bišćan naknadno pozvao bivšeg stopera Hajduka za kvalifikacijske susrete s Estonijom i Austrijom". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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