Franjo Ivanovic, a 21-year-old forward, is a reinforcement of the professional football team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He signed a contract with the Club valid until 2030, transferring from Union Saint-Gilloise to Luz.
The terms of the deal were detailed to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM): "Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD ("Benfica SAD") informs that it has reached an agreement with Real Union Saint Gilloise ("RUSG") for the acquisition of all the rights of the player Franjo Ivanovic, for an amount of € 22 800 000 (twenty-two million and eight hundred thousand euros), to which is added an amount of € 5 000 000 (five million euros) paid according to pre-defined objectives. The above values include the amounts of the solidarity mechanism, which Benfica SAD will retain for subsequent distribution to the clubs that participated in the player's training, and the intermediation services related to the transfer of the player's rights amounted to € 1 000 000 (one million euros). It is further informed that RUSG will also be entitled to receive a percentage of 20% of the value of the capital gain obtained in a future transfer of the said player. In addition, a sports employment contract was signed with the aforementioned player that is in force until June 30, 2030, which includes a termination clause in the amount of € 100 000 000 (one hundred million euros), which becomes € 60 000 000 (sixty million euros) as of July 1, 2029."
In Austria he took his first steps in football. Born on October 1, 2003, in Schwaz, in the state of Tyrol, Franjo Ivanovic began his sporting career at the age of five, at SVg Mayrhofen, where he played between 2008 and 2015. This was followed by a brief stint, in 2015/2016, at the Germans of JFG Lohwald. The starting point was given for a journey on German soil that led him to the youth teams of FC Augsburg.
It was in the Bavarian emblem that he evolved from February 2016, passing through the Under-17 (17 games and 15 goals), Under-19 (26 games and 12 goals) and FC Augsburg II (42 games and 18 goals). In 2022/23, after scoring 18 goals for the Germans' secondary team, he continued his career in Croatia, whose nationality he assumed since the youth teams, when he began his career in the various national teams.
In the colors of Rijeka, in just over a season – between 2023/24 and the beginning of 2023/24 –, Franjo Ivanovic participated in 51 games and scored 16 goals, data that caught the attention of the Belgians of Union Saint-Gilloise.
In 2024/25, he made 46 appearances and scored 20 goals for the team from the outskirts of Brussels. In the current season, in 2025/26, he scored another goal in the Super Cup played against Club Brugge.
At the same time, Franjo Ivanovic made his career for Croatia's national teams, accounting for 4 caps and 2 goals for the national team. He made his debut on March 20, 2025, against France, in a match for the League of Nations.
Previously, he recorded 35 caps and 11 goals for Croatia's youth teams, ranging from U14 to U21.
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