Dominik Livaković

(football)">Fenerbahçe and the Croatia national team.

Dominik Livaković

Livaković with Dinamo Zagreb in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Dominik Livaković
Date of birth	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Zadar, Croatia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Fenerbahçe
Number	40
Youth career
2007–2012	NK Zadar
2012–2014	NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	NK Zagreb	104	(0)
2016–2023	Dinamo Zagreb	207	(0)
2023–	Fenerbahçe	29	(0)
International career‡
2010	Croatia U15	3	(0)
2011	Croatia U16	3	(0)
2011	Croatia U17	6	(0)
2013–2014	Croatia U19	6	(0)
2013	Croatia U20	1	(0)
2014–2016	Croatia U21	15	(0)
2017–	Croatia	52	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Croatia FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2018 Russia 2022 Qatar UEFA Nations League Runner-up 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

NK Zagreb

Livaković became part of NK Zagreb's first team at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. Initially the club's second-choice goalkeeper, he made his league debut on 31 August 2012, playing the full match in a 1–0 defeat at home to HNK Cibalia. He soon became the club's number one and made a total of 104 league appearances over four seasons, including 90 in the Prva HNL.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 30 August 2015, he agreed to join Dinamo Zagreb at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. He made his league debut for the club on 2 October 2016 in a goalless draw at home to Hajduk Split. On 18 October 2016, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in a 1–0 defeat at home to Sevilla.

On 30 July 2019, in a Champions League qualifying 3–0 victory over Saburtalo Tbilisi, Livaković broke Dražen Ladić's record for most minutes from the start of Dinamo's season without conceding a goal (413), set in 1995. He conceded his first goal of the season three days later, in a 3–1 league victory over Gorica, set the new record at 535.

On 26 August 2020, in a Champions League qualifier against CFR Cluj, Livaković saved Ciprian Deac's penalty kick. The game went to extra time and ended as a 2–2 draw, resulting in a penalty shoot-out. Livaković saved Cătălin Golofca's attempt which would turn out crucial as Dinamo won the shootout 6–5 and progressed to the third qualifying round. In the 2020–21 Europa League group stage, Livaković was praised for his performances after he conceded only one goal in five games and led Dinamo to the first place in their group. He notably saved Steven Berghuis's penalty kick in Dinamo's 0–0 draw with Feyenoord on 22 October. On 18 March 2021, in the Europa League Round of 16 against Tottenham Hotspur, Livaković saved Harry Kane's close-range effort when the score was 3–0 for Dinamo, leading the club to a 3–2 aggregate victory and the first Europa League quarter-final in its history.

Fenerbahçe

 

On 25 August 2023, Livaković joined Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe on a €6.65 million fee, signing a 5-year contract. On 6 September, he was announced as one of the nominees for the 2023 Yashin Trophy.

Livaković received his first call-up to the Croatia national football team for their friendly against Moldova in May 2016. He made his debut against Chile in the 2017 China Cup where Croatia lost on penalties.

In May 2018 Livaković was named to Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was eventually part of the team that finished runners-up after losing the final against France. He made his competitive debut against England in the 2018–19 Nations League match held on 12 October 2018 at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka, which ended in a scoreless draw.

After disappointing performances by Lovre Kalinić, Livaković became Croatia's first-choice goalkeeper for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, starting with match day 3 against Wales, held on 8 June 2019.

On 5 December 2022, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match against Japan, Livaković was named Man of the Match after saving three penalties in the shoot-out to help his side advance to the quarter-finals. He became the third goalkeeper to make three saves in a World Cup shoot-out, after Ricardo in 2006 and his fellow countryman Danijel Subašić in 2018. In the aforementioned quarter-finals, he saved another penalty in the shoot-out against Brazil, helping Croatia advance to the semi-finals. He produced eleven saves, with the performance earning him another Man of the Match award, as well as the rare 10/10 rating from L'Équipe, making him the 15th player in the magazine's history to be awarded it. In the semi-final against Argentina, Livaković collided with the Argentine striker Julián Álvarez in the Croatian penalty area, provoking a penalty for Argentina taken by Lionel Messi. Croatia qualified to the third place play-off against Morocco, whom they defeated 2–1. Despite being one of the favorites for the Golden Glove award, he lost it to Emiliano Martínez.

Livaković hails from a prominent family. His father Zdravko Livaković is a construction engineer and a former State Secretary in the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure during the mandate of Božidar Kalmeta. His paternal grandfather and grandmother were a radiologist and an English teacher, respectively. His mother Manuela Skoblar is Josip Skoblar's first cousin once removed.

In June 2022, Livaković married his long-time girlfriend Helena Matić in the Zadar Cathedral.

He credited Danijel Subašić, David de Gea and Iker Casillas as his football role models.

Club

As of match played 18 April 2024