Ivan Santini

Ivan Santini (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan santîːni]; born 21 May 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for croatia club HNK Zadar.

Ivan Santini, born in Zadar, played for his hometown side's youth team, until the summer of 2006, when he moved to Inter Zaprešić where he signed his first professional contract and made four first team appearances, scoring his first professional goal in the process. The next season, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg where he spent the duration of the year as a youth player.

He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FC Ingolstadt on 8 March 2009, when he came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in a game against 1860 Munich and scored his first goal. From 2009 to 2012, he played for Zadar. On 31 January 2012, Santini joined SC Freiburg on a six-month loan move with a clause in which Freiburg could buy out his contract.

In June 2013, he signed a contract to join Kortrijk.

On 18 June 2015, Santini moved to Standard Liège on a four-year contract, for a fee of €2 million. In the final of the Belgian Cup in 2016, Santini scored a goal in the 88th minute of the match to secure a dramatic 2–1 win over Club Brugge.

On 3 August 2016, Santini moved to Caen on a three-year contract, for a fee estimated over €2 million. In January 2017, he became the second Croatian player after Dado Pršo to score at least ten goals in Ligue 1.

On 3 July 2018, he moved to Anderlecht on a three-year contract for €3 million fee. He debuted on 13 July 2018 in a friendly match against Ajax and scored two goals. In his official debut, on 28 July 2018, he scored a hat-trick against his former club Kortrijk.

On 5 August 2018, he scored his second hat-trick of the season against Oostende. On 12 August 2018, he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win against Charleroi. He finished the 2018–19 season as the club's top scorer with 16 league goals.