Ivan LjubiÃÂ (born 7 July 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol.
LjubiÃÂ began his career at First Vienna FC before joining the academy of Austria Wien in 2010. In October 2014, he made his first appearance for the club's reserve team in the Regionalliga.
Ahead of the 2015âÂÂ16 season, Ljubiàsigned for SV Horn. He helped the club win the Regionalliga East title that season and secure promotion to professional football. He made his debut in the second tier on matchday five of the 2016âÂÂ17 season against Floridsdorfer AC, coming on in the 71st minute for Tomislav JuriÃÂ.
After Horn were relegated, Ljubiàjoined Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz ahead of the 2017âÂÂ18 season, signing a contract until June 2019. He was immediately loaned to second-tier club SC Wiener Neustadt.
For the 2018âÂÂ19 season, he was loaned to TSV Hartberg. He made his debut in the Austrian Bundesliga in July 2018 against his parent club Sturm Graz, and scored his first top-flight goal in September 2018 in a 2âÂÂ1 win over SCR Altach. During the winter break of that season, Ljubiàwas recalled by Sturm. Over the following four and a half years, he made 151 competitive appearances for the club, including 117 in the Bundesliga, and won the ÃÂFB-Cup in 2023. After the 2022âÂÂ23 season, he left Graz and joined league rivals LASK on a contract until June 2025. He made 26 Bundesliga appearances for LASK.
Ahead of the 2025âÂÂ26 season, Ljubiàjoined Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol.
LjubiÃÂ made his debut for the Austria national under-21 team in September 2018, when he was named in the starting line-up for a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Armenia.
LjubiÃÂ was born in Vienna, Austria, and is of Croatian descent.
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