Dejan Lovren

Dejan Lovren is a professional Croatian football player who plays as a center back for Croatia national team and English League Premier club, Liverpool.

 

He also played for Croatian football clubs such as Dinamo Zagreb and Inter Zapresic, French football club, Lyon and English football club, Southampton.

Dejan played for Croatia for various youth teams and made his senior international debut for Croatia in 2009.

Dejan Lovren’s Early Career

Dejan Lovern was born on 5 July 1989 in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia. He is of Croatian nationality and was interested in playing football since his early childhood days. He played at the youth teams of Croatian clubs such as  NK llovac, NK Karlovac, and Dinamo Zagreb.

Dejan Lovren’s Salary and Net worth

His annual salary is around $ 3 million which he receives from playing for Liverpool and has a market value in the region of  € 20 million as of May 2018.

Looking at his professional football career, his net worth is estimated to be around $ 9 million.

Dejan Lovren’s  Career

After playing for the junior team of Dinamo Zagreb, he joined the main team and made his debut against NK Varteks Varazdin on 10 May 2006.

He was the part of the team that went on to win the Croatian First Football League in 2008/09 season and Croatian Football Cup in the same season.

Dejan was later transferred to fellow Croatian football club, Inter Zapresic as the part of the loan deal and was the part of the team that went on to win the Croatian Second Football League for 2006/07 season.

He signed a four and half year contract with French Ligue 1 football club, Lyon for an estimated transfer fee of €8 million plus € 1.5 million in 2010 and made his debut against AS Monaco on 24 January 2010.

The Croatian defender was the part of the successful team that won the Coupe de France for 2011/12 season.

He signed a four-year contract with English professional football club, Southampton for an estimated transfer fee of £8.5 million in the summer of 2013.

Dejan made his debut against West Bromwich Albion on 17 August 2013 and scored his first goal against  Liverpool on 21  September 2013.

He is currently playing for English Premier League football club, Liverpool with whom he signed a four-year contract with for a transfer fee of £20 million and made his debut against Borussia Dortmund on 10 August 2014.

Dejan Lovren’s International  Career

He has played for several Croatian football clubs at their youth teams, he made his senior international debut for Croatia against Qatar on 8 November 2009.

The Croatian defender scored his first international goal against Malta during the 2012 UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifiers on 2 September 2011.

He has represented Croatia at their 2014 FIFA World Cup and is included at the 23 Croatian men squad led by the captain, Luka Modric for the 2018  FIFA World Cup at Russia along with player such as midfielder, Marko Pjaca, and defender, Ivan Strinic.

Dejan Lovren’s Personal Life

Talking about his personal life, he is a happily married man. He is married to his wife, Anita Lovern whom he married in 2012.

The couple is enjoying a happy and harmonious relationship with each other with no signs of divorce and separation.