Saša Dreven

Saša Dreven
	Dreven with Tampines Rovers against East Bengal at the 2013 AFC Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	27 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Varaždin, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	ASKÖ Oedt
Number	1
Youth career
	Varteks
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Varteks / Varaždin
2012–2013	Tampines Rovers
2013	Podravina
2014–2015	Istra 1961
2014–2015	→ Istra 1961 II
2015	Zavrč
2016–2017	Varteks
2018	Pajde
2019	Lingenau
2019-2020	SW Bregenz
2020	Rotenberg
2021–	ASKÖ Oedt
International career‡
2005	Croatia U15
2006	Croatia U16
2006	Croatia U17
2008	Croatia U18
2007–2008	Croatia U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017

Saša Dreven (born 27 January 1990) is a Croatian football goalkeeper. Dreven is currently playing for Austrian lower league side ASKÖ Oedt.

Club career

Varaždin

Hailing from Trnovec Bartolovečki,^[3] he was a product of the NK Varteks youth academy and joined the first team in 2009 as a 19-year-old. His debut for Varteks in the Prva HNL came in a 0–0 draw on 22 November 2009 against NK Slaven Koprivnica.^[4] The team fell into financial difficulty, changed its name to NK Varaždin in mid-2010, suffered two different suspensions from play by the Croatian Football Federation; Dreven left the team, with unpaid wages, in 2012.

Tampines Rovers

He joined the Singaporean side in 2012 on a free transfer. His debut came on 12 February 2012 against DPMM FC in a 2–2 draw.^[5] At the end of the season he was released.

Return to Croatia

Dreven returned to Croatia in the summer of 2013, joining the third-tier side NK Podravina from Ludbreg, making a mark by scoring from a penalty as well. During the winter break, he made his return to Prva HNL signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract with NK Istra 1961.^[6] Following a season at Istra 1961, he moved on to a short, fruitless stint at NK Zavrč before joining lower-tier fan-run NK Varteks (unassociated with his previous Varteks club).^[7]Varteks.^[8]

Austria

He moved to Austria in 2019 to play for 5th tier-outfit Lingenau and later played for SW Bregenz on the third level.^[9]

Club statistics

As of 3 April 2013.

Club	Season	League		Cup		International		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Varteks / Varaždin
	2008–09	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	2009–10	16	0	4	0	0	0	20	0
	2010–11	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	2011–12	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Total in Croatia		47	0	7	0	0	0	54	0
Tampines Rovers
	2012	24	0	10	0	6	0	40	0
	2013	13	0	2	0	6	0	21	0
Total in Singapore		37	0	12	0	12	0	61	0
Career totals		84	0	19	0	12	0	115	0

References

^ Dreven: Zdrava konkurencija je uvijek dobra at Glas Istre
^ Saša Dreven at the Croatian Football Federation official website
^ Dreven: Zdrava konkurencija je uvijek dobra at Glas Istre
^ "Varaždin vs. Slaven Koprivnica - 21 November 2009 - Soccerway".
^ "Varaždin vs. Slaven Koprivnica - 21 November 2009 - Soccerway".
^ [1] Archived 17 January 2014 at archive.today Vratar Saša Dreven novi član Istre 1961/
^ Nekad mu je zamjena bio prvi vratar Hajduka Lovre Kalinić, a danas će morati za volan kamiona at evarazdin.hr
^ Saša Dreven at the official NK Varteks site
^ Austrian career stats - ÖFB

External links

Saša Dreven at the Croatian Football Federation

[1] Dreven: Zdrava konkurencija je uvijek dobra at Glas Istre

[2] Saša Dreven at the Croatian Football Federation official website

[3] Dreven: Zdrava konkurencija je uvijek dobra at Glas Istre

[4] "Varaždin vs. Slaven Koprivnica - 21 November 2009 - Soccerway".

[5] "Varaždin vs. Slaven Koprivnica - 21 November 2009 - Soccerway".

[6] [1] Archived 17 January 2014 at archive.today Vratar Saša Dreven novi član Istre 1961/

[7] Nekad mu je zamjena bio prvi vratar Hajduka Lovre Kalinić, a danas će morati za volan kamiona at evarazdin.hr

[8] Saša Dreven at the official NK Varteks site

[9] Austrian career stats - ÖFB

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