Dejan Lovren

Dejan Lovren (Croatian pronunciation: [dějan lǒʋren]; born 5 July 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Lovren began his career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to Lyon in January 2010. He spent three and a half seasons with the Ligue 1 team and won the 2012 Coupe de France before he signed for Southampton in 2013. After one season with Southampton, he joined Liverpool for £20 million. He went on to make 185 appearances for the club, winning the UEFA Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020, before joining Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg in July 2020. Within four months, he became the captain of the team, replacing Artem Dzyuba. He then returned to Lyon in January 2023, where he appeared 29 times for the side before departing to join PAOK in Greece in 2024. A product of Croatia's youth levels, Lovren played for the senior team between 2009 and 2023 in 78 matches. He represented his nation for the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, winning two World Cup medals in the latter two tournaments. Lovren similarly played in UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Nations League.