Halil Jaganjac (born 22 June 1998) is a Croatian
handball player who plays for
Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the
Croatian national team.
Career
Jaganjac was born in
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...
to
Bosnian parents. His father hails from
Bosanski Petrovac
Bosanski Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Босански Петровац) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a ...
, and his mother hails from
Prusac
Prusac ( sr-cyrl, Прусац) is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the oldest villages in the Skopaljska valley located in the upstream area of the Vrbas r ...
near
Donji Vakuf
Donji Vakuf ( sr-cyrl, Доњи Вакуф, ) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and w ...
. He rose through the ranks of his home-town club MRK Kozala, starting his professional career with the club in 2014–15. In July 2016, Jaganjac was transferred to
Paris Saint-Germain, signing a three-year contract with the club. In June 2017, Jaganjac was called up by
Lino Červar to the Croatia national team.
Awards and accomplishments
Club
;MRK Kozala
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Croatian League (youth): 2015–16
Individual
;RK Metalurg Skopje
*
SEHA League top scorer:
2017–18
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Macedonian Cup top scorer: 2017–18
References
External links
Profile at PSGhand.fr
1998 births
Living people
Handball players from Rijeka
Croatian male handball players
Expatriate handball players
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
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Bosniaks of Croatia
21st-century Croatian people