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'{{Redirect|Lovren|his brother|Davor Lovren}} {{short description|Croatian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dejan "Jock sniffer" Lovren | image = Dejan Lovren 2018.jpg | image_size = | caption = Lovren with [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] | fullname = Dejan Lovren<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|07|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Zenica]], [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|SR Bosnia and<br/>Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]<ref name =zenica>{{cite news |title= VIDEO: DEJAN LOVREN SE VRATIO U KRAJ U KOJEM JE ODRASTAO Dočekalo ga nekoliko tisuća fanova, on ih iznenadio: 'Ovdje ću otvoriti Dom za starije osobe'|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/sport/nogomet/video-dejan-lovren-se-vratio-u-kraj-u-kojem-je-odrastao-docekalo-ga-nekoliko-tisuca-fanova-on-ih-iznenadio-ovdje-cu-otvoriti-dom-za-starije-osobe/7658832/ |work=Jutarnji list|date=26 July 2018|accessdate=25 December 2019|language=hr}}</ref> | height = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/player/dejan-lovren|title=First Team Profiles |publisher=Liverpoolfc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=20 September 2014}}</ref> | position = [[Centre back]] | currentclub = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[BSC Sendling]] | youthyears2 = 1999–2002 | youthclubs2 = NK Ilovac | youthyears3 = 2002–2004 | youthclubs3 = [[NK Karlovac]] | youthyears4 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs4 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] | years1 = 2006–2010 | clubs1 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = → [[NK Inter Zaprešić|Inter Zaprešić]] (loan) | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2010–2013 | clubs3 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps3 = 72 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2014– | clubs5 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] | caps5 = 131 | goals5 = 5<!--ONLY SHOW LEAGUE GOALS IN INFOBOX --> | nationalyears1 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam1 = [[Croatia national under-17 football team|Croatia U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 18 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2006 | nationalteam2 = [[Croatia national under-18 football team|Croatia U18]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2006–2008 | nationalteam3 = [[Croatia national under-19 football team|Croatia U19]] | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2007–2009 | nationalteam4 = [[Croatia national under-20 football team|Croatia U20]] | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2007–2010 | nationalteam5 = [[Croatia national under-21 football team|Croatia U21]] | nationalcaps5 = 19 | nationalgoals5 = 3 | nationalyears6 = 2009– | nationalteam6 = [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] | nationalcaps6 = 57 | nationalgoals6 = 3 Career Mistakes : 6000 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|CRO}}}} {{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 Russia]]|}} | club-update = 19:25, 21 June 2020 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:10, 13 October 2019 (UTC) }} '''Dejan Lovren''' ({{IPA-sh|dějan lǒʋren|hr}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f1lhXhQ%3D&keyword=Dejan|title=Dèjan|quote=Dèjan|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=17 March 2018|language=sh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=e15hWxQ%3D&keyword=Sv. |title=Lóvro| quote=Lòvren| website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=17 March 2018|language=sh}}</ref> born 5 July 1989) is a Croatian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre back]] for {{English football updater|Liverpoo}} club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and the [[Croatia national football team|Croatia national team]]. He is notoriously known for stealing a living and being a clown in defence. Lovren began his career at [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] before moving to [[Olympique Lyonnais]] 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 F.C.|Southampton]] in 2013. After one season with Southampton, he joined [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for £20&nbsp;million and has since made over 150 appearances for the club, being part of the squad that won the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[2019 UEFA Champions League Final|2019]]. Having previously represented Croatia at various youth levels, he made his senior debut in 2009 and has since gone on to make over 40 appearances for his country. He was selected in Croatia's squads for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] in Brazil and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia, the latter of which were beaten finalists against [[France national football team|France]]. ==Early life== Lovren was born to [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Croat]] parents in a hospital in [[Zenica]] and spent his first years of life in the village of [[Kraljeva Sutjeska]].<ref name =zenica/><ref name="LFC profile">{{cite web|title=Dejan Lovren Player Profile |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1275 |publisher=LFC History|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref> His family fled from Yugoslavia to [[Munich]] to escape the [[Bosnian War]] when Lovren was three years old, and he spent the next seven years in Germany. His family eventually had to leave as they did not possess necessary documentation to reside in Germany and settled in [[Karlovac]], Croatia, 50 kilometres southwest of the capital city of [[Zagreb]].<ref name="gard">{{cite news|last1=Doyle|first1=Paul|title=Dejan Lovren puts traumas behind him to enjoy Southampton high life|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/30/dejan-lovren-southampton-croatia-chelsea|work=The Guardian|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref> Lovren initially found settling in Croatia difficult, and struggled in school for a couple of years due to his unfamiliarity with the [[Croatian language]].<ref name="gard" /> His younger brother [[Davor Lovren|Davor]] is also a footballer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/26/liverpool-identify-dejan-lovrens-brother-davor-as-possible-transfer-target-report-5463030/|title=Liverpool identify Dejan Lovren's brother Davor as possible transfer target|first=Mark|last=Brus|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=26 October 2015}}</ref> ==Club career== ===Dinamo Zagreb=== Lovren first played football in Germany with Munich-based [[BSC Sendling]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dejan Lovren: Vom BSC Sendling ins WM-Halbfinale |url=https://www.fupa.net/berichte/bsc-sendling-muenchen-dejan-lovren-vom-bsc-sendling-ins-wm-h-2108278.html |website=www.fupa.net |accessdate=29 August 2018 |language=German |date=10 July 2018}}</ref> After moving to Croatia, he played for local teams NK Ilovac and [[NK Karlovac]] as a youth before joining [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb]] in 2004. On 10 May 2006, he made his debut for Dinamo in a [[Croatian First Football League]] match against [[NK Varaždin|NK Varteks Varaždin]]. On 17 July 2006, Lovren was loaned to [[NK Inter Zaprešić]] for two seasons where he made 50 league appearances and scored one goal. Following his return from loan Lovren regularly featured in Dinamo's starting XI, appearing in 38 matches throughout the [[NK Dinamo Zagreb season 2008–09|2008–09 season]] and scoring three goals. In the [[NK Dinamo Zagreb season 2009–10|2009–10 season]], he featured in all four of Dinamo's [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|UEFA Champions League qualifiers]] against [[Pyunik Yerevan]] and [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]], and managed to score a header against Pyunik.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dinamo pred praznim Maksimirom prošao dalje| url=http://sport.dnevnik.hr/clanak/champions_league/uzivo-dinamo-pyunik-0-0.html| publisher =Dnevnik| date=21 July 2009|accessdate=8 September 2009| language=Croatian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825183856/http://sport.dnevnik.hr/clanak/champions_league/uzivo-dinamo-pyunik-0-0.html|archivedate=25 August 2009}}</ref> ===Lyon=== [[File:Dejan Lovren.jpg|thumb|upright|Lovren playing for [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] in 2010]] In January 2010, Lovren signed for French [[Ligue 1]] club [[Olympique Lyonnais]] for €8&nbsp;million plus €1.5&nbsp;million in incentives on a four-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reference Document 2008/09 |url=http://www.actusnews.com/documents/ACTUS-0-3288-OL-DDR-0809-GB.pdf |work=Olympique Lyonnais |publisher=www.actusnews.com|accessdate=15 June 2013|page=101 |format=PDF}}</ref> He made his competitive debut on 24 January 2010 in their 2–1 defeat to [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] in the [[2009–10 Coupe de France|Coupe de France]], playing the full match. His Ligue 1 debut came on 31 January in Lyon's 2–1 win at home against [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], once again playing the full 90 minutes. During the second half of the season, he made 10 appearances, mostly as a substitute. He was not allowed to participate in Lyon's matches in the UEFA Champions League that season as he had already played in the competition for Dinamo Zagreb. Lovren's playing time increased during the [[2010–11 Olympique Lyonnais season|2010–11 season]] following the departure of two other defenders, [[Jean-Alain Boumsong]] and [[Mathieu Bodmer]], in the summer of 2010. During the season, he gradually established himself as a first team regular starter, playing as a centre-back alongside [[Cristiano Marques Gomes|Cris]] as well as being used as a right or left full-back, demonstrating himself as a versatile defender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/support-inside-barcelona-lyon-defender-lovren-increasing-3422641|title=Support inside Barcelona for Lyon defender Lovren increasing|year=2012|work=tribalfootball.com|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> In November 2010 Lovren was listed in the ''[[Don Balón]]'' list of the 100 best young players in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Balon's list of the 100 best young players in the world|url=http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2010/11/02/don-balons-list-of-the-100-best-young-players-in-the-world/|publisher=Don Balón|date=2 November 2010|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> On 23 January 2012, Lovren extended his contract with Lyon for two more seasons, signing with the French club until 2016. He started for Lyon in the [[2012 Coupe de France Final]], a 1–0 win over [[US Quevilly|Quevilly]], but was substituted after 18 minutes for [[Bakary Koné]]. ===Southampton=== On 14 June 2013, Lovren signed for [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee,<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints Land Lovren|publisher=Southampton FC|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/saints-land-lovren-868792.aspx |accessdate=14 June 2013|date= 14 June 2013}}</ref> which was estimated at £8.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson|first=Gordon|title=Saints make £8m swoop for defender |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/10487269.Saints_make___8m_swoop/|date=14 June 2013|newspaper=Southampton Echo|accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> He made his debut on 17 August 2013, in a 1–0 win against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=West Brom 0 – 1 Southampton| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23644676| publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 August 2013|accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Southampton against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]] on 21 September 2013, a goal which proved to be the winner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool 0 – 1 Southampton| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24089810|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 September 2013 |accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref> On 19 October, he assisted [[Adam Lallana]] for the equalising goal against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in a 1–1 draw at [[Old Trafford]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester United 1 – 1 Southampton| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24503988| publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 October 2013 |accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref> He added a second league goal in a 2–2 away draw against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 18 January 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunderland 2 – 2 Southampton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25693406|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=18 January 2014|accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref> but was stretchered off late in the game and required hospital treatment after the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pochettino admits concern over Lovren and Ramirez injuries|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2014/01/19/4553427/pochettino-admits-concern-over-lovren-and-ramirez-injuries|first=Harry|last=Slavin|publisher=Goal.com|date=19 January 2014|accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref> On 23 January, it was announced that along with midfielder [[Gastón Ramírez]], Lovren would be out for six-to-eight weeks with ankle ligament damage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaston Ramirez and Dejan Lovren out for up to eight weeks| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25848751| publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> At the conclusion of his first season in the [[Premier League]], Lovren was named in [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg Sports]]' Power 50 list, which provides statistical rankings of performances from players in Europe's top five leagues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saints trio in Bloomberg Power 50|publisher=Southampton FC|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/22052014-fonte-lovren-lambert-bloomberg-power-50-1569451.aspx|date=22 May 2014|accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref> He was the fifth-highest ranked player from the Premier League in 31st position.<ref>{{cite web|title=Power 50 List|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg Sports]]|url=https://www.bsports.com/power50-list#.U4Dh6CqtNMU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525214140/https://www.bsports.com/power50-list#.U4Dh6CqtNMU|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2014|accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref> After much speculation regarding Lovren's future following the departures of Adam Lallana, [[Luke Shaw]] and [[Rickie Lambert]] from Southampton, ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' reported on 25 July 2014 that Southampton had agreed a fee with Liverpool for the sale of Lovren, who was set to undergo a medical at the [[Merseyside]] club after reportedly handing in a transfer request at Southampton.<ref>{{cite news|title = Liverpool FC agree £20m deal for Lovren|work=Liverpool Echo| url= http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-fc-agree-20m-deal-7509715|date=25 July 2014|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> ===Liverpool=== [[File:Dejan Lovren cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Lovren playing for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2014]] On 27 July 2014, Lovren became the third Southampton player that transfer window to join Liverpool, after Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana. He signed a four-year deal for a reported fee of £20&nbsp;million, becoming the most expensive defender in Liverpool's history until [[Virgil van Dijk]] joined the club in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title = Liverpool sign Dejan Lovren from Southampton|publisher=BBC Sport| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28492306| date=27 July 2014|accessdate=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Dejan Lovren seals Liverpool transfer|publisher=Liverpool Football Club| url= http://liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/167331-dejan-lovren-seals-liverpool-transfer|date=27 July 2014|accessdate=27 July 2014}}</ref> On 10 August 2014 he made his debut in a friendly for Liverpool against [[Borussia Dortmund]] at Anfield, scoring the second goal in a 4–0 victory,<ref>{{cite web|title = Liverpool 4–0 Borussia Dortmund|publisher=BBC Sport| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28732036|date=10 August 2014|accessdate=10 August 2014}}</ref> and made his competitive debut on 17 August in the club's opening game of the Premier League season, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win over former club Southampton at Anfield.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool 2–1 Southampton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28730043|accessdate=17 August 2014|publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 August 2014}}</ref> He scored his first official goal for Liverpool on 28 October, when he headed in the game-winner from a free-kick in a fourth round [[2014–15 Football League Cup|League Cup]] 2–1 victory over [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool 2–1 Swansea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29699743|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 October 2014|date=28 October 2014}}</ref> However, following his poor performance in a [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] defeat to [[FC Basel|Basel]], Lovren was dropped from the first team.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Darren|title=Dejan Lovren's Liverpool future in doubt as teammates lose faith in defender after dismal start| url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dejan-lovrens-liverpool-future-doubt-4800297|publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]|accessdate=5 November 2015|date=12 December 2015}}</ref> As the last penalty taker, Lovren put his attempt over the crossbar as Liverpool lost in a [[penalty shootout]] to [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] on 26 February 2015 as they were eliminated from the last 32 of the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Whalley|first1=Mike|title=Besiktas 1–0 Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31627521|accessdate=27 February 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=26 February 2015}}</ref> The ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]]'' website included Lovren in a feature about the [[2014–15 Premier League]]'s 20 worst signings which remarked on the number of his errors that resulted in opposition goals.<ref>{{cite news |title=20 worst Premier League signings of the 2014–15 season| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11616110/20-worst-Premier-League-signings-of-the-201415-season.html?frame=3257609|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=4 November 2015|date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Lovren regained his place in the lineup for the first three games of the [[2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season|2015–16 season]] and performed well securing three clean sheets and seven points. However, following a pair of defeats to [[West Ham United]] and rivals Manchester United in which the defence conceded six goals, Lovren again lost his place to [[Mamadou Sakho]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodgers Insists Sakho Remains in His Long-Term Plans |url=http://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/liverpool-fc-news-coverage/2015/9/17/9344453/brendan-rodgers-mamadou-sakho-start-bordeaux-new-contract-lovren|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|accessdate=4 November 2015|date=17 September 2015}}</ref> On 8 November he came on as a substitute for Sakho in a 2–1 defeat to [[Crystal Palace FC|Crystal Palace]] at Anfield, with Sakho sustaining a knee injury that ruled him out for two months.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho out six to eight weeks with knee injury|url=http://www.espnfc.com/liverpool/story/2709248/mamadou-sakho-out-six-eight-weeks-for-liverpool-knee-injury|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|accessdate=13 November 2015|date=13 November 2015}}</ref> On 13 December, in a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion, Lovren was stretchered off the pitch in the 79th minute due to injury and was replaced by [[Divock Origi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35055770 |title=Liverpool 0–0 West Brom |date=13 December 2015|publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate= 14 December 2015}}</ref> The following 14 April, Lovren scored a stoppage-time winning goal in a 4–3 [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] quarter-final win over Borussia Dortmund.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/14/liverpool-borussia-dortmund-europa-league-report|title=Liverpool's Dejan Lovren sinks Borussia Dortmund in stirring comeback|last=Hunter|first=Andy|date=14 April 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref> Having endured a difficult start to his career at Liverpool, by the end of the 2015–16 season under [[Jürgen Klopp]], Lovren was described as having transformed into a "calm and composed" leader on the pitch by ''Liverpool Echo''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=James|title=Blood Red: Lovren's transformation epitomises Liverpool FC's progress under Klopp|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blood-red-lovrens-transformation-epitomises-11297940|publisher=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=15 May 2016|date=7 May 2016}}</ref> On 28 April 2017, Lovren extended his contract with Liverpool, until 2021. Which was met with widespread criticism by the fans due to Lovren's past mistakes <ref>{{cite web|title=Dejan Lovren: Liverpool centre-back signs new deal until 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39744882|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 April 2017|date=28 April 2017}}</ref> [[File:Spartak Moscow VS. Liverpool (15).jpg|thumb|left|Lovren (right) playing for Liverpool in 2017]] He had a rocky start to the [[2017–18 Liverpool F.C. season|2017–18 season]], being at fault for [[Harry Kane]] and [[Son Heung-min]]'s early goals as [[Tottenham Hotspur]] defeated Liverpool 4–1 on 22 October 2017. He was substituted for [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]] after only half an hour.<ref name="review" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-vs-liverpool-player-ratings-dejan-lovren-harry-kane-dele-alli-son-hueng-min-a8014126.html|title=Dejan Lovren endures a nightmare to forget as Tottenham light up Wembley with demolition of Liverpool |publisher=The Independent|last=Corless|first=Liam|date=22 October 2017|accessdate=23 December 2019}}</ref> On 17 December, Lovren scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]; a result which saw Liverpool become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive away league matches by a margin of at least three goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/liverpool-make-history-with-away-game-goal-tally/12jskoyjq9br01o8rlni44sp02|title=Liverpool Make History with Record Away Goal Tally |publisher=Goal|last=Crawford|first=Stephen|date=17 December 2017|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> After Virgil van Dijk's arrival on 1 January, he and Lovren built a steady partnership at the heart of Liverpool's defence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-champions-final-vandijk/van-dijk-has-made-me-a-better-player-says-liverpools-lovren-idUKKCN1IN301|title=van Dijk has made me a better player, says Liverpool's Lovren|publisher=Reuters|date=26 May 2018|accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref> On 14 January 2018, Lovren captained Liverpool for the first time in a 4–3 win against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{Cite web| first =Chris| last=Shaw | date= 14 January 2018 |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/287374-lovren-being-liverpool-captain-was-an-honour| title=Lovren: Being Liverpool captain was an honour|publisher=Liverpool FC|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> On 13 May, Lovren scored his second goal of the season in a 4–0 win over [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton and Hove Albion]], which secured Liverpool's qualification for the [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|Champions League next season]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44020158| title=Liverpool 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion|date=13 May 2018| publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> Lovren, as well, played a significant role in Liverpool's [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] run, where the team reached the [[2018 UEFA Champions League Final|final]], but eventually lost it to the ruling champions [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]].<ref name="review">{{Cite web| first =Joel| last=Rabinowitz | date= 1 June 2018 |url=https://www.thisisanfield.com/2018/06/dejan-lovren-2017-18-season-review-a-tale-of-two-halves-for-battling-centre-back| title=Dejan Lovren 2017/18 Season Review: A campaign of two halves for battling centre-back|publisher=This Is Anfield|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| first =Rob| last=Smyth | date= 26 May 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/may/26/real-madrid-v-liverpool-champions-league-final-2018-live| title=Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win Champions League final 2018 – as it happened|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| first =Andy| last=Hunter | date= 26 May 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/26/real-madrid-liverpool-champions-league-final-player-ratings#maincontent| title=Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool: Champions League final player ratings|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> Lovren entered the [[2018–19 Liverpool F.C. season|2018–19 season]] injured following that summer's [[2018 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].<ref name="talk_Jurg">{{Cite web| title = Jurgen Klopp reveals when he expects Dejan Lovren to return from injury| work = talkSPORT| date = 24 August 2018| access-date = 18 January 2020| url = https://talksport.com/football/414907/liverpool-dejan-lovren-expected-return-from-injury-after-international-break-jurgen-klopp/}}</ref> He returned to the squad for an [[2018–19 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]] match against [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]] that Liverpool lost 1–2.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45569330| title=Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea|date=26 September 2018| publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> On 26 December, he scored the opening goal in the 4–0 win over [[Newcastle United]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46615145| title=Liverpool 4–0 Newcastle United|date=26 December 2018| publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> During the match against Manchester City on 3 January, Lovren made a crucial error that lead to [[Sergio Agüero]]'s opening goal. Liverpool lost the match 2–1 and ending their unbeaten run in the [[2018–19 Premier League|Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web| first =Jamie| last=Jackson | date= 3 January 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/03/manchester-city-liverpool-premier-league-player-ratings| title=Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool: Premier League player ratings|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| first =Joe| last=Moore | date= 5 January 2019 |url=https://talksport.com/football/468395/liverpool-dejan-lovren-midfield-win-anything/| title=Liverpool will not win ANYTHING with Dejan Lovren and the midfield that faced Man City, claims talkSPORT host|publisher=talkSPORT|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> Six minutes into the [[2018–19 FA Cup|FA Cup]] game against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on 7 January, Lovren got injured and substituted for [[Ki-Jana Hoever]].<ref>{{Cite web| first =Christopher| last=Simpson | date= 7 January 2019 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2711932-liverpools-dejan-lovren-suffers-injury-vs-wolves-replaced-by-ki-jana-hoever| title=Liverpool's Dejan Lovren Suffers Injury vs. Wolves, Replaced by Ki-Jana Hoever|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> He subsequently lost his spot in the starting XI playing only two full games for the remainder of the season, as Liverpool lost the Premier League by a single point behind eventual champions Manchester City<ref>{{Cite web| first =Tom| last=Rostance | date= 5 January 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48152845| title=Premier League title: The tiny margins that divided Man City and Liverpool|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> and won the [[2019 UEFA Champions League Final]] against Tottenham Hotspur where he remained an unused substitute.<ref>{{Cite web| first =Phil| last=McNulty | date= 1 June 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48368443| title=Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| first =Damir| last=Dobrinić | date= 1 June 2019 |url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/nogomet/liga-prvaka/video-liverpool-je-novi-prvak-europe-dejan-lovren-slavi-jrgen-klopp-i-drustvo-izvode-svoj-sou-na-prepunom-raspjevanom-wanda-metropolitanu/8951873/| title=VIDEO: LIVERPOOL JE NOVI PRVAK EUROPE! Dejan Lovren slavi, Jürgen Klopp i društvo izvode svoj šou na prepunom, raspjevanom Wanda Metropolitanu!|publisher=Sportske novosti|access-date=22 December 2019|language=hr}}</ref> During the summer 2019, Lovren demanded a transfer since he did not want to be a substitute. The strongest interest was expressed by [[Serie A]] clubs [[AC Milan|Milan]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/ac-milan-in-continuous-talks-for-lovren-the-details-14104| title=AC Milan in continuous talks for Lovren: the details|date=7 July 2018| publisher=Calciomercato|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> and [[A.S. Roma|Roma]].<ref>{{Cite web| first =Christopher| last=Simpson | date= 4 September 2019 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2852333-dejan-lovren-says-he-wanted-to-leave-liverpool-but-turned-down-roma-move| title=Dejan Lovren Says He 'Wanted to Leave' Liverpool, but Turned Down Roma Move|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> He was therefore left out of the squad for [[2019 UEFA Super Cup]], which Liverpool won beating Chelsea on penalties.<ref>{{Cite web| first =Tom| last=Sunderland | date= 13 August 2019 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2849470-liverpools-dejan-lovren-out-of-super-cup-amid-roma-transfer-rumours| title=Liverpool's Dejan Lovren out of Super Cup Amid Roma Transfer Rumours|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| first =Gary| last=Rose | date= 14 August 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49332825| title=Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> Lovren returned to the squad for an [[2019–20 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]] match against [[Milton Keynes Dons|MK Dons]] on 25 September.<ref>{{Cite web| first =Charlie| last=Malam | date= 26 September 2019 |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1182737/Liverpool-player-ratings-MK-Dons-Rhian-Brewster-Naby-Keita-Harvey-Elliott-Carabao-Cup| title=Liverpool player ratings vs MK Dons: Three players handed fives as two youngsters shine|publisher=Express|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> He went on to solidify his spot in the starting XI following [[Joël Matip]]'s injury.<ref>{{Cite web| first =Rory| last=Marsden | date= 22 November 2019 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2863822-dejan-lovren-says-he-started-from-zero-again-at-liverpool-after-injury| title=Dejan Lovren Says He 'Started from Zero Again' at Liverpool After Injury|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> On 27 November, he scored the equalizer in the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E|group stage]] match against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], that ended as a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web| first =Andy| last=Hunter | date= 27 November 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/27/liverpool-napoli-champions-league-match-report| title=Dejan Lovren’s header rescues point for Liverpool against Napoli|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> However, on 10 December, he suffered a knee injury in a game against Red Bull Salzburg and was substituted for [[Joe Gomez (footballer)|Joe Gomez]].<ref>{{Cite web| first =Jake| last=Polden | date= 10 December 2019 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-dejan-lovren-forced-knee-21068222| title=Dejan Lovren forced off with knee injury in Liverpool's clash with RB Salzburg|publisher=Mirror|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> The injury forced him to miss the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup]], which Liverpool won beating [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] 1–0 in the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{Cite web| first =Melissa| last=Reddy | date= 21 December 2019 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/liverpool-vs-flamengo-result-report-goal-firmino-club-world-cup-final-2019-a9256636.html| title=Roberto Firmino the hero again as Liverpool beat Flamengo to win the Club World Cup final|publisher=The Independent|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> He returned on 26 January 2020 and captained the team in an [[2019–20 FA Cup|FA Cup]] game against [[Shrewsbury Town]] that ended as a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web| first =Alex| last=Hess | date= 26 January 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/jan/26/shrewsbury-v-liverpool-fa-cup-fourth-round-live| title=Shrewsbury 2–2 Liverpool|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> ==International career== [[File:Dejan Lovren Croatia.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lovren with Croatia at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]] Lovren has made 54 appearances and scored six goals for various Croatian youth national teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=hr&w=statistike&repka=U&id=14746|title=Hrvatski nogometni savez|website=www.hns-cff.hr}}</ref> He received his first call-up to [[Croatia national football team|Croatian national team]] in August 2009 by manager [[Slaven Bilić]], who included the player in his match squad against [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]]. Lovren was an unused substitute, but still was reportedly delighted with the new experience.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Novi reprezentativac spreman za "modre" izazove|url=http://www.nk-dinamo.hr/vijest/prikaz/1812/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816233706/http://www.nk-dinamo.hr/vijest/prikaz/1812/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2009|publisher=NK Dinamo|date=14 August 2009|accessdate=6 September 2009|language=Croatian}}</ref> He made his debut against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] on 8 November 2009, coming on as a substitute for [[Danijel Pranjić]]. On 2 September 2011, Lovren scored his first international goal, against [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]] match. He was included by manager Slaven Bilić in the training camp prior to [[UEFA Euro 2012]] but was not selected for the final squad because of an injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d7de7ac0b0f-ff658cda0094-1000--euro-team-camps-29-may/|title=EURO team camps: 29 May|last=UEFA.com|date=2012-05-29|website=UEFA.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> Lovren scored his second goal for Croatia on 26 March 2013 in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|World Cup qualifying]] match against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at the [[Liberty Stadium]] in [[Swansea]]. It was an equalizer that leveled the match after [[Gareth Bale]] had given Wales the lead from a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] which Lovren caused. Croatia eventually won the game 1–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lovren izjednačio, Eduardo zabio za pobjedu!|url=http://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/nogomet/reprezentacije/hrvatska-u-walesu-nastavlja-pobjednicki-niz-sammir-i-eduardo-u-postavi---280080.html |publisher=gol.dnevnik.hr|date=26 March 2013|language=Croatian|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pope|first=Bruce|title=Wales 1 – 2 Croatia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21881457 |publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 March 2013|accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref> In May 2014, Lovren was named in manager [[Niko Kovač]]'s provisional 30-man squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|title=Provisional Croatia call for Lovren| publisher=Southampton FC|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/14052014-dejan-lovren-croatia-wc-provisional-1551891.aspx|date=14 May 2014|accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref> In the opening match of the tournament, on 12 June against the hosts [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in [[São Paulo]], Lovren was judged by the Japanese referee [[Yuichi Nishimura]] to have fouled [[Frederico Chaves Guedes|Fred]] in the 69th minute when the score was 1–1. A controversial penalty was given, which was converted by [[Neymar]] and led to Brazil's eventual 3–1 win.<ref>{{cite news| title=Brazil 3–1 Croatia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285029|work=BBC Sport| date=12 June 2014|accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=World Cup 2014: Brazil v Croatia referee scandalous – Dejan Lovren| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27827271 |work=BBC Sport|date=13 June 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref> He was featured in the other two [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A|group stage]] matches as Croatia crashed out of the tournament following a 1–3 defeat to [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Croatia 1–3 Mexico |first=Mandeep|last=Sanghera|date=23 June 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25285326| publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 December 2019}}</ref> Lovren's deteriorating relationship with manager [[Ante Čačić]] ultimately resulted in him being left out of Croatia's squad for [[UEFA Euro 2016]]. These reports were completely untrue as it surfaced that the reason Lovren was not picked is because he is useless at his job.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Islamović| first1=Elvir| title=Čačić looks to Croatia youth as Lovren misses out| url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2365263.html |accessdate=1 June 2016| publisher=UEFA |date=16 May 2016}}</ref> In May 2018, he was named in [[Zlatko Dalić]]'s 23-man [[Croatia national football team|squad]] for the [[2018 World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com|publisher=}}</ref> In the final [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|group stage]] match against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], after Croatia had already qualified for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]], his handball in the penalty box caused a penalty that was converted successfully by [[Gylfi Sigurðsson]] for 1–1. Despite that, Croatia won the match 1–2 and topped their group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iceland 1–2 Croatia |first=Luke|last=Reddy|date=26 June 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44439256| publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 December 2019}}</ref> He then featured throughout the competition as Croatia reached the [[2018 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] where they lost to [[France national football team|France]] 4–2.<ref name="BBC44754965" /> On 11 September, Lovren missed Croatia's debut match in the [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League|inaugural edition]] of [[UEFA]]'s new tournament [[UEFA Nations League|Nations League]], the team's 6–0 historical defeat to [[Spain national football team|Spain]], due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spain 6–0 Croatia |first=Elvir|last=Islamović|date=11 September 2018 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000959/match=2024040/index.html?iv=true| publisher=[[UEFA]]|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=POTVRĐENA CRNA PROGNOZA Na Španjolsku bez Dejana Lovrena, ali za otvaranje Lige nacija se zato vraća jedan od ključnih Vatrenih |date=7 September 2018 |url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/nogomet/reprezentacija/potvrdena-crna-prognoza-na-spanjolsku-bez-dejana-lovrena-ali-za-otvaranje-lige-nacija-se-zato-vraca-jedan-od-kljucnih-vatrenih/7804074 |publisher=Sportske novosti |accessdate=11 January 2019 |language=hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908123612/https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/nogomet/reprezentacija/potvrdena-crna-prognoza-na-spanjolsku-bez-dejana-lovrena-ali-za-otvaranje-lige-nacija-se-zato-vraca-jedan-od-kljucnih-vatrenih/7804074/ |archive-date=8 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He came back a month later for a match against [[England national football team|England]], that ended up as a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=Croatia 0–0 England |first=Phil|last=McNulty|date=13 October 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45755081| publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> On 15 November, he took part in Spain's 3–2 defeat.<ref name="ramos">{{cite web|title=Dejan Lovren Brags About Elbowing Sergio Ramos On Instagram|first=Josh|last=Lawless|date=16 November 2018 |url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-dejan-lovren-brags-about-elbowing-sergio-ramos-on-instagram-20181116| work=SPORTbible|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> Three days later, Croatia suffered a 1–2 defeat to England and got relegated from the [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League A|League A]] to the [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B|League B]] of the [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|next edition]] of the Nations League.<ref>{{cite web|title=England 2–1 Croatia in Nations League: Three Lions deliver Wembley win to savour |first=Phil|last=McNulty|date=18 November 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46255258| publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> He scored his third international goal on 6 September in a 0–4 [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E|Euro 2020 qualifying]] win over [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] in [[Trnava]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SLOVAČKA - HRVATSKA 0:4 Vrhunska igra Hrvatske u važnoj pobjedi |author=S.M.|date=6 September 2019|url=https://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=sport&id=2114110| publisher=Index.hr|accessdate=22 December 2019|language=hr}}</ref> ==Personal life== He was named by his grandmother Ivanka after Montenegrin football legend [[Dejan Savićević]].<ref name="lajk" /> He speaks Croatian, [[German language|German]], [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/liverpools-dejan-lovren-searing-insight-his-childhood-people-think-again-refugees-a7570001.html|title=Liverpool's Dejan Lovren on being a refugee: 'I know what some families are going through, give them a chance'|first=Ian|last=Herbert|newspaper=The Independent|date=8 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-liverpool-lovren-idUKKBN0HE1UH20140919|title=Linguist Lovren looks to plug Liverpool defence|first=Ossian|last=Shine|newspaper=Reuters|date=19 September 2014}}</ref> Lovren first became involved in an [[on-again, off-again relationship|on and off relationship]] with Anita Sekulić in 2005, when he was aged 16. The couple went through a crisis during Lovren's life in [[Lyon]], splitting up for a short time, but then reconciled. Soon after, Sekulić became pregnant and the couple married in July 2012. On 28 August of the same year, the couple became parents of a daughter named Elena. In June 2013, the couple married in a church. On 21 June 2015, they became parents of a son, Josip, named after Dejan's paternal grandfather.<ref name="lajk">{{cite news|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/lovrenovi-prijatelji-otkrivaju-pravi-uzrok-sukoba-s-cacicem-dejan-je-zeni-obecao-dva-tjedna-u-lipnju.-imaju-problema-u-braku/3740361/|title=LOVRENOVI PRIJATELJI OTKRIVAJU PRAVI UZROK SUKOBA S ČAČIĆEM 'Dejan je ženi obećao dva tjedna u lipnju. Imaju problema u braku!'|first=Mark|last=Cigoj|newspaper=Jutarnji list|date=17 April 2016|language=hr}}</ref> In 2013, Lovren founded a fashion brand Russell Brown with his [[groomsman|best man]] Lovro Krčar. Three years after, the brand was shut down due to unknown reasons. Rumours suggest that the reason for the closure was due to a poor relationship between Lovren and Krčar. In May 2018, he founded another brand Rock Filius.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://miss7.24sata.hr/amp/moda/dejan-lovren-ima-novi-modni-brend-opet-20281|title=Dejan Lovren ima novi modni brend – opet!|first=Anamaria|last=Butković|newspaper=24sata|date=9 May 2018|language=hr}}</ref> On 29 May 2018, Lovren opened a four star hotel Joel in [[Novalja]], near [[Zrće]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/uz-blagoslov-svecenika-dejan-lovren-je-otvorio-svoj-hotel-575772|title=Uz blagoslov svećenika Dejan Lovren je otvorio svoj hotel|first=Rozeta|last=Bogeljić|newspaper=24sata|date=30 May 2018|language=hr}}</ref> During 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, paparazzi leaked explicit photos of several Croatian internationals taking a "[[nude swimming|skinny dip]]" in the pool of a Brazilian hotel. Lovren reportedly suffered the most since almost his entire body was exposed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/goli-lovren-i-carli-opustali-se-na-bazenu-u-drustvu-srne-i-modrica-944937|title=Goli Lovren i Čarli opuštali se na bazenu u društvu Srne i Modrića|newspaper=Večernji list|date=15 June 2014|language=hr}}</ref> In 2016, the public found out about Anita's affair with a forestry worker Dario Torbić, an old friend of hers. Lovren tried and managed to win her back with a make-or-break holiday in June, since he was not chosen for [[UEFA Euro 2016 squads#Croatia|Croatia's Euro 2016 squad]].<ref name="lajk" /> In February 2017, [[LFC TV]] released a short [[documentary]] ''Lovren: My Life as a Refugee'' where the footballer opened up about his experiences, tough life and traumas and asked for more tolerance for refugees saying: <blockquote>"When I see [[European migrant crisis|what’s happening today]] [with refugees] I just remember my thing, my family and how people don’t want you in their country. I understand people want to protect themselves, but people don’t have homes. It’s not their fault; they’re fighting for their lives just to save their kids. They want a secure place for their kids and their futures. I went through all this and I know what some families are going through. Give them a chance, give them a chance. You can see who the good people are and who are not."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://video.liverpoolfc.com/player/0_31z9kfp0/|title=Lovren: My Life as a Refugee|newspaper=LFC TV|date=9 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/08/liverpool-dejan-lovren-refugee-bosnia-croatia-germany|title=Dejan Lovren: ‘I know what refugees are going through – give them a chance’|first=Daniel|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Guardian|date=8 February 2017}}</ref></blockquote> ===Controversies=== On 21 June 2018, after Croatia beat [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 3–0 at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], Lovren uploaded a video of himself singing along to "Bojna Čavoglave" (''[[Čavoglave]] [[Battalion]]''), a 1991 [[Neo-fascism|neo-fascist]] song by controversial Croatian musician [[Marko Perković|Marko Perković Thompson]]. The video depicts Lovren and teammate [[Šime Vrsaljko]] singing along to the lyric "[[Za dom spremni|Za dom]], braćo, za slobodu borimo se mi" (''For homeland, brothers, for freedom we fight''). Teammate [[Ivan Strinić]] appears in the video as well, but does not sing along.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McDonald|first=Karl|date=2018-06-22|title=Lovren sparks backlash with 'fascist song'|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/dejan-lovren-fascist-nazi-collaborator-ustase-song-bojna-cavoglave-168485|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-22|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-06-22|title=Hrvatski reprezentativci slavili uz pjesmu "Bojna Čavoglave" (VIDEO)|url=https://lat.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=302051|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-22|website=RTRS|language=bs}}</ref> On 15 November 2018, after Croatia's 3–2 [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League A#Group 4|Nations League]] home win over [[Spain national football team|Spain]], Lovren sparked controversy after calling the Spain team "a bunch of pussies" on an [[Instagram]] Live and admitting that he deliberately elbowed Spanish defender [[Sergio Ramos]], whom he had a feud in the media with prior to the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dejan Lovren Brags About Elbowing Sergio Ramos On Instagram|first=Josh|last=Lawless|date=16 November 2018 |url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-dejan-lovren-brags-about-elbowing-sergio-ramos-on-instagram-20181116| work=SPORTbible|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> Due to showing disrespect towards the Spanish national team and the [[Flag of Spain|Spanish flag]] and the deliberate elbowing of Ramos, on 11 January 2019 [[UEFA]] banned Lovren for one international match, a [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E|Euro 2020 qualifying]] match against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/disciplinary/index.html#post_3933436 |title=Disciplinary updates |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=22 March 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116234024/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/disciplinary/index.html#post_3933436 |archive-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> In late April 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Lovren endorsed [[vaccine hesitancy]] and [[misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic]], sharing and liking posts by [[conspiracy theorists]] [[Rashid Buttar]], [[David Icke]] and [[Ivan Pernar (politician, born 1985)|Ivan Pernar]] on Instagram.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.telegraf.rs/sport/fudbal/3181486-dejan-lovren-liverpul-korona-virus-vakcina-gari-lineker-novak-djokovic|title=Dejan Lovren uz Đokovića protiv vakcine, isprozivala ga je fudbalska legenda zbog stava|date=23 April 2020|work=Telegraf|access-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live|language=Serbian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dejan Lovren è un complottista del Coronavirus |url=https://www.rivistaundici.com/2020/05/04/dejan-lovren-coronavirus/ |website=Rivista Undici |accessdate=4 May 2020 |language=IT |date=4 May 2020}}</ref> In mid-May, he took to Instagram Live to debate with Croatian pop singer [[Tony Cetinski]] about their shared opinion on the topic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-05-12|title=Cetinski i Lovren pričali o cijepljenju: Nitko me neće natjerati na nešto što ne želim|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/cetinski-i-lovren-pricali-o-cijepljenju-nitko-me-nece-natjerati-na-nesto-sto-ne-zelim-1401743|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Večernji list|language=hr}}</ref> In May 2020, Lovren made a [[Twitter]] account, following several other accounts, among whom was the account of controversial [[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]]. One of Trump's tweets was also the first tweet Lovren had "[[Like button|liked]]" on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Russell|date=2020-05-20|title=Dejan Lovren causes fresh controversy|url=https://rushthekop.com/2020/05/20/liverpool-fc-news-dejan-lovren-fresh-controversy/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Rush The Kop|language=en-US}}</ref> On 21 June 2020, Lovren has "liked" a string of Trump's tweets about [[Donald Trump's Tulsa rally|his Tulsa rally]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1274723172059885569|user=_Ifcjay|title=pic.twitter.com/9ZxsC5u6qX|author=Jay|date=21 June 2020|access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 21 June 2020}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dejan-lovren/2/ | title = Dejan Lovren: Club Matches | publisher = worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/lovren-dejan|title=Ligue1.com – Player profile Dejan LOVREN (Olympique Lyonnais)|website=www.ligue1.com}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Appearances in [[Coupe de France]] and [[FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Appearances in [[Coupe de la Ligue]] and [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] |[[2005–06 Croatian First Football League|2005–06]] |rowspan="3"|[[Croatian First Football League|Prva HNL]] |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- |[[2008–09 NK Dinamo Zagreb season|2008–09]] |22||1||8||1||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Three appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], five appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||1||38||3 |- |[[2009–10 NK Dinamo Zagreb season|2009–10]] |14||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||11{{efn|Four appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Champions League]], seven appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||29||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !37!!1!!12!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!19!!2!!68!!4 |- |rowspan="3"|[[NK Inter Zaprešić|Inter Zaprešić]] (loan) |[[2006–07 Croatian Second Football League|2006–07]] |[[Croatian Second Football League|Druga HNL]] |21||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- |[[2007–08 Croatian First Football League|2007–08]] |[[Croatian First Football League|Prva HNL]] |29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !50!!1!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!56!!1 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] |[[2009–10 Olympique Lyonnais season|2009–10]] |rowspan="4"|[[Ligue 1]] |8||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||10||0 |- |[[2010–11 Olympique Lyonnais season|2010–11]] |28||0||2||0||1||0||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||37||1 |- |[[2011–12 Olympique Lyonnais season|2011–12]] |18||1||3||0||2||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||31||1 |- |[[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]] |18||1||0||0||1||0||5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||24||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !72!!2!!6!!0!!5!!0!!19!!1!!102!!3 |- |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |[[2013–14 Southampton F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2013|accessdate=22 July 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="7"|[[Premier League]] |31||2||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||31||2 |- |rowspan=7|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |[[2014–15 Liverpool F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2014|accessdate=22 July 2017}}</ref> |26||0||4||0||2||1||6{{efn|Four appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], two appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||38||1 |- |[[2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2015|accessdate=22 July 2017}}</ref> |24||0||1||0||4||0||10{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||39||1 |- |[[2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2016|accessdate=22 July 2017}}</ref> |29||2||0||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||32||2 |- |[[2017–18 Liverpool F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2017|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> |29||2||0||0||0||0||14{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||43||2 |- |[[2018–19 Liverpool F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2018|accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref> |13||1||1||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||18||1 |- |[[2019–20 Liverpool F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44118|2019|accessdate= 21 June 2020}}</ref> |10||0||1||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||15||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !131||5||7||0||11||1||36||2||185||8 |- !colspan=3|Career total !321||11||31||1||16||1||74||5||442||18 |} {{notelist}} ===International=== {{updated|match played 13 October 2019}}<ref>{{NFT player |id=33780 |name=Lovren, Dejan |accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="eu-football" /> {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=11|[[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |2009||2||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- |2011||8||1 |- |2012||1||0 |- |2013||9||1 |- |2014||7||0 |- |2015||0||0 |- |2016||1||0 |- |2017||6||0 |- |2018||13||0 |- |2019||7||1 |- !colspan=2|Total!!57!!3 |} ====International goals==== :''Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.''<ref name =eu-football>{{cite web|title=Dejan Lovren profile|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=25458|publisher=eu-football.info|accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- ! 1 | 2 September 2011 || [[Ta'Qali Stadium]], [[Ta' Qali]], Malta || align=center|10 || {{fb|MLT}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center|3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]] |- ! 2 | 26 March 2013 || [[Liberty Stadium]], [[Swansea]], Wales || align=center|17 || {{fb|WAL}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align="center" |2–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- ! 3 | 6 September 2019 || [[Anton Malatinský Stadium]], [[Trnava]], Slovakia || align=center|54 || {{fb|SVK}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align="center" |4–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]] |} ==Honours== [[File:LFC Parade 2019 02.jpg|thumb|Lovren with his teammate [[Mohamed Salah]] a day after winning the [[2019 UEFA Champions League Final]].]] Source:<ref>{{Soccerway|dejan-lovren/55819|accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref> '''Dinamo Zagreb''' *[[Croatian First Football League]]: [[2008–09 Croatian First Football League|2008–09]] *[[Croatian Football Cup]]: [[2008–09 Croatian Football Cup|2008–09]] '''Inter Zaprešić''' *[[Croatian Second Football League]]: [[2006–07 Croatian Second Football League|2006–07]] '''Lyon''' *[[Coupe de France]]: [[2011–12 Coupe de France|2011–12]] '''Liverpool''' *[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|2018–19]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2019 |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref> runner-up: [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44258022 |title=Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 May 2018 |accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> *[[UEFA Europa League]] runner-up: [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254631 |title=Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2016 |accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> '''Croatia''' *[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<ref name=BBC44754965>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44754965 |title=France 4–2 Croatia |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2018 |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> '''Individual''' *[[FIFPro World XI|FIFA FIFPro World XI]] 4th team: 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/world-11-the-reserve-teams-for-2017-18/en/|title=World 11: The Reserve Team for 2017–18|publisher=FIFPro.org|date=24 September 2018|accessdate=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220246/https://fifpro.org/news/world-11-the-reserve-teams-for-2017-18/en/|archive-date=26 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''Orders''' * [[File:Order of Prince Branimir.jpg|left|50px]] [[Order of Duke Branimir]] with Ribbon: 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://predsjednica.hr/objava/1/1/2707|title=News: President Decorates Croatian National Football Team Players and Coaching Staff|date=13 November 2018|publisher=Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia|accessdate=11 January 2019|quote=the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Dejan Lovren...}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/player/dejan-lovren Liverpool F.C. profile] *{{Soccerbase}} *{{CFF player|14746/dejan-lovren}} {{Liverpool F.C. squad}} {{Navboxes colour |title= Croatia squads |bg=white |fg=red |bordercolor=#171796 |list1= {{Croatia squad 2014 FIFA World Cup}} {{Croatia squad 2018 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovren, Dejan}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent]] [[Category:Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Zenica]] [[Category:Footballers from Munich]] [[Category:Yugoslav emigrants to Germany]] [[Category:Croatian footballers]] [[Category:Association football central defenders]] [[Category:GNK Dinamo Zagreb players]] [[Category:NK Inter Zaprešić players]] [[Category:Olympique Lyonnais players]] [[Category:Southampton F.C. players]] [[Category:Liverpool F.C. players]] [[Category:Croatian First Football League players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:UEFA Champions League winning players]] [[Category:Croatia youth international footballers]] [[Category:Croatia under-21 international footballers]] [[Category:Croatia international footballers]] [[Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Croatian expatriate footballers]] [[Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Expatriate footballers in France]] [[Category:Expatriate footballers in England]]'