Josip Stanišić

Early career

1860 Munich

Stanišić already played in the youth teams for the then second division TSV 1860 Munich and stayed there until the summer of 2015.

SC Fürstenfeldbruck

As a 15-year-old, the change took place in front of the gates of the state capital in the U16s of the then sixth division SC Fürstenfeldbruck. With the club's younger B-Juniors, he was one of the top performers from the start and, as the second-best goalscorer in his team, contributed to the fact that the Bruckers were one of the two top teams in the B-Junior District League alongside 1. FC Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Already in May 2016, just turned 16, he was pulled up to the U17, in which he was also one of the top performers and with two goals in the remaining eight games of the season contributed to the U17 of SC Fürstenfeldbruck being promoted from the regional league to the state league, in the junior B division, the third highest division behind the Bundesliga and Bayernliga. The Croatian also had a regular place in the team in the regional league, which just missed the Bayern league at the end of the season.

Youth career at Bayern Munich

Stanisic was no longer there at this point, however, as FC Bayern Munich had noticed him in the meantime and signed him for their U17s in January 2017. Hardly in Munich, Stanišić suffered an ankle fracture in preparation for the second half of the season and was out for the rest of the season. So he missed winning the…

Stanišić holds both German and Croatian citizenships. Despite previously playing for Germany U19, Stanišić was called up to the Croatia U21 team by Igor Bišćan on 23 August 2021 for the upcoming UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Finland. However, he failed to make his debut due to an injury. Soon after, on 20 September, Stanišić was called up to the senior Croatia team by Zlatko Dalić for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Slovakia. He made his debut on 8 October in a 3–0 victory over the former opponent, being named in the starting lineup. On 9 November 2022, Stanišić was named in Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He received no playtime until the 2–1 third place play-off victory over Morocco on 17 December, when he replaced the injured Josip Juranović in the starting lineup. On 18 May 2026, Stanišić was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 2 September2026

International

As of match played 2 July 2026

Stanišić was born in Munich to Croat parents. His father Damir hails from Malino and his mother Sandra from Oriovac. In January 2024, it was announced that Stanišić had become the father of a son.