Josip Stanisic, born on 2 April 2000 (age 26), is a Croatia international right-back with Bayern Munich. His market value is around £24m, according to Transfermarkt, which says enough about where the game now places a reliable, positionally flexible defender.
His main developmental step came away from Bayern, during his loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen in 2023-24. That was his most productive league season, with three goals in 20 league appearances, and it gave him a proper run in a strong side rather than the stop-start existence that can come with being on Bayern’s fringes.
Back at Bayern, Stanisic remains primarily a right-back, though his value has often been in being steady rather than spectacular. In 2026-27 he has made appearances in the Bundesliga and DFL-Supercup, with two Bayern appearances across all competitions. He has also been involved with Croatia in the World Cup and World Cup qualifying.
Stanisic’s career so far has been shaped by Bayern’s standards, a useful Leverkusen loan, and a regular place around the Croatia squad. He is an established professional rather than a headline act, which is not a bad line of work.
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