Career
Ivan Santini, born in Zadar, played for his hometown side"s youth team, until the summer of 2006, when he moved to Inter Zaprešić where he signed his first professional contract and made four first team appearances, scoring his first professional goal in the process. The next season he moved to Red Bulletin Salzburg where he spent the duration of the year as a youth player. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2.
Bundesliga for Football Club Ingolstadt 04 on 8 March 2009, when he came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in a game against Turn- und Sportverein 1860 München and scored his first goal.
From 2009 to 2012, he played for Zadar. On 31 January 2012, Santini joined South Carolina Freiburg in a sixth-month loan move with a clause in which Freiburg can buy out his contract.
On June 2013, he signed a contract to join KV Kortrijk. On 18 June 2015, Santini moved to Standard Liège on a four-year contract, for a fee of €2 million.
