Arena Sport Agency
Balkan Dealmakers

Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia

€40mm

Key Facts

Also known as: Arena Sport, ASA
Founded: 2019 (public Facebook page creation date)
Headquarters: Alekse Šantića bb, Mostar 88000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Players: 10+ (9 1st tier) – Total market value: €40mm
FIFA/FA registration: Croatia (HNS) – agency owner cited publicly as a “posrednik” (intermediary) in HNS-related reporting tied to DI & DŽ d.o.o. (Mostar), FIFA Football Agent
Languages: Croatian, Bosnian/Serbian, English (operational footprint inferred from markets and public positioning)
Regions covered: Balkans, Central Europe, Turkey, selective top-5 league pathways
Email: arenasportagency@gmail.com
Phone: +387 63 623 323
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arenasportagency/

About

Arena Sport Agency is a football agency based in Mostar, positioned around identifying, advising, and placing players into professional clubs, with a clear core focus on the Balkans and nearby markets.
On Transfermarkt, the agency’s client base is small but top-heavy, led by Petar Sučić and a set of senior professionals across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Turkey.
The agency is owned by former centre-back Ivica Džidić, a long-time Zrinjski captain during his playing career.

Key People

• Ivica Džidić – Owner

  • Bio: Former professional centre-back (retired 2015), born in Mostar (08.02.1984), ex Croatia youth international, and identified as the owner of Arena Sport Agency.

  • Contacts: arenasportagency@gmail.com | +387 63 623 323

Managing Director / Head of Football: Not publicly listed in sources reviewed.

Client Roster

Top players and talents:

• Petar Sučić (Inter Milan) – 25.10.2003

• Martin Zlomislic (HNK Rijeka) – 16.08.1998

• Ivan Basic (FC Astana) – 30.04.2002

• Marin Jurina (MTK Budapest) – 26.11.1993

• Enver Kulasin (Sariyerspor) – 11.09.2003

• Branimir Cipetic (Kisvárda FC) – 24.05.1995

• Jakov Pranjic (NK Celje) – 13.01.2001

• Ivan Maric (Without Club) – 11.03.2002

• Slavko Bralic (FK Sarajevo) – 15.12.1992

• Andrija Drljo (ND Gorica) – 06.09.2002

• David Camber (HSK Posusje) – 13.01.2005

• Fran Culjak (HSK Posusje) – 17.05.2004

Notable Deals

• 2025 – Petar Sučić – Dinamo Zagreb to Inter Milan – transfer fee €15m – contract to 2030

• 2025 – Enver Kulašin – Borac Banja Luka to Gaziantep FK – transfer fee €0.7m

• 2026 – Jakov Pranjić – Istra 1961 to NK Celje – transfer fee €0.4m

• 2024 – Marin Jurina – Široki Brijeg to MTK Budapest – transfer fee €0.12m

• 2025 – Ivan Bašić – Orenburg to FC Astana – free transfer

Services

• Contract negotiation and renewals

• Transfers and club placement

• Career consulting and “career support” positioning

Partner Network

• Strong functional network across Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia clubs, plus pathways into Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey and Kazakhstan (based on current-client club distribution and recent moves).

Track Record (last 3 seasons)

• Total transfers completed (publicly evidenced, 2023–2026 window): 5

• Deals ≥ €10m: 1 (Sučić to Inter – €15mm)

• Clients in top-5 leagues: 1 (Sučić – Serie A)

• National team clients: At least 2 evidenced on player pages retrieved (Ivica Džidić listed as former Croatia U21; David Čamber listed as Bosnia U21; Andrija Drljo listed as former Bosnia U21).

• Renewal/extension deals: Not publicly evidenced in sources reviewed for the last 3 seasons.

Approach & Philosophy

Arena Sport Agency’s public positioning emphasizes talent recognition, consulting, and international placement, consistent with a boutique, cross-border pathway model from the Balkans into “step-up” leagues and, in exceptional cases, top-5 destinations.
The client list suggests a pragmatic market strategy: build value in regional leagues, then progress through credible selling leagues (Turkey/Hungary/Slovenia) or jump directly when an elite opportunity emerges (Sučić).

Fees & Transparency

• Typical market practice (context): Under FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR), service fee caps were designed around 3%–10% depending on who the agent represents and remuneration thresholds, and FIFA has communicated temporary suspensions of certain “suspended FFAR rules” following legal challenges in some jurisdictions.

• Agency-specific commissions, dual-representation policy, and expense policies: Not publicly disclosed in sources reviewed.

Compliance & Reputation

• Disciplinary actions / sanctions: No public disciplinary sanction found in sources reviewed (this is not a guarantee of absence).

• Litigation / disputes (public): Media reporting (2022) linked DI & DŽ d.o.o. (Mostar) and Ivica Džidić to intermediary payments in transfers involving HNK Šibenik, with the owner named as intermediary in the reported documentation.

• Media sentiment: Neutral to mixed – player-transfer coverage is generally standard/positive, but intermediary-payment reporting introduces reputational noise around transparency and intermediaries in those historical Šibenik–Dinamo deals.

Awards/recognition

• Agency awards: No verified awards/industry rankings found in sources reviewed.