Josip Stanišić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip stǎniʃitɕ]; born 2 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

[7] In the summer of 2018, Stanišić played part of the season preparation with the professional team of Bayern Munich and was also used in two games in Klagenfurt and Philadelphia.

[9] Stanišić made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich in a 1–1 draw with Union Berlin on 10 April 2021, being named in the starting lineup as a left back.

[11] After impressing Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann during the pre-season, Stanišić remained with the senior team, despite the original plan to be sent on loan to Heidenheim.

[26] On 14 April, Bayer Leverkusen secured their first-ever Bundesliga title, in which he became the second player to win the competition with two different clubs in two consecutive seasons, following August Starek in 1968 and 1969.

[27] A week later, on 21 April, he scored a header in the 97th minute of stoppage time in a 1–1 away draw against Borussia Dortmund, to extend Leverkusen's unbeaten streak in all competitions.

[31] Despite previously playing for Germany U19,[32][33] 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.

[35] 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.