Zvonimir Šarlija (born 29 August 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Pafos, on loan from Hajduk Split.

Born in Koprivnica, Zvonimir Šarlija started practicing football at the local club NK Slaven Belupo, where his father used to play and captain the senior team.

[7] On 18 January 2020, CSKA Moscow confirmed that their loan deal with Šarlija had ended, and that he'd joined Kasımpaşa on loan for the remainder of the 2019/20 season with Kasımpaşa confining they had an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

[2] Šarlija's father Milan, originally from Jasenice near Zadar in Dalmatia[2] captained Slaven Belupo, and later became the club's director for a while.

[12] Šarlija is a lifelong Hajduk Split fan, having a tattoo of Ivica Hlevnjak-Bukle's legendary statement "Emocije su zajebane.".