Pandur broke into the first team with top-flight Rijeka at 19, having already represented his country at youth level.
That progress earned him a move to Serie A side Verona the following year, where he saved two penalties on his debut in a Coppa Italia win over Venezia.
He made only 11 appearances there before joining Fortuna on loan with an option to buy, quickly becoming first choice and securing a permanent switch to the Dutch top tier.
Just six months into a four-year deal, Pandur was sold to Hull. Although he waited eight months for his debut, he then established himself as the number one.
His form dipped amid transfer talk in his second season on Humberside, but he featured in all but one of Hull’s 46 Championship games last term and became only the fourth goalkeeper to keep clean sheets in both play-off semi-finals and the final.
Reputed as an excellent shot-stopper but less comfortable with the ball at his feet, Pandur recorded 14 clean sheets in 48 matches last season, making 150 saves with a 69.8% save rate and conceding at a rate of one per 66 minutes.
In contrast, Butland’s 38 games produced just two fewer clean sheets, with 104 saves, a higher 70.7% save percentage, and a rate of one goal every 79 minutes.
The Englishman also saved four penalties—two more than Pandur.