Ante Rebić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ante Rebić | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Vinjani | ||
| 2008–2010 | Imotski | ||
| 2010–2011 | RNK Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | RNK Split | 54 | (16) |
| 2013– | Fiorentina | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2012– | Croatia U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 2013– | Croatia | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2013 | |||
Ante Rebić (born 21 September 1993) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Fiorentina in Serie A.
Club career
Youth levels
Rebić started his career playing at youth level for Vinjani before he moved to Imotski in 2008, where he spent two seasons. After his good performances at a tournament in Italy in 2010, where he went with Hajduk Split youth team, Rebić was brought to RNK Split by Darko Butorović.[1]
RNK Split
Rebić made his debut for the first team against Dinamo Zagreb on 21 May 2011 in the last round of the 2010–11 Prva HNL as a second-half substitute. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Rebić scoring the late equalizer.[2][3] In August 2011, Rebić signed a professional three-year contract with RNK Split.[4] In the 2011–12 season, Rebić scored five league goals in twenty appearances, four of them when coming off the bench. In the 2012–13 season, Rebić scored ten league goals in twenty-nine appearances. Performing extraordinarily well in both club and national team, Rebić drawn much attention from both the media and football world, resulting in interest from a number of clubs, including Fiorentina, Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City.[5]
Fiorentina
On August 28, 2013, Rebić signed a five-year contract with Italian side Fiorentina, for an undisclosed fee.[6]
National team
On 31 July 2013, it was announced that Rebić has made the short-list for the national team for the match against Liechtenstein on 14 August 2013. Rebić scored his first goal for senior team in his debut against Liechtenstein.
On August 14, 2013, Rebić debuted for Croatia, coming on the pitch in 63rd minute. In 67th minute, only three minutes after coming into play, Rebić scored his first goal for the national side. Rebić was praised by Croatia's manager, Igor Štimac.[7]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 August 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein
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Friendly match |
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RNK Split | 2010–11 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 18 | |
| Fiorentina | 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 57 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |
|colspan="10"|Last Update: 27 August 2013[8] |}
References
- ^ Kuzmanić, Dražen (28 September 2011). "Ante Rebić, imotski nogometaš u prvoligašu RNK Split". Imotske novine (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (21 May 2011). "Naslov i Europa proslavljeni bodom". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (23 May 2011). "Rebić: Hvala Obilinoviću na lopti". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Pavković, Božo (31 August 2011). "Ante Rebić sa Splitom potpisao ugovor do 2014. godine!". dalmacijanews.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2395929/Swansea-rival-Spurs-Fiorentina-Croatia-striker-Ante-Rebic.html
- ^ "Transfer news: Fiorentina complete signing of Croatian forward Ante Rebic". SkySports. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.vecernji.hr/sport/vijesti/stimcu-je-ante-rebic-novi-adut-marakanu-clanak-598959
- ^ "Ante Rebic > Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2012.