Franko Kovačević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Koprivnica, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Varaždin | ||
| 2010–2015 | Bjelovar | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Hajduk Split | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Croatia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 13 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Franko Kovačević (born 8 August 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split as a forward.
Club career
Born in Koprivnica, Kovačević grew up in the city of Križevci. At the age of 10, he joined the youth academy of Varaždin, before switching to Bjelovar a year later. According to him, he started taking football seriously and started "serious training" during his stint at Bjelovar. At the age of 15, he switched to the academy of Rijeka.[1] After having spent one year at the club, he was called by German club Bayern Munich's manager Carlo Ancelotti to train with their team. Inspite of the club expressing their interest in him[2], he joined fellow club Hajduk Split on 16 June 2018 and was promoted to the first team.[3]
On 24 August 2017, Kovačević made his first team debut, coming on as a 85th minute substitute for Hamza Barry in a 1–1 draw against English club Everton in the UEFA Europa League.[4] On 3 March 2018, he made his league debut, coming as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Rudeš.[5]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 26 September 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2017–18[6] | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018–19[6] | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "FRANKO KOVAČEVIĆ Branio je boje koprivničke Prizme VV, a danas je napadač splitskog Hajduka" [FRANKO KOVAČEVIĆ Defended the colors of Koprivnica Prizma VV, and today is the attacker of the Split Hajduk] (in Croatian). Drava. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Hrvatski 'Ibra': Hajduk sam izabrao ispred Bayerna, a sličim Lewandowskom" [Croatian 'Ibra': I chose Hajduk in front of Bayerna, and similar to Lewandowski] (in Croatian). Goal. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Franko Kovačević potpisao za bijele: Čast mi je sto cu nositi Hajdukov dres!" [Franko Kovačević signed for Bianchi : "I'm honoured to wear the Hajduk jersey"] (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Split: Hajduk - Everton 1:1". HNK Hajduk Split. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Kovacevic: This is a great motivation to keep working hard". HNK Hajduk Split. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b "F. Kovačevićpublisher=Soccerway". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
External links
- Franko Kovačević at the Croatian Football Federation
- HNK Hajduk Split profile
- Franko Kovačević at Soccerway