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Stipe Perica
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Škabrnja, Croatia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2012 Zadar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Zadar 20 (8)
2013–2016 Chelsea 0 (0)
2013–2015 → NAC Breda (loan) 35 (9)
2015–2016 → Udinese (loan) 20 (3)
2016– Udinese 7 (2)
International career‡
2013 Croatia U19 1 (0)
2013 Croatia U20 3 (1)
2013– Croatia U21 10 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 September 2016

Stipe Perica (born 7 July 1995) is a Croatian football striker, currently playing for Udinese. He is also a Croatia under-21 international.

Club career

Early career

Perica started his playing career in his home-country of Croatia with Zadar in 2012. He made his debut for the first team during the month of September 2012.[1] In his first season, he scored 8 goals in 20 league matches, and 10 goals in all competitions.

Chelsea

On 1 August 2013, Perica signed for Chelsea with a transfer fee of €2.5m. As he didn't make his debut at the club, he was loaned to NAC Breda on one-year contract.[2]

Loan to NAC Breda

After his arrival at Chelsea, the club immediately loaned Perica out to Dutch club NAC Breda.[3] On his NAC Breda debut he scored his first goal in a 1–5 victory away to Roda JC, having come on as a substitute.[4] A few weeks later he scored the winning goal for 2–1 against Heracles Almelo in his fourth appearance.[5] On 16 February 2014, he was sent-off just 4 minuted after being substituted on in the match against Feyenoord.[6]

In August 2014, his loan deal was extended for the 2014–15 season.[7] However, after the sacking of Breda's manager Nebojša Gudelj, his role was reduced to a bit-part player and he requested a move in search for more game time. On 22 January 2015, his loan with NAC Breda ended and Chelsea loaned him out to Udinese until June 2016.[8][9]

Udinese

On 8 February 2015 against Napoli, Perica made his debut for Udinese, coming off the bench in the 78th minute for Bruno Fernandes.[10] On 1 March 2015 against Cesena, Perica came off the bench in the 84th minute, but was unable to prevent Udinese from losing 1–0.[11] On 4 April 2015, Perica made his first start for Udinese in a match against Genoa that ended in a 1–1 draw.[12] On 17 May, Perica scored the opener (his first for Udinese) against A.S. Roma, the match ended in a 1–2 loss for Udinese.[13]

On 3 June 2015, Udinese extended Perica's loan deal for one and a half years.[14] On 20 December 2015, Perica scored his first goal of the 2015–16 Serie A campaign in a 1–0 away victory over Torino, therefore scoring the winning goal in the 41st minute.[15]

On 15 June 2016, Udinese activated a clause in Perica's contract, in which he would join the Italian side on a permanent basis.[16]

International career

Perica started his international career with the Croatian under-21 team. He played with the team at the under-20 World Cup. He was the youngest player in the Croatian squad and scored in a win over New Zealand.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 2016[18][19]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zadar 2012–13 Prva HNL 20 8 4 2 — 24 10
Total 20 8 4 2 0 0 24 10
NAC Breda (loan) 2013–14 Eredivisie 25 6 1 0 — 26 6
2014–15 10 3 1 0 — 11 3
Total 35 9 2 0 0 0 37 9
Udinese (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
2015–16 11 2 2 1 — 13 3
Total 20 3 2 1 0 0 22 4
Udinese 2016–17 Serie A 7 2 0 0 — 7 2
Career total 82 22 8 3 0 0 90 25

References

  1. ^ "Stipe Perica Chelsea Profile". Chelsea Official Site.
  2. ^ "Stipe Perica signs". Chelsea F.C. 1 August 2013.
  3. ^ "NAC zonder Chelsea-huurling Perica naar Kuip". FC Update (in Dutch). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Roda JC vs. NAC Breda 1 - 5". Soccerway AU. 15 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Perica: ben gelukkig bij NAC" (in Dutch). NOS. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. ^ "NAC Breda v.s. Feyeboord 1 - 1". Soccerway AU. 16 February 2014.
  7. ^ "NAC Breda boss Nebojsa Gudelj pleased with Stipe Perica loan deal". Sky Sports. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Stipe Perica on loan at Udinese". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Perica op weg naar Italië na afscheid van NAC Breda" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Napoli vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Cesena vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Genoa vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Roma remain in control of the race for Italy's second automatic Champions League place after fighting back to beat Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico". BBC Sports. 17 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Stipe Perica will play the next 18 months on loan in Italy at Udinese". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Torino vs. Udinese - 20 December 2015". Soccerway. 20 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Perica redeemed by Chelsea FC". Udinese Calcio. 15 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Croatia finish top, Kiwis exit". FIFA. 29 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Stipe Perica". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Stipe Perica". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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