Stipe Perica

Stipe Perica (Croatian pronunciation: [stǐːpe pêritsa];[1][2] born 7 July 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Mouscron on loan fron Italian club Udinese. He is also a Croatia under-21 international.

Stipe Perica
Personal information
Full name Stipe Perica
Date of birth (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995
Place of birth Škabrnja, Croatia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Mouscron (on loan from Udinese)
Number 99
Youth career
2005–2012 Zadar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Zadar 20 (8)
2013–2015 Chelsea 0 (0)
2013–2015 →NAC Breda (loan) 35 (9)
2015– Udinese 69 (10)
2018–2019 → Frosinone (loan) 7 (0)
2019 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 12 (2)
2019– → Mouscron (loan) 15 (7)
National team‡
2013 Croatia U19 1 (0)
2013 Croatia U20 3 (1)
2013–2016 Croatia U21 12 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016

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.[3] 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 a one-year contract.[4]

Loan to NAC Breda

After his arrival at Chelsea, the club immediately loaned Perica out to Dutch club NAC Breda.[5] 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.[6] A few weeks later he scored the winning goal for 2–1 against Heracles Almelo in his fourth appearance.[7] On 16 February 2014, he was sent-off just 4 minutes after being substituted on in the match against Feyenoord.[8]

In August 2014, his loan deal was extended for the 2014–15 season.[9] 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.[10][11]

Udinese

On 8 February 2015 against Napoli, Perica made his debut for Udinese, coming off the bench in the 78th minute for Bruno Fernandes.[12] 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.[13] On 4 April 2015, Perica made his first start for Udinese in a match against Genoa that ended in a 1–1 draw.[14] 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.[15]

On 3 June 2015, Udinese extended Perica's loan deal for one and a half years.[16] 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.[17]

On 15 June 2016, Udinese activated a clause in Perica's contract, in which he would join the Italian side on a permanent basis.[18]

Loan to Frosinone

On 18 July 2018, Perica was loaned to newly promoted Serie A club Frosinone. The loan is set to expire on 30 June 2019.[19] In January, he was recalled from Udinese to join Kasımpaşa after falling down the pecking order.

Loan to Kasımpaşa

On 26 January 2019, Perica was loaned to Turkish side Kasımpaşa.[20]

Loan to Mouscron

On 23 August 2019, Perica joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on loan until 30 June 2020.[21]

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.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 May 2018[23][24]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zadar 2012–13 Prva HNL 20842—2410
Total 20842—2410
NAC Breda (loan) 2013–14 Eredivisie 25610—266
2014–15 10310—113
Total 35920—379
Udinese (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 9100—91
2015–16 11221—133
Udinese 2016–17 27600—276
2017–18 22100—221
Total 691021—7111
Career total 12427830013230

References
  1. "Stjȅpān". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Stípe
  2. "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Pȅrica
  3. "Stipe Perica Chelsea Profile". Chelsea Official Site.
  4. "Stipe Perica signs". Chelsea F.C. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.
  5. "NAC zonder Chelsea-huurling Perica naar Kuip". FC Update (in Dutch). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. "Roda JC vs. NAC Breda 1 - 5". Soccerway AU. 15 September 2013.
  7. "Perica: ben gelukkig bij NAC" (in Dutch). NOS. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  8. "NAC Breda v.s. Feyeboord 1 - 1". Soccerway AU. 16 February 2014.
  9. "NAC Breda boss Nebojsa Gudelj pleased with Stipe Perica loan deal". Sky Sports. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  10. "Stipe Perica on loan at Udinese". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  11. "Perica op weg naar Italië na afscheid van NAC Breda" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  12. "Napoli vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  13. "Cesena vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  14. "Genoa vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  15. "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.
  16. "Stipe Perica will play the next 18 months on loan in Italy at Udinese". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. "Torino vs. Udinese - 20 December 2015". Soccerway. 20 December 2015.
  18. "Perica redeemed by Chelsea FC". Udinese Calcio. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016.
  19. "Perica on loan to Frosinone". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  20. "Stipe Perica Kasımpaşamızda" (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  21. https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-udinese-perica-in-prestito-al-mouscron-1283264
  22. "Croatia finish top, Kiwis exit". FIFA. 29 June 2013.
  23. "Stipe Perica". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  24. "Stipe Perica". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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