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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stipe Perica | ||
Date of birth | 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 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
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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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 | — | 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 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
Udinese (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
Udinese | 2016–17 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
Total | 69 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 71 | 11 | |||
Career total | 124 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 30 |
References
- "Stjȅpān". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Stípe
- "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Pȅrica
- "Stipe Perica Chelsea Profile". Chelsea Official Site.
- "Stipe Perica signs". Chelsea F.C. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.
- "NAC zonder Chelsea-huurling Perica naar Kuip". FC Update (in Dutch). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- "Roda JC vs. NAC Breda 1 - 5". Soccerway AU. 15 September 2013.
- "Perica: ben gelukkig bij NAC" (in Dutch). NOS. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- "NAC Breda v.s. Feyeboord 1 - 1". Soccerway AU. 16 February 2014.
- "NAC Breda boss Nebojsa Gudelj pleased with Stipe Perica loan deal". Sky Sports. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Stipe Perica on loan at Udinese". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- "Perica op weg naar Italië na afscheid van NAC Breda" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- "Napoli vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Cesena vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- "Genoa vs. Udinese". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- "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.
- "Stipe Perica will play the next 18 months on loan in Italy at Udinese". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- "Torino vs. Udinese - 20 December 2015". Soccerway. 20 December 2015.
- "Perica redeemed by Chelsea FC". Udinese Calcio. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016.
- "Perica on loan to Frosinone". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Stipe Perica Kasımpaşamızda" (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-udinese-perica-in-prestito-al-mouscron-1283264
- "Croatia finish top, Kiwis exit". FIFA. 29 June 2013.
- "Stipe Perica". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Stipe Perica". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
External links
- Stipe Perica at Croatian Football Statistics
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)