Stipe Perica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 24 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Croatia U21 | 10 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07 September 2016 |
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Stipe Perica (born 7 July 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Udinese. He is also a Croatia under-21 international.
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. In his first season, he scored 8 goals in 20 league matches, and 10 goals in all competitions.
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.
After his arrival at Chelsea, the club immediately loaned Perica out to Dutch club NAC Breda. 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. A few weeks later he scored the winning goal for 2–1 against Heracles Almelo in his fourth appearance. On 16 February 2014, he was sent-off just 4 minuted after being substituted on in the match against Feyenoord.
In August 2014, his loan deal was extended for the 2014–15 season. 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.
On 8 February 2015 against Napoli, Perica made his debut for Udinese, coming off the bench in the 78th minute for Bruno Fernandes. 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. On 4 April 2015, Perica made his first start for Udinese in a match against Genoa that ended in a 1–1 draw. 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.
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