Ante Blažević (born 5 May 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Croatia Zmijavci.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Croatia Zmijavci | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Omladinac Vranjic | ||
| 2007 | Jadran Kaštel Sućurac | ||
| 2007–2008 | Omladinac Vranjic | ||
| 2008–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2014–2016 | Oostende | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Oostende | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Junak Sinj | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | VfV 06 Hildesheim | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Brežice 1919 | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Čelik Zenica | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Željezničar | 40 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Croatia Zmijavci | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Croatia U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 | |||
Early career
editFrom Kaštel Sućurac, Blažević practiced athletics[2] and football, having started his football career at Omladinac Vranjic and Jadran Kaštel Sućurac, before joining the HNK Hajduk Split academy.[3] A forward, compared to Zlatko Vujović[3] in his academy years, he became a youth national team player as well, but his stay proved to be rocky due to contract demands, with the player leaving the club for several months during his U17 years and training with GOŠK Kaštela, before returning to the team.[3] Finally, in 2014, Blažević and his family refused to sign a professional contract with Hajduk, the negotiations having fallen through, the family stating that they felt Blažević wasn't being valued enough by the club, and, on the other side, the club not accepting terms such as one of the highest wages in the club, goal bonuses, guaranteed playing time, free-kick taking priority and others.[3][4] Despite the urging of his agent Tonči Martić to stay at Hajduk,[3][4] Blažević, subsequently admitting impatience, decided to accept an offer from the Belgian side K.V. Oostende.[3][4]
Levski Sofia
editOn 9 July 2022, he made his official debut for Levski Sofia in the 0:1 loss against CSKA 1948, which was the team's first league match for the 2022-23 season, but after that fell out of favor with coach Stanimir Stoilov and was removed from the first team.[5]
References
edit- ^ "A. Blažević: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Ante Blazevic blijft in de wachtkamer at Neieuwsblad.br
- ^ a b c d e f Otac Ante Blaževića: Nisam imao osjećaj kako ima dobre volje da se mog sina pravilno vrednuje at Slobodna Dalmacija
- ^ a b c Nestrpljivi Ante Blažević ugrozio karijeru at NogometPlus
- ^ "Блажевич отново тренира с Левски, но за кратко" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.