Ante Palaversa

Ante Palaversa (born 6 April 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oostende, on loan from Manchester City.

Ante Palaversa
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oostende
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 14
Youth career
Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Hajduk Split II 19 (2)
2018–2019 Hajduk Split 14 (2)
2019– Manchester City 0 (0)
2019 → Hajduk Split (loan) 11 (0)
2019– → Oostende (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2014 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2015 Croatia U15 5 (1)
2015–2016 Croatia U16 12 (2)
2016 Croatia U17 12 (0)
2017– Croatia U18 4 (1)
2017– Croatia U19 14 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:56, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Hajduk Split

Born in Split, Croatia, Palaversa started his youth career with the Hajduk Split academy.[1] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he won the Best Player of the Youth League award and was subsequently promoted to the reserve team.[2] After playing regularly for the reserve team in the second tier, he was promoted to the senior team in June 2018 by manager Željko Kopić.[3] On 26 July 2018, Palaversa made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Bulgarian club Slavia Sofia in UEFA Europa League qualifying match.[4] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Inter Zaprešić, scoring a volley from 21-metres.[5]

Manchester City

On 28 January 2019, it was announced that Palaversa will be joining Manchester City for an eventual fee of €7 million, instantly returning to Hajduk on loan.[6] He completed the move on 31 January.[7]


Club statistics
As of match played on 5 December 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2018–19[8] Prva HNL 122201[lower-alpha 1]0152
Career total 1222010152
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Ante Palaversa: I'm glad that coach Kopic trusts young players". HNK Hajduk Split. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "Ante Palaversa: Nagradu posvećujem momčadi, nije bilo lako igrati po ovakvim vrućinama" [Ante Palaversa: I dedicate the team prize, it was not easy to play with this kind of heat] (in Croatian). Dalmatinski Portal. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "Novi dijamant Hajduka Ante Palaversa blista na pripremama: Ovo je ispunjenje mojih snova" [New Hajduk's Diamond Ante Palavers Blinks on Preparations: This is the fulfillment of my dreams] (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. "Palaversa after the debut: This is my dream come true, thank you for applause". HNK Hajduk Split. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. "Prvijenac za pamćenje: Kada dam gol, onda je to obično ovakav nekakav" [Remember that when I get a shot, then this is usually something like this]. Slobodan Dalmacija. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. "Palaversa leti u Manchester na potpis ugovora, sutra se očekuje konačna potvrda" [Palaversa flying off to Manchester to sign a contract.]. Slobodan Dalmacija. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. "Ante Palaversa: Man City complete Hajduk Split signing". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "A. Palaversa". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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