Franjo Prce

Franjo Prce (Croatian pronunciation: [frǎːɲo př̩ːtse];[1][2] born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a centre back for Varaždin.

Franjo Prce
Franjo Prce in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996
Place of birth Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Varaždin
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2008 Omladinac Vranjic
2008–2014 Hajduk Split
2014–2015 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Lazio 1 (0)
2016 → Salernitana (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Brescia (loan) 7 (0)
2018 → Istra 1961 (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 Omonia 17 (1)
2019 Karpaty Lviv 0 (0)
2019– Varaždin 8 (0)
National team
2012 Croatia U16 7 (0)
2012–2013 Croatia U17 23 (1)
2013–2014 Croatia U18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2017 Croatia U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:55, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prce started his career with the youth academy of Croatian club Hajduk Split. However, after the club's reluctance to hand him a professional contract and instead use him in the B-team, he refused to sign a contract extension proposal.[3] On 16 August 2014, he moved to Italian club Lazio for € 300,000 and signed a professional contract.[3] He featured 27 times for the Lazio Primavera during the 2014–15 season, with his team finishing runners-up to Torino in the Supercoppa Primavera.[4] On 13 January 2016, he was loaned out to Salernitana.[4]

On 23 October 2016, Prce made his first team debut for Lazio, replacing Felipe Anderson in a 2–2 draw against Torino in Serie A.[5] On 12 January 2017, he joined Brescia on a loan deal till June 2018.[6] After being used sparingly, he was recalled from his loan deal by his parent club.[7]

On 31 January 2018, Prce moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 again on a loan deal.[8] On 17 July 2018, he moved abroad and joined Cypriot club AC Omonia, on a three-year contract.[9] On 25 August, he made his debut, and also scored a goal in a 1–0 victory over Alki Oroklini.[10]

International career

Prce was included in the Croatian under-17 team for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11] He also featured for the team in the 2013 FIFA under-17 World Cup.[12] On 18 March 2017, he was called to the Croatian under-21 team for a friendly match against Slovenia.[13]

Statistics
As of match played on 13 February 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lazio 2014–15[14] Serie A 0000—00
2015–16[14] Serie A 00000000
2016–17[14] Serie A 1000—10
Total 10000010
Salernitana (loan) 2015–16[14] Serie B 0000—00
Brescia (loan) 2016–17[14] Serie B 7000—70
Istar 1961 (loan) 2017–18[14] Prva HNL 160002[lower-alpha 1]0180
Omonia 2018–19[14] Cypriot First Division 17121—192
Career total 4112120452
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References
  1. "Fránjo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Fránjo
  2. "pr̀coljak". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Pŕce
  3. "Franjo Prce odlazi u Lazio, bijelima oko 2 milijuna kuna" [Franjo Prce goes to Lazio, about two million for white] (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "Una forza fresca da Formello, ecco chi è Franjo Prce" [A fresh force from Formello, that's who Franjo Prce is] (in Italian). Salergranata. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. "Franjo Prce debitirao za Lazio!" [Franjo Prce debuted for Lazio!] (in Italian). Dalmatinski Portal. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. "Franjo Prce è un nuovo giocatore biancazzurro" [Franjo Prce is a new biancazzurro player] (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. "UFFICIALE - Calciomercato Lazio, dal Brescia torna Prce" [OFFICIAL - Calciomercato Lazio, from Brescia back Prce] (in Italian). Lalaziosiamoni. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. "Franjo Prce postao igrač Istre 1961, Lazio posudio stopera pulskom prvoligašu" [Franjo Prce became Istrian player in 1961, Lazio loaned a stopper to the Pula first round] (in Croatian). Sportcom. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  9. "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Franjo Prce" [Footballer of OMONIA Franjo Prce] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  10. "Franjo Prce... ΠΡΩΤΟ!" [Franjo Prce ... FIRST!] (in Greek). Kerkida. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  11. "Idući tjedan hrvatska U-17 reprezentacija putuje na turnir u Japanu, a izbornik Ivan Gudelj definirao je konačnu listu kandidata" [Next week, the Croatian U-17 team travels to the tournament in Japan, and the Ivan Gudelj menu defines the final list of candidates.] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. "Wonderkid Halilović to Lead Croatia at U-17 FIFA World Cup". Croatia Week. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. "U21: Gračan objavio popis igrača za prijateljsku utakmicu sa Slovenijom" [U21: Gracan announced the list of players for a friendly match with Slovenia] (in Croatian). Nogomet Plus. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. "F. Prce". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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