Ante Palaversa (born 6 April 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Troyes.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ante Palaversa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hajduk Split | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Hajduk Split II | 19 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Hajduk Split | 14 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Oostende (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Getafe (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 39 | (3) |
2022– | Troyes B | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Troyes | 2 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Croatia U15 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Croatia U16 | 12 | (2) |
2016 | Croatia U17 | 12 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (4) |
2021 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Croatia U21 | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023 |
Born in Split, Croatia, Palaversa started his youth career with the Hajduk Split academy.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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 a UEFA Europa League qualifying match.[5] 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.[6]
On 28 January 2019, it was announced that Palaversa would be joining Manchester City for an eventual fee of €7 million, instantly returning to Hajduk on loan.[7] He completed the move on 31 January.[8]
On 31 August 2020, Palaversa joined Getafe on loan.[9]
On 26 January 2021, Palaversa moved to Belgian club KV Kortrijk on loan until the end of the season.[10]
On 31 August 2022, Palaversa joined Troyes, another club within the City Football Group, on a three-year contract.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hajduk Split | 2018–19[12] | Prva HNL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Career total | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |