Andrija Filipović

Andrija Filipović (born 18 April 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aktobe.

Andrija Filipović
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997[1]
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Aktobe
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2008 Crikvenica[2]
2008–2016 Rijeka
2015 → Juventus (loan)
2015–2016 → Spezia Calcio (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Siena 0 (0)
2017–2019 Gorica 62 (11)
2019–2020 NAC Breda 15 (1)
2020–2021 Mura 32 (4)
2021 Partizani 6 (0)
2022 Atyrau 24 (13)
2023– Aktobe 12 (2)
International career
2015 Croatia U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023

Club career

Born in Rijeka, Filipović played football at a youth level with HNK Rijeka before joining the youth team of Juventus in 2015 on a temporary basis.[3] Spells with Spezia Calcio and Siena followed,[1][4] before joining Slovenian side ND Gorica in February 2017 on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season[5][6] After making 62 league appearances with Gorica, scoring 11, Filipović joined Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda in the summer of 2019, signing a two-year contract with the club, with the option for a further year.[1][7][8] After 15 appearances with Breda, scoring once, he joined Slovenian side NŠ Mura on a two-year contract on 31 January 2020, lasting until the end of 2022.[3] However, his contract was mutually terminated in August 2021.[9]

In September 2021, Filipović signed for Albanian club FK Partizani on a three-year contract.[10] He left the club at the end of the calendar year,[11] having scored twice in 10 matches in all competitions.[12]

In February 2022, Filipović signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Atyrau.[13]

On 13 February 2023, Filipović signed for fellow Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe.[14]

International career

Filipović appeared for the Croatian under-19 team in a 3–1 UEFA under-19 EURO qualification match against Montenegro in 2015.[15]

Honours

Mura

References
  1. "Andrija Filipović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Nogometna obitelj Filipović". crikva.hr (in Croatian). 29 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. "Okrepitev: Andrija Filipović". nsmura.si (in Slovenian). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Andrija Filipovic – Carriera – stagioni, presenze, goal". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "ANDRIJA FILIPOVIĆ NOVI ČLAN ND GORICE". nd-gorica.com (in Slovenian). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "Andrija Filipović okrepil goriški napad" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. Marcelis, Hanneke (26 June 2019). "NAC versterkt selectie met aanvallers Stokkers en Filipovic". Breda Vandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. Blanco, Yadran (26 June 2019). "NAC presenteert aanvallers Stokkers en Filipovic in Bredase kroeg". BN DeStem. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. "Mura je prekinila pogodbo s hrvaškim napadalcem, ki se poslavlja s štirimi goli" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. "IMA NOV KLUB! Še avgusta je bil član slovenskega prvaka, zdaj pa je okrepil vrste PARTIZANIJA!". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. "EX-NAC: Filipovic weer weg bij FK Partizani".
  12. "Croatia – A. Filipović – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. "Клуб КПЛ подписал экс-игрока академии «Ювентуса» – Футбол".
  14. "Dobrodošli, Andrija! 🇭🇷" (in Kazakh). FC Aktobe. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  15. "Croatia — Montenegro 3:1 (U19 EURO Qualifiers 2015/2016, Group 2)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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