Drago Papa (born 9 February 1984) is a Croatian footballer currently[when?] playing for NK Vrbovec in the Treća HNL.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth |
Vrbovec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Eberau | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vrbovec | |||
| 2001–2002 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Kamen Ingrad | 43 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Varteks | 83 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Slaven Belupo | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Gorica | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Vrbovec | 35 | (15) |
| 2015–2017 | SV Eberau | 60 | (5) |
| 2017–2022 | NK Tomislav Radnik | ||
| 2022-2024 | Vrbovec | ||
| 2024– | NK Farkaš Farkaševac | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2001 | Croatia U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Croatia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2002 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Croatia U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2012 | |||
Club career edit
A product of Dinamo Zagreb academy, Papa never managed to break into the first team and he had his professional debut at Croatia Sesvete, where he was on loan in the 2002–03 season. He was released by Dinamo in 2003 and then went on to play for Prva HNL sides Kamen Ingrad and Varteks, Slaven Belupo before joining HNK Gorica in August 2011 on a free transfer. He played his first game for HNK Gorica on 28 August 2011, in a match against NK Vinogradar. He was subbed in the sixty-ninth minute. He made his first assist on 10 October 2011, in a match against NK Pomorac. After failing to impress during first half of season in HNK Gorica, he was released and eventually signed for his hometown club NK Vrbovec. He had a spell with SV Eberau later in his career.[1]
International career edit
Internationally, Papa played a total of 34 games and scored 2 goals for various Croatia national youth teams. He represented Croatia at the 2001 UEFA European U-16 Championship and the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[2]
References edit
- ^ Austrian career stats - ÖFB
- ^ "CFF :. Statistics - Caps: Drago Papa". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2010.