Franjo Prce (Croatian pronunciation: [frǎːɲo př̩ːtse];[1][2] born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Koper.
 Prce lining up with Croatia U19 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Koper | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | Varaždin | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Slaven Belupo | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | East Bengal | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | Koper | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
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]
On 15 September 2021, East Bengal announced that Prce had joined the Indian Super League club on a one-year deal.[11][12] He made his debut on 21 November against Jamshedpur FC in a 1–1 draw.
International career edit
Prce was included in the Croatian under-17 team for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13] He also featured for the team in the 2013 FIFA under-17 World Cup.[14] On 18 March 2017, he was called to the Croatian under-21 team for a friendly match against Slovenia.[15]
Career statistics edit
- As of 6 July 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lazio | 2014–15[16] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[16] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[16] | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2015–16[16] | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Brescia (loan) | 2016–17[16] | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Istar 1961 (loan) | 2017–18[16] | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Omonia | 2018–19[16] | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Varaždin | 2019–20[16] | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 2020–21[16] | Prva HNL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| East Bengal | 2021–22[16] | Indian Super League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 84 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
References edit
- ^ "Fránjo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Fránjo
- ^ "pr̀coljak". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Pŕce
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Franjo Prce debitirao za Lazio!" [Franjo Prce debuted for Lazio!] (in Italian). Dalmatinski Portal. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UFFICIALE - Calciomercato Lazio, dal Brescia torna Prce" [OFFICIAL - Calciomercato Lazio, from Brescia back Prce] (in Italian). Lalaziosiamoni. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Franjo Prce" [Footballer of OMONIA Franjo Prce] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Franjo Prce... ΠΡΩΤΟ!" [Franjo Prce ... FIRST!] (in Greek). Kerkida. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "SC East Bengal Rope In Former Lazio Defender Franjo Prce". SC East Bengal Media Team. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "INDIAN FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEWS/ DAILY NEWS (2021)". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wonderkid Halilović to Lead Croatia at U-17 FIFA World Cup". Croatia Week. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "F. Prce". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links edit
- Franjo Prce at the Croatian Football Federation
- Franjo Prce at FBref.com
- Franjo Prce at Soccerway.com
- Franjo Prce at AS.com (in Spanish)
