Karlo Primorac (born 1 June 1984 in Osijek) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a forward.

Karlo Primorac
Primorac with Dinamo Zagreb in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Osijek 136 (25)
2010 Dinamo Zagreb 9 (0)
2010–2011 Karlovac 20 (5)
2011–2012 Istra 1961 7 (1)
2013 Sime Darby 31 (28)
2014–2015 PKNS 6 (2)
International career
2004 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2004–2005 Croatia U21 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 February 2014

Club career edit

A product of Osijek academy, Primorac joined their first team squad in the 2003–04 season and appeared in 17 matches for the club in his first top-flight season. He went on to establish himself as a regular member of Osijek's starting eleven and he appeared in a total of 136 Prva HNL matches and scored 25 goals before being released from the club in January 2010.[1] He was then picked up by Dinamo Zagreb almost immediately, and he signed for the Blues on a free transfer in February 2010. Primorac also played with NK Karlovac and NK Istra 1961.[2]

In 2013, Primorac signed a contract with Sime Darby F.C., then a Malaysia Premier League club. He finished the 2013 season as top scorer in the league, as Sime Darby gained promotion to 2014 Malaysia Super League as runners-up behind Sarawak FA.[3] At the end of the season, he changed club to play with Malaysia Super League club PKNS F.C.[4][5]

International career edit

Primorac was also capped for the Croatia U21 national team, appearing in 9 matches and scoring one goal.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Karlo Primorac 1.HNL stats" (in Croatian). 1hnl.net. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Karlo Primorac, igrač NK Istra 1961 - Sportnet". Hrsport.net. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Yahoo". My.sports.yahoo.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Wan Jamak aims for PKNS glory - Football | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Transfer News: PKNS FC snap up Karlo Primorac". Goal.com. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Karlo Primorac international appearances". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

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