Adrian Šemper (born 12 January 1998) is a Croatian

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who plays as

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for club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Šemper started his football career with GNK Dinamo Zagreb youth academy in 2004. He was one of the brightest talents of a very interesting generation of Dinamo Zagreb players born in 1998, including Josip Brekalo, Nikola Moro,

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, Branimir Kalaica and Vinko Soldo.

Dinamo Zagreb

In 2016, Šemper signed his first professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 6 May 2016 against

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at Gradski stadion which Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0. In this match, he played 90 minutes whole the game and he lost on goals. On 16 January 2016,

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made an offer of Šemper to Dinamo Zagreb for £3.1 million, but Dinamo Zagreb rejected the offer and Šemper remained in Dinamo. In the 2015–16 season Šemper made his professional debut and Dinamo Zagreb achieved the double of

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and

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Chievo

On 9 August 2018, Šemper joined to Italian

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club

Chievo Verona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo , is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a ...

on loan with an option to buy. He made his league debut on 20 April 2019 in a 2–1 away win against

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. On 11 June 2020, Chievo bought out his rights and he signed a four-year contract with the club.

Genoa

On 11 August 2021 Śemper signed with

club

International career

Šemper has represented his country at various age groups, most recently for the

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. In 2015, he played

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and

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. Since March 2016, he has been member of

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb

* Croatian First Football League (1): 2015–16

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Semper, Adrian 1998 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Croatian Football League players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players A.C. ChievoVerona players Genoa C.F.C. players Association football goalkeepers Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Serie A players Serie B players Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia youth international footballers