Andrija Filipović (born 18 April 1997) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for Aktobe.

Club career

Born in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

, Filipović played football at a youth level with

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...

before joining the youth team of

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

in 2015 on a temporary basis. Spells with

Spezia Calcio Spezia Calcio is a professional Association football, football club based in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Spezia Calcio was founded in 1906 by the Swiss banker Hermann Hurni (or Hurny in some documents), who played for the early Crystal Palace am ...

and Siena followed, before joining Slovenian side ND Gorica in February 2017 on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season After making 62 league appearances with Gorica, scoring 11, Filipović joined Eerste Divisie side

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

in the summer of 2019, signing a two-year contract with the club, with the option for a further year. 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. However, his contract was mutually terminated in August 2021. In September 2021, Filipović signed for Albanian club

FK Partizani Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's current ...

on a three-year contract. He left the club at the end of the calendar year, having scored twice in 10 matches in all competitions. In February 2022, Filipović signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Atyrau. On 13 February 2023, Filipović signed for fellow Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe.

International career

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

Honours

Mura * Slovenian PrvaLiga:

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* Slovenian Cup: 2019–20

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at HNS {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipović, Andrija 1997 births Living people Croatian footballers Footballers from Rijeka Croatia youth international footballers Croatian expatriate footballers Association football forwards A.C.N. Siena 1904 players ND Gorica players NAC Breda players NŠ Mura players FK Partizani Tirana players FC Atyrau players FC Aktobe players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Eerste Divisie players Kategoria Superiore players Kazakhstan Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Albania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan