Ante Blažević (born 5 May 1996) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Solin Solin is a town and a suburb of Split, in Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the capital o ...

Early career

From

Kaštel Sućurac Kaštel Sućurac () is a Settlement (Croatia), settlement within the town of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia. Kaštel Sućurac is the first of the 7 Kaštels from the East. Patron saint of the town is Saint George (Croatian: ''Sveti Jure''). Histor ...

, Blažević practiced athleticsAnte Blazevic blijft in de wachtkamer
at Neieuwsblad.br and football, having started his football career at Omladinac Vranjic and Jadran Kaštel Sućurac, before joining the

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

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at

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A forward, compared to

Zlatko Vujović Zlatko Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker. His twin brother, Zoran, was also a professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of their prof ...

in his academy years, he became a youth national team player as well, but his stay proved to be rocky due to contract demands, with the player leaving the club for several months during his U17 years and training with GOŠK Kaštela, before returning to the team. Finally, in 2014, Blažević and his family refused to sign a professional contract with Hajduk, the negotiations having fallen through, the family stating that they felt Blažević wasn't being valued enough by the club, and, on the other side, the club not accepting terms such as one of the highest wages in the club, goal bonuses, guaranteed playing time, free-kick taking priority and others. Nestrpljivi Ante Blažević ugrozio karijeru
at NogometPlus Despite the urging of his agent

Tonči Martić Tonči Martić (born 23 November 1972 in Split) is a Croatian former footballer who played for Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Sp ...

to stay at Hajduk, Blažević, subsequently admitting impatience, decided to accept an offer from the Belgian side

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Levski Sofia

On 9 July 2022, he made his official debut for Levski Sofia in the 0:1 loss against CSKA 1948, which was the team's first league match for the 2022-23 season, but after that fell out of favor with coach

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and was removed from the first team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blazevic, Ante 1996 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football fullbacks Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers K.V. Oostende players NK Junak Sinj players VfV 06 Hildesheim players NK Brežice 1919 players NK Čelik Zenica players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players PFC Levski Sofia players Belgian Pro League players Second Football League (Croatia) players Regionalliga players Slovenian Second League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria 21st-century Croatian sportsmen