Filip Bradarić (; born 11 January 1992) is a Croatian professional
footballer
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who currently plays as a
defensive midfielder
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for the
Croatia national team.
Club career
Hajduk Split
Having passed through the ranks of the
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...
youth academy, Bradarić was loaned in the summer of 2011 to the
Treća HNL Jug side
NK Primorac 1929
Nogometni Klub Primorac 1929 ( en, Football Club Primorac 1929), commonly referred to as Primorac Stobreč, is a Croatian football club based in the small coastal town of Stobreč near the city of Split in central Dalmatia. They are members of t ...
for two seasons, and there he was a first-team fixture both in the third and the second tier of Croatian football. In the summer of 2013, he joined Hajduk's first team under the coach
Igor Tudor, making his
Prva HNL
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debut on 13 July 2013, coming in the 73rd minute of his club's 5–1 away win vs.
NK Zadar
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for
Tonći Mujan
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Club career
An offense-oriented winger or a forward, operating mostly on the left side of the attack, Mujan passed through the ranks of Hajduk Split's ...
.
Rijeka
On 3 February 2015 Bradarić signed a -year deal 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 ...
. On 5 May 2017, HNK Rijeka and Bradarić agreed to a contract extension until June 2020.
Cagliari
On 3 August 2018 he signed a five-year contract with
Cagliari
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, thus beginning his first experience abroad. In the Sardinian team he joined his countrymen
Darijo Srna
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He began his career at Haj ...
and
Marko Pajač.
International career
In November 2016, Bradarić received his first call-up to the senior
Croatia squad for matches against
Iceland
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and
Northern Ireland
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. He made his debut in a friendly against
Northern Ireland
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on 15 November 2016.
In May 2018, he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32 man
squad
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for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia. On 4 June 2018, Bradarić was included in Croatia's final
World Cup squad. On 26 June 2018, he came on as a substitute for
Luka Modrić
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in the 65th minute of the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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match against
Iceland
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, becoming the third player in
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 ...
's history to feature in the FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
HNK Rijeka
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Prva HNL
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:
2016–17
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Croatian Football Cup
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:
2016–17
Croatia
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FIFA World Cup
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runner-up:
2018
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Orders
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Order of Duke Branimir
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...
: 2018
References
External links
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Filip Bradarić profile at nk-rijeka.hr
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Croatian footballers
Association football midfielders
HNK Hajduk Split players
NK Primorac 1929 players
HNK Rijeka players
Cagliari Calcio players
RC Celta de Vigo players
Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players
Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Croatian Football League players
Serie A players
La Liga players
Saudi Professional League players
Croatia youth international footballers
Croatia under-21 international footballers
Croatia international footballers
2018 FIFA World Cup players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain