Hrvoje Barišić (born 3 February 1991) is a Croatian-born Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

Club career

Born in

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, Barišić graduated from the academy of

Mosor Mosor ( la, Massarus), or Mount Mosor (''Massarus Mons''; it, Monte Massaro), is a mountain range in Croatia located near the city of Split on the Adriatic coast. It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the pass of Klis in the northwe ...

. In 2011, he was invited by

Dugopolje Dugopolje is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. The name ''Dugopolje'' literally translates as 'long field'. The town has a population of over 3469, 99.5% which are Croats. Noted in Dugopolje is Vranjača cave. Dugopolje ...

to feature in for friendlies for the club. He made his international debut by playing the last 2 minutes of an

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encounter for

against

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. Barišić won the 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League with

. In 2014, he returned to Croatia and penned a two year deal with

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...

. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 defeat against

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

. In January 2015, Barišić returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina, this time through a six month loan deal with

Vitez Vitez ( sr-cyrl, Витез) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhabitant ...

. At the end of the season, he terminated his contract with Slaven Belupo after he felt that he was surplus to the club. He subsequently signed permanently with Vitez, penning a one year deal. In the two seasons he played for the club, he made 49 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. While playing for Vitez, Barišić won the attraction of Bosnian club

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as well as clubs from Poland. In May 2017, he left Vitez by mutual consent. In July 2017, he returned to Zrinjski Mostar on a two year contract. In May 2018, Barišić once again won the

title with Zrinjski. He left Zrinjski in June 2019 after his contract with the club expired. On 13 June 2019, he signed a contract with

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club Sepsi OSK. He left Sepsi in July 2020 after his contract expired. On 30 July 2020, Barišić again came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina after joining

Tuzla City Fudbalski klub Tuzla City ( en, Football Club Tuzla City), formerly known as Fudbalski klub Sloga Simin Han ( en, Football Club Sloga Simin Han), is a professional football club based in Simin Han, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in ...

. He made his official debut for Tuzla City on 8 August 2020 in a league match against Krupa. Barišić scored his first goal for Tuzla City in a league game against Olimpik on 23 August 2020. He left Tuzla City in June 2021. On 25 June 2021, Barišić again returned to Zrinjski Mostar, signing a two-year contract.

International career

Barišić played for the Croatia U21 national team in 2011, making 1 appearance, but not scoring a goal. He made his senior debut however for

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, in a December 2021

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away against the

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Honours

Dugopolje * 2. HNL: 2011–12 Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2021–22

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barišić, Hrvoje 1991 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Association football defenders Croatian footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers NK Mosor players NK Dugopolje players RNK Split players NK Slaven Belupo players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players NK Vitez players FK Tuzla City players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Liga I players Croatian expatriate footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania