Josip Radošević (; born 3 April 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Hajduk Split

Radošević started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club

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. The talented midfielder was promoted to Hajduk's senior side in November 2011. On 23 November 2011, he made his debut for the first team in a 1–0 win over

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in the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 Croatian Cup, aged 17 and 7 months. In the 2011–12 season, Radošević started featuring as a regular in Hajduk first eleven, after

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, who had previously coached Radošević in

youth team, was appointed as the new manager. In the 2012–13 season he established himself as the key player in defensive tasks in Hajduk midfield, appearing in 17 domestic league games before being transferred to

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Napoli

On 29 January 2013, Radošević was signed by

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side Napoli for a fee of €2 million euros. He had signed a six-month loan deal at first as Croatia became a part of the EU so he would not register as a foreign player when he made the deal permanent in the summer of 2013. Hajduk received another €1 million euros when he completed his transfer. On 25 August 2013, he made his official debut for Napoli in the first round of the 2013–14 season against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 84th minute.

Rijeka (loan)

On 4 February 2015, Radošević was loaned to

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until 31 December 2015. He scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic fashion, when he scored an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time against

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on 4 April 2015.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 31 August 2016, the last day of summer transfer window, Radošević signed for Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg as a free agent.

Return to Hajduk Split

Josip Radošević was announced as a new Hajduk player on 3 June 2017. He took the kit number 14, the same one he had four and a half years ago before he left for Napoli.

Brøndby

On 27 July 2018, it was announced that Radošević would join the Danish side

on a four-year contract for a fee of €800,000. He made his debut on 5 August in a 2–0

win over

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. Radošević made 37 appearances in his first season in Denmark, scoring two goals. During his first season he mostly appeared as a

, taking over the role from fan favourite

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who had signed with

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before the start of the season. In the following season, after

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took over as head coach of Brøndby, Radošević continued as a starter on defensive midfield before suffering a shoulder injury in a 5–2 win over

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on 27 October 2019. He again started playing more regularly as a starter during the first half of the 2020–21 season. In the second half of the season, Radošević was an undisputed starter in midfield as Brøndby won their first

title in 16 years. He finished the season with 35 appearances and no goals. Radošević tested positive for

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amid an outbreak in the Brøndby first team on 6 August 2021. This meant that he missed games against rivals

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and the

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first play-off tie against his former team Red Bull Salzburg. On 20 August, Radošević signed a new four-year contract with Brøndby, extending his existing deal until June 2025.

International career

Radošević was a part of the Croatian national under-17 team in the qualifications for the

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, playing in all six group games. Although Croatia ended qualifications undefeated, in the

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they finished runners-up in the group behind hosts Netherlands and failed to qualify. Overall, he gathered 35 appearances for the youth teams, scoring two goals. In August 2012, Radošević was called up to the

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by manager

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for the

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matches against Macedonia and

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as an alternative for the defensive midfielder

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. On 11 September 2012, Radošević made his full debut for the national side in a 1–1 draw against Belgium, making him the youngest player to debut in the history of the national team.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Napoli *

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: 2013–14 *

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Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 Brøndby *

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Radosevic, Josip 1994 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Association football midfielders Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players S.S.C. Napoli players HNK Rijeka players SD Eibar footballers FC Red Bull Salzburg players Brøndby IF players Croatian Football League players Serie A players La Liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark