Vedran Gerc (born 14 February 1986) is a Croatian

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who plays for Orijent 1919 in the Croatian Second Football League.

Club career

Youth career

Vedran began his footballing career in 2000 with the junior teams of

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 ...

. He made appearances in the various juvenile tournaments for the

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 ...

-based side.

Ljubljana

Soon after he was promoted to the senior side of the Rijeka-based side, he moved on a one-year loan deal to the Slovenian PrvaLiga side,

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. He scored one goal in eight appearances in the

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Orijent

After his short sting in Slovenia, he moved back to Croatia where he was sent on loan to

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side, NK Orijent. He scored 19 goals in 20 appearances in his two years for the Rijeka-based side.

Rijeka

Impressed with his display away from the club, the HNK Rijeka management decided to promote the local youngster to the senior side. He scored one goal in six appearances in the

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season which came on 22 April 2009 in a 1–0 win over

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik ( en, Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, and plays their ...

. He made his first appearance in the

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season on 26 July 2009 in a 6–0 win over

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb ( en, Lokomotiva Zagreb Football Club), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional association football, football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First ...

and scored his first goal of the season on 9 August 2009 in a 3–1 win over

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. He also scored a hat-trick on 10 April 2010 in a 5–1 win over

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, taking his goal tally to five goals in 14 appearances. He made eleven appearances in his final season for HNK Rijeka.

Zadar

In mid-2011, he signed a short-term contract with

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-based

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. He made his official debut for the club on 22 July 2011 in a 1–1 draw against

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and made only three appearances for the side in the top division.

Karlovac

After a short spell with NK Zadar, he signed a short-term contract with another 1. HNL side, NK Karlovac. He made his official debut and scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2012 in a 3–1 win over

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. Gerc has scored one goal in six appearances for the club.

Kedah

He first moved out of Croatia in 2012 to

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where he signed a one-year contract with Kedah-based team,

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. He scored his first goal in the Malaysia Super League which was a brace on 17 April 2012 in a 2–0 away win over

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. He scored 6 goals in 10 appearances in the

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Žalgiris

He moved back to Europe and more accurately to

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in 2013 where he signed a short-term contract with FK Žalgiris. He made his A Lyga debut on 12 March 2013 in a 2–1 loss against

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and scored his first goal in the competition on 21 April 2013 in a 4–2 win over

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Tirana

In late 2013, he moved to

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and more accurately to the capital city

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where he signed a short-term contract with

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 ...

. He made his

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debut on 18 September 2013 in a 2–0 loss against KF Vllaznia Shkodër. A horrific injury at the end of the first half against

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forced to the Croatian to end his spell with the Albanian side.

Pomorac

After various stints across Europe and Asia, he moved back to Croatia and more accurately to Rijeka where he signed a one-year contract with the 2. HNL side

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. He made his 2. HNL debut on 2 March 2014 in a 0–0 draw against

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and scored his first goal in the competition on 19 March 2014 in a 2–2 draw against

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium ...

Al-Hussein

He moved to

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in 2014 where he signed a six-month contract with the Jordan Premier League side Al-Hussein SC. Soon after his arrival at the

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-based club, he scored a hat-trick on 4 April 2015 in a 3–0 win over

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. He scored ten goals in 16 appearances for the Jordanian side.

Sohar

In 2015, he moved to

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where he signed a one-year contract with

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-based team,

Sohar SC Sohar Sporting Club ( ar, نادي صحار الرياضي) is an Omani sports club based in Sohar, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is in City of S ...

. He made his

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debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 14 September 2015 in a 2–1 win over Sur SC. He also scored a hat-trick on 28 October 2015 in a 4–2 win over

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. He was adjudged the top scorer of the

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scoring 14 goals in 20 appearances.

Al-Suwaiq

He was on a radar of various clubs across the Sultanate after impressing with his scoring ability in his first season in the Oman Professional League, before

Al-Suwaiq Club Al-Suwaiq Club ( ar, نادي السويق) is an Omani sports club based in Al-Suwaiq. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium ...

managed to sign him on 29 November 2016. The management decided to part ways with the Croatian striker after a series of poor performances in which he could manage to score only three goals in ten appearances.

Muscat

Realizing his potential upfront, another Omani side

announced the signing of Gerc until the end of the

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season. He scored nine goals in eleven appearances for the Muscat-based club in the 2016–17 season, becoming the club top scorer.

Club career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerc, Vedran 1986 births Living people Footballers from Rijeka Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers HNK Rijeka players NK Ljubljana players HNK Orijent players NK Zadar players NK Karlovac 1919 players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players FK Žalgiris players KF Tirana players NK Pomorac 1921 players Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players Sohar SC players Suwaiq Club players Muscat Club players Al-Seeb Club players NK Ankaran players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Malaysia Super League players A Lyga players Kategoria Superiore players First Football League (Croatia) players Oman Professional League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Oman