Antonio Perošević (; born 6 March 1992) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for BSK Bijelo Brdo.

Club career

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

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

with whom he had signed a scholarship contract in February 2010. He made his debut for the first team as a late substitute in a 2–0 win against

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 ...

on 13 May 2010 in the last round of 2009–10 season. After injuries kept him out of action for a year, he returned for the second part of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 2–1 defeat against Cibalia on 11 March 2012, converting a first-half penalty. He finished the season as Osijek's top league goalscorer with seven goals. On 30 August 2017, Perošević moved abroad for the first time, signing for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. A year later, he moved on to

Al-Ittihad Kalba SC Kalba Football Club (Arabic: نادي كلباء الرياضي الثقافي), more colloquially abbreviated as Al-Ittihad, is a professional football club founded in 1972 and based in the city of Kalba, in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United ...

in the

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. On 23 September 2021, Perošević moved to India and signed with

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side

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. He scored 4 goals in 14 matches as his team finished in bottom of the league table. In January 2023, Perošević returned to Croatia, signing for

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. They play in ...

. On 21 August 2023, he joined Polish

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club

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

on a one-year deal, with an extension option for another year. On 4 January 2024, he left the club by mutual consent.

International career

Perošević made his senior international debut on 11 January 2017 against

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at the

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, that ended 1–1. His second and final international was against the hosts at that same tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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