Franko Andrijašević (; born 22 June 1991) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for and

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club Zhejiang FC.

Club career

A product of the

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academy, Andrijašević made his professional debut on 13 May 2010 in a league match against Croatia Sesvete, in Hajduk's last match of the 2009–10 season. In August 2011, Andrijašević was loaned to second division side

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for a period of one year. On his debut against Hrvatski Dragovoljac, he scored the third goal in a 5–0 victory. On 18 June 2014, Hajduk's fierce rival

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signed Andrijašević. On 26 July 2016, Andrijašević signed a three-year contract with

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, as part of the transfer of

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from Rijeka to Dinamo Zagreb. In just one season, he became an instant fan-favourite, scoring 16 goals in the league, helping Rijeka win the first ever league title. He was also awarded with the Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award for the best player of the league in the 2016–17 season. Andrijašević joined K.A.A. Gent in July 2017 for a fee of €4.25 million. He went on loan from Gent to

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in January 2019. He returned to Rijeka on loan in August 2019. In August 2020, his loan to Rijeka was extended for another season. On 6 July 2021, China League One club

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announced the signing of Andrijašević. He would make his debut in a league game on 12 July 2021 against

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in a 1–0 defeat. After the game he would establish himself as a vital member of the team as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.

International career

On 22 January 2013,

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head coach

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called up Andrijašević for a friendly match against

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on 6 February 2013. He made his debut as a substitute in the 65th minute of the game.

Personal life

Franko is son of Stjepan Andrijašević and brother of Pjero Andrijašević.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Andrijašević goal''.

Honours

Dugopolje *

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: 2011–12 Hajduk Split *

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Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2014–15 Rijeka *

: 2016–17 *

: 2016–17, 2019–20 Individual * Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 2012 * Football Oscar - Team of the Year: 2013, 2017 * HNL's Footballer of the Year: 2016 * Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award: 2017

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrijasevic, Franko 1991 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's international footballers Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Dugopolje players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players HNK Rijeka players K.A.A. Gent players S.K. Beveren players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Belgian Pro League players China League One players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in China Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Croatian sportsmen