Mihael Žaper (born 11 August 1998) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

in the

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Club career

Žaper made his professional debut with

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in a 4–2

loss to

NK Inter Zaprešić Nogometni klub Inter Zaprešić was a Croatian professional football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb. The team were nicknamed ''Keramičari'' (The ceramics makers), because they were sponsored by a ceramics fa ...

on 13 May 2016, scoring his side's second goal in his debut.

International career

Žaper was born in Croatia, and was called up to represent the Croatia U21 at the

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021) was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (26th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth Association ...

Career statistics

Club

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