Petar Bosančić (; born 19 April 1996) is a

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n 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

Petar Bosančić started his career in the

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youth academy, moving to the nearby giants

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at the beginning of 2012. In the 2014–15 season, he established himself as a regular in Hajduk's third-tier B team, before making his debut for the injury and suspension-riddled first team on 26 April 2015 away 2–0 win against Slaven Belupo. In March 2023, Bosančić signed for

club

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. He departed the club in July 2024 having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Though, as of April 2015, he hasn't played a single youth international match, Bosančić was placed on the extended, preliminary 35 candidate list for the Croatia U17 team for the 2013

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, not making the final cut.Gudelj objavio preliminarnu listu za SP
at

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official site

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosancic, Petar 1996 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Dugopolje players NK Sesvete players NK Istra 1961 players FC Mariupol players NK Široki Brijeg players PFC Cherno More Varna players Riga FC players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Ukrainian Premier League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Latvian Higher League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia