Ante Ćorić
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ante Ćorić | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2006 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
2006–2009 | NK Zagreb | ||
2009–2013 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
2013–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2014– | Dinamo Zagreb | 58 | (8) |
National team | |||
2012 | Croatia U-15 | 4 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Croatia U-16 | 5 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Croatia U-17 | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Croatia U-18 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Croatia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Croatia U-21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016 (UTC). |
Ante Ćorić (born 14 April 1997) is a Croatian footballer playing for Dinamo Zagreb in the Prva HNL as a midfielder.
Club career
Early years
Ćorić was born in Zagreb to Herzegovian Croat parents from Široki Brijeg; his father Miljenko is a football manager in the Zagreb area with whom Ante attended training sessions starting at a very young age.[1] Ćorić started playing football at the age of 5 at Hrvatski Dragovoljac. When he was 9 years old, he signed for the youth academy of NK Zagreb.[2] In 2009, Ćorić joined the youth academy of Red Bull Salzburg despite interest from other clubs including Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Barcelona.[3] On joining the club Corić commented "I wanted to become a Red Bull Salzburg player because my team-mates here are better than players of the same age anywhere else. We train better and more often than others. And I was very impressed by how warmly I was welcomed."[2] After four years in Salzburg, he returned to Croatia and signed with Dinamo Zagreb for a transfer fee of 900 000 euros in 2013.[4]
Senior years
Ćorić made his senior debut against RNK Split, coming as a 69th-minute substitute for Ivo Pinto on 16 April 2014.[5] He made his first start in a 1–1 draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb on 26 April 2014.[6] On 10 May 2014, Ćorić scored his first senior goal for Dinamo in a 1-2 loss to NK Istra 1961.[7] On 18 September 2014, Coric scored the fifth goal in Dinamo's 2014-15 Europa League opener against Astra Giurgiu which resulted in a 5-1 win after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute. With this goal, he became the youngest goal scorer in Europa League history at the age of 17 years and 157 days.[8]
Personal
His older brother Josip Ćorić is also a football player.
References
- ↑ "Ante Ćorić u Bayernu postavio rekord, u Dinamu oduševljava". 24Sata. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Football talent Ante Coric happy at Red Bull Salzburg". Croatian Times. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ante Coric a name to remember". Croatia Week. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Talentirani Ante Ćorić potpisao za Dinamo". Vecernji. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Split vs Dinamo". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Dinamo Zagreb". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "ISTRA 1961 VS. DINAMO ZAGREB 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Ćorić postao najmlađi strijelac u povijesti EL". Sportske Novosti. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
External links
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- Ante Ćorić at footballzz.co.uk
- Ante Ćorić profile at Soccerway
- Ante Ćorić at Croatian Football Federation website
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