Ante Budimir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ante Budimir | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | NK Radnik | ||
| 2008 | LASK Linz | ||
| 2008–2009 | NK Sesvete | ||
| 2009–2011 | HNK Gorica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | NK Inter Zaprešić | 66 | (19) |
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 30 | (19) |
| 2014– | FC St. Pauli | 19 | (1) |
| 2015– | → Crotone (loan) | 36 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 8 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ante Budimir (born 22 July 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer, of Bosnian Croat descent born in Zenica, who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B side Crotone.
Club career
St. Pauli
In August 2014, Budimir joined German 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on a four-year deal until 2018.[1] St. Pauli had to pay a transfer fee believed to be around €900,000.[2] In an interview on Budimir's signing, former Croatian international Jurica Vranješ described him as "tall, strong in the air, and reliable in combinations" and compared his style to Dimitar Berbatov.[3]
Crotone
On 1 September 2015, he was loaned out to Italian club Crotone for the remainder of the season.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ante Budimir wechselt zum FC St. Pauli" [Ante Budimir transfers to FC St. Pauli] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Nöthe und Budimir sind St. Paulis Sturmduo der Hoffnung" [Nöthe and Budimir are St. Pauli's striker duo of hope] (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Kroaten-Star Vranjes lobt Paulis Neuen: "Budimir ist ein Typ wie Berbatov"" [Croatia-Star Vranjes praises Pauli's new arrival: "Budimir is a guy like Berbatov"] (in German). Bild. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Leihe: Budimir wandert nach Kalabrien aus". kicker (in German). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
External links
- Profile at kicker.de
- Ante Budimir profile at Soccerway
- Profile at fcstpauli.com
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