Career

Born in Pula, he went through the ranks of his hometown club NK Jadran Poreč, before moving to NK Rijeka, aged 14. He got his first cap for Rijeka at the age of 17, during the 2010-2011 Prva HNL. He has also had 3 caps for Croatia under-19 team, including a cap at the 2012 Union of European Football Associations European Under-19 Football Championship. In early 2013, he was loaned to Cibalia, and this was followed by loans to Siena, Spezia and Perugia in Italy"s Serie B.