Career
He began his football career with local clubs NK Slaven from Gruda and HNK Dubrovnik. He was discovered by Hajduk Split scouts and moved to the club"s youth squad. In 1996 he joined the club"s senior squad in the Croatian First League.
He remained with the club until 2004, returning the following season after an unsuccessful year in France.
In 2006 he moved to the French Ligue 2 again, this time with Football Club Libourne-Saint-Seurin, with whom he received more frequent playing time. Deranja has not been capped for the Croatian national team
However, he has played extensively for the country"s junior sides.
