Borna Barisic

Borna Barisic (Croatian pronunciation: [boːrna bariʃitɕ]; born 10 November 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and Croatia national team. Barisic previously played for Osijek in the Prva HNL.

Club Career

Barisic was born in Osijek in eastern Croatian region of Slavonia to Bosnian Croat parents. His father Stipe "Moljac" Barisic hails from Galecic, while his mother Verica (nee Tokic) hails from Strazbenica. He joined the youth academy of Osijek in 2003, spending eight years with the side. After failing to break into the first team, Barisic moved to nearby BSK Bijelo Brdo.

Osijek

After a single season with Bijelo Brdo, Barisic returned to Osijek. In his first season with the first team, Barisic managed 23 Prva HNL appearances, debuting on 12 July 2013 in a 3–1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb. Barisic first goal for Osijek came on 4 April 2014 in the form on an 88th minute winner against Lokomotiva. Osijek finished in 8th place in the 2013–14 season. The following season, Barisic played in 28 games, managing one goal and two assists from left back as Osijek narrowly avoided relegation.

Dinamo Zagreb and Lokomotiva

Despite his club's struggles, Barisic's performance for Osijek in the 2014–15 season saw him earn a move to league champions Dinamo, signing a five-year contract. Barisic's made his debut for his new club against his former club Osijek on 19 July 2015. In late August, however, Barisic was loaned out to Dinamo's feeder club Lokomotiva. At Lokomotiva, Barisic made 19 league appearances, managing two assists.

Return to Osijek

Osijek were purchased in February 2016 by Hungarian oligarch Lorinc Meszaros and Croatian entrepreneur Ivan Mestrovic, the first time the club had gone into private ownership. The new ownership identified Barisic as the type of player they want representing the club; young, talented and produced

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