Filip Bradaric

Filip Bradaric (Croatian pronunciation: [filip bradaritɕ]; born 11 January 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli and the Croatia national team.

Club Career

Hajduk Split

Having passed through the ranks of the Hajduk Split youth academy, Bradaric was loaned in the summer of 2011 to the Treca HNL Jug side NK Primorac 1929 for two seasons, and there he was a first-team fixture both in the third and the second tier of Croatian football. In the summer of 2013, he joined Hajduk's first team under the coach Igor Tudor, making his Prva HNL debut on 13 July 2013, coming in the 73rd minute of his club's 5–1 away win vs. NK Zadar for Tonci Mujan.

Rijeka

On 3 February 2015 Bradaric signed a 3+1⁄2-year deal with HNK Rijeka. On 5 May 2017, HNK Rijeka and Bradaric agreed to a contract extension until June 2020.

Cagliari

On 3 August 2018 he signed a five-year contract with Cagliari, thus beginning his first experience abroad. In the Sardinian team he joined his countrymen Darijo Srna and Marko Pajac.

International Career

In November 2016, Bradaric received his first call-up to the senior Croatia squad for matches against Iceland and Northern Ireland. He made his debut in a friendly against Northern Ireland on 15 November 2016.

In May 2018, he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 4 June 2018, Bradaric was included in Croatia's final World Cup squad. On 26 June 2018, he came on as a substitute for Luka Modric in the 65th minute of the 2018 FIFA World Cup match against Iceland, becoming the third player in HNK Rijeka's history to feature in the FIFA World Cup.

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