Stipe Perica

Stipe Perica (Croatian pronunciation: [stiːpe peritsa]; born 7 July 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Club Career

Early career

Perica started his playing career in his home-country of Croatia with Zadar in 2012. He made his debut for the first team during the month of September 2012. In his first season, he scored 8 goals in 20 league matches, and 10 goals in all competitions.

Chelsea

On 1 August 2013, Perica signed for Chelsea with a transfer fee of €2.5m. After his arrival at Chelsea, the club loaned Perica out to Dutch club NAC Breda.

Loan to NAC Breda

On his NAC Breda debut he scored his first goal in a 1–5 victory away to Roda JC, having come on as a substitute. A few weeks later he scored the winning goal for 2–1 against Heracles Almelo in his fourth appearance. On 16 February 2014, he was sent-off just 4 minutes after being substituted on in the match against Feyenoord.

In August 2014, his loan deal was extended for the 2014–15 season. However, after the sacking of Breda's manager Nebojsa Gudelj, his role was reduced to a bit-part player and he requested a move in search for more game time. On 22 January 2015, his loan with NAC Breda ended and Chelsea loaned him out to Udinese until June 2016.

Udinese

On 8 February 2015 against Napoli, Perica made his debut for Udinese, coming off the bench in the 78th minute for Bruno Fernandes. On 4 April 2015, Perica made his first start for Udinese in a match against Genoa that ended in a 1–1 draw. On 17 May, Perica scored the opener (his first for Udinese) against A.S. Roma, the match ended in a 1–2 loss for Udinese.

On 3 June 2015, Udinese extended Perica's loan deal for one and a half years. On 20 December 2015, Perica scored his first goal of the 2015–16 Serie A campaign in a 1–0 away victory over Torino, therefore scoring the winning goal in the 41st mi

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