Ante Palaversa
Croatian footballer (born 2000)
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Ante Palaversa (born 6 April 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.
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Palaversa with Troyes in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ante Palaversa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hajduk Split | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Hajduk Split II | 19 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Hajduk Split | 14 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Oostende (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Getafe (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 39 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Troyes | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Troyes B | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Aberdeen | 30 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Croatia U16 | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Croatia U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2021 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Croatia U21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Hajduk Split
Born in Split, Croatia, Palaversa started his youth career with the Hajduk Split academy.[2] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he won the Best Player of the Youth League award and was subsequently promoted to the reserve team.[3] After playing regularly for the reserve team in the second tier, he was promoted to the senior team in June 2018 by manager Željko Kopić.[4] On 26 July 2018, Palaversa made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Bulgarian club Slavia Sofia in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match.[5] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Inter Zaprešić, scoring a volley from 21-metres.[6]
Manchester City
On 28 January 2019, it was announced that Palaversa would be joining Manchester City for an eventual fee of €7 million, instantly returning to Hajduk on loan.[7] He completed the move on 31 January.[8]
Loan to Getafe
Loan to KV Kortrijk
On 26 January 2021, Palaversa moved to Belgian club KV Kortrijk on loan until the end of the season.[10]
Troyes
On 31 August 2022, having never made an appearance for City, Palaversa joined Troyes, another club within the City Football Group, on a three-year contract.[11]
Aberdeen
On 8 August 2024, Palaversa signed for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a one-year contract, with the Scottish Premiership club having the option of a further two years, which was exercised in January 2025 with the club extending his stay until summer 2027.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 24 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2018–19[13] | Prva HNL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Getafe (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| Troyes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Aberdeen | 2024–25[13] | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | |
| Career total | 92 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||
- Includes Croatian Football Cup, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Aberdeen
