Franjo Prce
Croatian footballer (born 1996)
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Franjo Prce (Croatian pronunciation: [frǎːɲo př̩ːtse];[1][2] born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
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Prce lining up with Croatia U19 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Omladinac Vranjic | ||
| 2008–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Lazio | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Salernitana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Brescia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Omonia | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Karpaty Lviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Varaždin | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Slaven Belupo | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | East Bengal | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Koper | 32 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Spartak Varna | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | Okzhetpes | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Petrolul Ploiești | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U17 | 23 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prce played with the youth academy of Croatian club Hajduk Split. However, after the club's reluctance to hand him a professional contract and instead used him in the reserve team, he refused to sign a contract extension proposal.[3] On 16 August 2014, he moved to Italian club Lazio for € 300,000 and signed a professional contract.[3] He featured 27 times for the Lazio Primavera during the 2014–15 season, with his team finishing runners-up to Torino in the Supercoppa Primavera.[4] On 13 January 2016, he was loaned out to Salernitana.[4]
On 23 October 2016, Prce made his first team debut for Lazio, replacing Felipe Anderson in a 2–2 draw against Torino in Serie A.[5] On 12 January 2017, he joined Brescia on a loan deal till June 2018.[6] After being used sparingly, he was recalled from his loan deal by his parent club.[7]
On 31 January 2018, Prce moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 again on a loan deal.[8] On 17 July 2018, he moved abroad and joined Cypriot club AC Omonia on a three-year contract.[9] On 25 August, he made his debut, and also scored a goal in a 1–0 victory over Alki Oroklini.[10]
On 15 September 2021, East Bengal announced that Prce had joined the Indian Super League club on a one-year deal.[11][12] He made his debut on 21 November against Jamshedpur FC in a 1–1 draw.
International career
Prce was included in the Croatian under-17 team for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13] He also featured for the team in the 2013 FIFA under-17 World Cup.[14] On 18 March 2017, he was called to the Croatian under-21 team for a friendly match against Slovenia.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 7 March 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lazio | 2015–16[16] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[16] | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2015–16[16] | Serie B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brescia (loan) | 2016–17[16] | Serie B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Istar 1961 (loan) | 2017–18[16] | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Omonia | 2018–19[16] | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Karpaty Lviv | 2019–20[16] | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Varaždin | 2019–20[16] | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 2020–21[16] | Prva HNL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| East Bengal | 2021–22[16] | Indian Super League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Koper | 2022–23[16] | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[16] | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Spartak Varna | 2024–25[16] | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Okzhetpes | 2025[16] | Kazakhstan Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26[16] | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Kazakhstan Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
