Ante Palaversa

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Ante Palaversa
File:Ante Palaversa 2022.jpg
Palaversa with Troyes in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ante Palaversa[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 26)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2023

Ante Palaversa (born 6 April 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.

Club career

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Hajduk Split

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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

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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

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On 31 August 2020, Palaversa joined Getafe on loan.[9]

Loan to KV Kortrijk

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On 26 January 2021, Palaversa moved to Belgian club KV Kortrijk on loan until the end of the season.[10]

Troyes

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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

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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

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As of match played on 24 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Aberdeen

References

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