Ivan Perisic is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.
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36 Facts About Ivan Perisic
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Product of the Hajduk Split and Sochaux youth academies, Perisic made a name for himself while playing for Club Brugge, where he was the Belgian Pro League top goalscorer and was named Belgian Footballer of the Year for 2011.
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Ivan Perisic made his debut for the Croatia national team in 2011, and represented his nation at Euro 2012,2016 and 2020, as well as the 2014 and 2018 World Cup, reaching the final of the latter.
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Instrumental to Croatia's second "golden generation", Ivan Perisic is the nation's player with most goal contributions at the major tournaments, and the first Croatian player ever to score in a World Cup final.
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Ivan Perisic played in the youth ranks of the club he grew up supporting, Hajduk Split.
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Ivan Perisic received interest from a number of clubs, including Anderlecht, PSV, Ajax, Hertha BSC and Hamburger SV.
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However, the Ivan Perisic family opted for French club Sochaux, which paid €360,000 to sign him in the summer of 2006.
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Ivan Perisic was a member of the Sochaux youth team, which won the Coupe Gambardella in 2007.
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In January 2009, Ivan Perisic was sent on loan to Belgian top flight club Roeselare for six months.
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Prior his move, Ivan Perisic was linked with a move to German side Hertha BSC, having gone on trial.
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However, Ivan Perisic soon found his first team opportunities limited, having played less in the first team and soon told Croatian channel Nova TV he had received no support from Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp and accused him of favouring other players.
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Ivan Perisic made his competitive debut for Wolfsburg against VfB Stuttgart on 19 January 2013.
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Ivan Perisic finished the season with ten league goals, second-best on the team behind fellow countryman Ivica Olic.
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Ivan Perisic began 2016 on 6 January in the match away against Empoli; his cross from close range was finished home by Icardi for the only goal of the match, which kept Inter top to the table.
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Ivan Perisic finished his first season with Inter Milan by playing 37 matches, including 34 in league, scoring nine goals, seven of them in league, and Inter Milan finished fourth in Serie A, returning in European competitions after a one-year absence and was eliminated in the semi-final in the Coppa Italia.
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Ivan Perisic was Inter Milan's top assist provider with six assists.
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Ivan Perisic opened his second Inter season by playing in the last 30 minutes of the first matchday as fell away at Chievo.
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Ivan Perisic then scored his first goal of the new season in the Derby d'Italia against Juventus at home, entering in the 69th minute and heading home an Mauro Icardi cross nine minutes later to give Inter second win of the season, the first in league against Juventus since November 2012.
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Ivan Perisic was banned for two matches by Italian Football Federation for aggressive confrontation of the referee.
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Ivan Perisic finished his second Inter season by making 42 appearances in all competitions, including 36 in league, which 31 were as starter, as Inter finished the Serie A in seventh position, failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
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On 8 September, Ivan Perisic signed a new contract extension with Inter Milan, keeping him at the San Siro until June 2022.
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Ivan Perisic agreed to a deal with the club; however, Inter Milan blocked the deal.
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Ivan Perisic featured in 34 matches in Serie A, only behind Samir Handanovic and Matteo Politano, scoring 8 goals; hence being the second top scorer for Inter after Icardi.
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On 13 August 2019, Ivan Perisic joined German club Bayern Munich on a season-long loan.
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On 4 February 2020, during training ahead of a DFB-Pokal match against 1899 Hoffenheim, Ivan Perisic suffered a right ankle fracture following a tackle from teammate Alvaro Odriozola.
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Ivan Perisic became the fifth Croatian in history to sign with the club.
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Ivan Perisic has appeared internationally for the Croatia national under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.
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On 26 March 2011, at age 22, Ivan Perisic made his debut for the senior national team against Georgia.
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On 14 May, Ivan Perisic was named in Croatia's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2014 World Cup.
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Ivan Perisic appeared regularly in Croatia's successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, as they finished runner-up in Group I which sent them to second round.
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In May 2018, Ivan Perisic was named in Croatia's final squad for the 2018 World Cup.
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Ivan Perisic covered the most ground of any player in the tournament, running a total of 72.
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Ivan Perisic was selected in Croatia's final squad for UEFA Euro 2020, where he was the team's most efficient performer, scoring twice and assisting once.
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Ivan Perisic took part at the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour for the Porec Major tournament, a professional competition, partnering Niksa Dellorco.
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Ivan Perisic married Josipa in 2012, having first met her while they were in high school.
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