Silvestre Varela

Profile Football Stars | Silvestre Varela | Aged only 17, received a large Perišić amount of interest from a number of clubs, Including Anderlecht, PSV, Ajax, Trabzonspor, Hertha BSC and Hamburger SV,  before he eventually signed for French club FC Sochaux . He moved to France from Hajduk Split. In Split, he was called by some Journalists "the new Asanović," a famous Croatian midfielder who also played in France. From 2007 till January 2009 he played for FC Sochaux.

On 26 August 2009 Club Brugge signed Perišić from Sochaux for € 250,000 on a three-year deal. Belgian football Critics predict a bright future for the 20 year old. In the 2010-11 season, Perišić was the top scorer of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League with 22 goals for Club Brugge, and was elected Player of the Year in Belgium. On 21 April 2012, he scored the 1-0 goal Important against Borussia Mönchengladbach and opened the door to the eighth national championship for Dortmund.

Perišić has Appeared internationally for the Croatian national under-17, under-18 and under-21 teams. He participated in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification for Croatia, where he scored two goals.

Personal information
Full name Ivan Perišić
Date of birth 2 February 1989 (age 23)
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Winger
attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 14

Youth career
Hajduk Split 2005-2006
Sochaux 2006-2007

Senior career
years Team
2007-2009 Sochaux 0 (0)
2009 Roeselare (loan) 18 (5)
2009-2011 Club Brugge 70 (31)
2011-Borussia Dortmund 27 (7)

National team
2005 Croatia U17 7 (0)
2007 Croatia U19 2 (0)
Croatia 2009-2010 U21 8 (3)
2011-Croatia 13 (0)

Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund
     Bundesliga (1): 2011-12
     DFB-Pokal (1): 2011-12