Ante Budimir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ante Budimir | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | NK Radnik | ||
| 2008 | LASK Linz | ||
| 2008–2009 | NK Sesvete | ||
| 2009–2011 | HNK Gorica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | NK Inter Zaprešić | 66 | (19) |
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 30 | (19) |
| 2014–2016 | FC St. Pauli | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Crotone | 40 | (16) |
| 2016– | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 8 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ante Budimir (born 22 July 1991 in Zenica) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Sampdoria of Serie A.
Club career
St. Pauli
In August 2014, Budimir joined German club FC St. Pauli of the 2. Bundesliga on a four-year deal until 2018.[1] St. Pauli had to pay a transfer fee believed to be around €900,000.[2] In an interview on Budimir's signing, former Croatian international Jurica Vranješ described him as "tall, strong in the air, and reliable in combinations" and compared his style to Dimitar Berbatov.[3] Budimir had a tough time at St. Pauli, scoring just 1 goal in 20 appearances in the St. Pauli shirt.
Crotone
On 1 September 2015, he was loaned out to Italian club Crotone for the remainder of the season.[4] Budimir made his Crotone debut on 7 September 2015, in a 4-0 loss to Cagliari Calcio, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Pietro De Giorgio. In March 2016, Crotone exercised their €1m buyout option on the player. Budimir ended the season as promoted Crotone's top goalscorer with 16 goals in 36 Serie B appearances.
Sampdoria
On 5 July 2016, Sampdoria activated Budimir's release clause, believed to be in the region of €1.8m and the player signed a deal ending in mid-2020.[5]
References
- ↑ "Ante Budimir wechselt zum FC St. Pauli" [Ante Budimir transfers to FC St. Pauli] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Nöthe und Budimir sind St. Paulis Sturmduo der Hoffnung" [Nöthe and Budimir are St. Pauli's striker duo of hope] (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Kroaten-Star Vranjes lobt Paulis Neuen: "Budimir ist ein Typ wie Berbatov"" [Croatia-Star Vranjes praises Pauli's new arrival:] (in German). Bild. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Leihe: Budimir wandert nach Kalabrien aus". kicker (in German). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ http://direktno.hr/en/2014/sport/53370/Hrvatski-nogometa%C5%A1-Ante-Budimir-potpisao-za-Sampdoriju!.htm
External links
- Profile at kicker.de
- Ante Budimir profile at Soccerway
- Profile at fcstpauli.com