Ivan Perisic is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder in the Croatian national team and Milan Inter from Serie A. Perisic is the finalist of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he managed to score a goal against the French team. Among the achievements of Ivan Perisic at the club level, one can note the victory in the Bundesliga and the German Cup as part of the Borussia Dortmund, as well as the Super Cup and the German Cup as part of Wolfsburg. The player also previously played for teams such as Sochaux and Club Brugge. The height of the midfielder is 186 centimeters, weight - about 75 kg.
Biography and early career of a football player
Ivan Perisic was born on February 2, 1989 in the city of Split of the Croatian Socialist Republic, which was part of Yugoslavia. He is a pupil of the football academy of the club "Hajduk". At the age of seventeen, he was interested in scouts of the French club Sochaux, where he later moved to play. Of course, the young Croatian midfielder did not succeed in breaking into the main squad of the team - he received gaming experience in the understudy. However, this prospect did not suit Ivan; he wanted something more. In 2009, Perisic moved to play in the Belgian club Ruselare on a rental basis.
Career at Brugge: Belgium top scorer
With his game for the new team, the Croat brought the attention of the coaching staff of Brugge, one of the best football clubs in Belgium. Soon, Ivan Perisic signed a contract with the “black and blue” for two years.
Most of the time spent in the Belgian club was a base player. Here he became the team’s top scorer, producing an average of 0.4 goals in one match. In total, Ivan Perisic played for Brugge 70 matches, scoring 31 goals during this time. In the 2010/11 season he was recognized as the best footballer of the Belgian championship, and also became the top scorer.
Career at Dortmund Borussia: first titles
In 2011, the Croatian midfielder joined Borussia Dortmund. The amount of the transfer transaction amounted to 5 million euros, and the contract was signed for a period of five years.
In the debut season of the German Bundesliga, Ivan Perisic spent 28 matches, scored 7 goals and gave 6 assists (the pass that brought the goal - an assist). The newcomer quickly joined the team’s tact and style of play, and became one of the key players. In the first season for the "bumblebees" Perisic became the champion of Germany and the owner of the national Cup.
For certain reasons, the player began to receive less playing practice in the next season. This was, of course, connected with coach Jürgen Klopp, who began to give preference to other players in the squad. Based on these events, there was a small conflict between Ivan Perisic and Klopp, as a result of which the Croat was fined for incorrect words.
Going to Wolfsburg
In January 2013, the Croatian midfielder transferred to Wolfsburg for 8 million euros, where he signed a two-year contract. The debut match for the Wolves took place on January 19 against Stuttgart. In March, Ivan Perisic receives a severe knee injury, so he is out of the game for two months. In May, the player recovers and appears on the field in a match with Hamburg, after being replaced in the second half, organizes an assist for his partner.
On May 11, 2013, Perisic met with Dortmund Borussia as part of the 33rd round of the German Bundesliga and scored two goals in their goal, but this was not enough to win - the match ended in a draw 3: 3. In general, as part of the “wolves” he played 70 matches, and became the author of 18 goals.
Career at Milan International
On August 30, 2015, the Italian “Inter” became the new club of Ivan Perisic, who paid 16 million euros for the Croatian transfer. The contract was signed for five years. In this team, the midfielder immediately became a key player in midfield. At the time of September 2018, he played 110 matches for the “snake” and scored 31 goals.
Career in the national team of Croatia
Ivan Perišić made his debut for the youth team of Croatia under 17 in 2005, held 7 official matches. In 2007, he spent two matches in a team under 19 years old.
During the 2009/10 season, he was part of the youth team under 21 years old - played in 8 matches and scored 3 goals.
In March 2011 he made his debut for the adult national team of Croatia in the qualifying round for the 2012 European Championship against Georgia. The following year I went to the European Championship, where I played in all three matches of the group stage (the Croats did not manage to get into the playoffs).
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Croats again failed to reach the playoffs, while Perišić again took part in all the matches of the group stage, marking two goals against Cameroon and Mexico.
At Euro 2016, the Croatian again scored two goals in group matches - the Czech Republic and Spain. In 1/8, he completely played the entire match against the Portuguese national team, which then won with a minimum score and went on.
At the 2018 World Cup, Ivan Perisic performed just fine, he was one of the organizers of all the attacks of his team, scored goals and gave away assists. In the final, managed to hit the gate of Hugo Lloris.