Sime Vrsalco is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right-back in the Spanish club Atletico Madrid and the Croatian national team. Finalist of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the summer of 2018, he moved to the Italian Inter Milan on loan.
Soccer player biography
Sime Vrsalko was born on January 10, 1992. He began his football career at the Dynamo Zagreb club in 2008. He played here in the youth squad. In the 2009/10 season, it was acquired by the Croatian Lokomotiv (Zagreb) from the First League. In the new club, Šime Vrsalko made his debut in the match against Riekka on July 26, 2009, being a 17-year-old defender. Here he proved himself perfectly, received the highest scores according to the results of the match. Vrsalko came out in the starting lineup in each of the 17 matches - this is quite an acceptable result for a young football player.
Career at Dynamo Zagreb
February 27, 2010 Sime Vrsalko made his debut for the main team in the match against the club “Croesia Sesvet”. By the end of the season, he appeared on the field another 9 times and performed in the semi-final of the Croatia Cup 2009/10. In total, he played 73 matches for the Blues and scored one goal. For four seasons, the club won 7 trophies in the domestic championships of Croatia.
Career at Genoa Series A
On July 12, 2013, Sime Vrsalco was acquired by the Italian club Genoa for 4.6 million euros. In the first season of Serie A, the Croatian defender was a frequent participant in the starting 11, playing in different roles on the right flank (from lateral to winger). In general, for the 2012/13 season, he played 22 games with the red-blue.
Going to Sassuolo
On July 22, 2914, footballer Sime Vrsalko signed an agreement with the Sassuolo club for 3.5 million euros with a possible surcharge of 2 million euros (depending on game performance). Here he became a key footballer of the main team, thanks to the actions of the Croat, the team for the first time in history reached the qualifications of the Europa League. In the period from 2014 to 2016, he played 57 matches as part of the “black and green”.
Contract with Madrid Atletico
Vrsalko signed a contract with “mattresses” in July 2016, the agreement was designed for 5 years. Here he became a real football celebrity - he was repeatedly recognized as the best player in the tour in La Liga. May 16, 2018 won the Europa League Cup with Atletico Madrid.
Rent at the International
On July 31, 2018, Sime Vrsalko joined Milan Inter on a one-year leasehold basis. The terms of the agreement indicate that the club remains the priority right to redeem the Croatian defender.
Career for Croatia
He began performing in the national team since 2007 - he went through all the age groups of the national team. In total, he played 40 matches for the first team (at the time of September 2018).
At the World Cup 2018, he spent six matches in the national team. Here, Shime became the vice-champion of the mundial in Russia.