Place of birth Šibenik, Croatia Number 21 2004–2006 Vodice Weight 74 kg | Playing position 2002–2004 Oluja Čista Velika Height 1.83 m | |
Date of birth (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 24) Current team RNK Split (#21 / Midfielder, Forward) | ||
Ivan Pešić (born 6 April 1992 in Šibenik, Croatia) is a Croatian football player, currently playing for RNK Split.
Club career
Pešić started his youth career in NK Oluja, the club from his native village of Čista Velika. At the age of 12, he moved to the seaside NK Vodice for two seasons before moving on to the HNK Hajduk Split youth setup. A youth U-19 international, he remained at the club in his first senior year, but featured only in friendlies and a single Croatian Football Cup match, against Jadran Gunja. Released at the end of the season, he moved to Austria Klagenfurt, but after a single youth team and state cup match, he returned to Croatia, this time to HNK Šibenik in the Druga HNL.
Pešić's fledgling career was brought to a temporary halt by a traffic accident. After only 9 matches in the year and a half at Šibenik, Pešić had moved on to the Prva HNL team NK Zadar in early 2014. However, due to inflammation of his pubic bone, Pešić played in only 2 matches until the end of the season.
However, Pešić became a first-team regular the following (2014/15) season, under coach Miroslav Blažević. He would go on to amass four goals and eight assists from his preferred left wing position. This resulted in his transfer to RNK Split, having earned the reputation as one of the quickest players in the league.