Andrija Filipović (born 18 April 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Talaba.

Andrija Filipović
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
PT Prachuap
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2008 Crikvenica[2]
2008–2016 Rijeka
2015Juventus (loan)
2015–2016Spezia Calcio (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Siena 0 (0)
2017–2019 Gorica 62 (11)
2019–2020 NAC Breda 15 (1)
2020–2021 Mura 32 (4)
2021 Partizani 6 (0)
2022 Atyrau 24 (13)
2023 Aktobe 21 (4)
2024 Kisvárda 9 (1)
2024 Bunyodkor 13 (5)
2024–2025 PT Prachuap 10 (2)
2025–2026 Slaven Belupo 9 (2)
2026– Al-Talaba 0 (0)
International career
2015 Croatia U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2025

Club career

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Born in Rijeka, Filipović played football at a youth level with HNK Rijeka before joining the youth team of Juventus in 2015 on a temporary basis.[3] Spells with Spezia Calcio and Siena followed,[1][4] before joining Slovenian side ND Gorica in February 2017 on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season[5][6] After making 62 league appearances with Gorica, scoring 11, Filipović joined Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda in the summer of 2019, signing a two-year contract with the club, with the option for a further year.[1][7][8] After 15 appearances with Breda, scoring once, he joined Slovenian side NŠ Mura on a two-year contract on 31 January 2020, lasting until the end of 2022.[3] However, his contract was mutually terminated in August 2021.[9]

In September 2021, Filipović signed for Albanian club FK Partizani on a three-year contract.[10] He left the club at the end of the calendar year,[11] having scored twice in 10 matches in all competitions.[12]

In February 2022, Filipović signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Atyrau.[13]

On 13 February 2023, Filipović signed for fellow Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe.[14] On 24 January 2024, Aktobe announced that had left the club.[15]

On 23 January 2024, Hungarian club Kisvárda announced the signing of Filipović.[16]

In July 2024, he signed for Uzbek club FC Bunyodkor on a contract until the end of the 2024 season.[17] He moved to Thai club PT Prachuap on 17 December 2024.[18]

In September 2025, Filipović returned to Croatia, signing for Slaven Belupo on a contract until summer 2027.[19] Filipović and Slaven Belupo mutually agreed to terminate his contract in January 2026, after two goals in nine games for the club.[20]

In February 2026, he moved to the tenth country of his career, signing for Iraqi club Al-Talaba SC.[21]

International career

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Filipović appeared for the Croatia under-19 team in a 3–1 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification victory against Montenegro in 2015.[22]

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andrija Filipović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Nogometna obitelj Filipović". crikva.hr (in Croatian). 29 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Okrepitev: Andrija Filipović". nsmura.si (in Slovenian). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Andrija Filipovic – Carriera – stagioni, presenze, goal". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "ANDRIJA FILIPOVIĆ NOVI ČLAN ND GORICE". nd-gorica.com (in Slovenian). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "Andrija Filipović okrepil goriški napad" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. Marcelis, Hanneke (26 June 2019). "NAC versterkt selectie met aanvallers Stokkers en Filipovic". Breda Vandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. Blanco, Yadran (26 June 2019). "NAC presenteert aanvallers Stokkers en Filipovic in Bredase kroeg". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. "Mura je prekinila pogodbo s hrvaškim napadalcem, ki se poslavlja s štirimi goli" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. "IMA NOV KLUB! Še avgusta je bil član slovenskega prvaka, zdaj pa je okrepil vrste PARTIZANIJA!". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. "EX-NAC: Filipovic weer weg bij FK Partizani".
  12. 1 2 3 "Croatia – A. Filipović – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. "Клуб КПЛ подписал экс-игрока академии "Ювентуса" – Футбол".
  14. "Dobrodošli, Andrija! 🇭🇷" (in Kazakh). FC Aktobe. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  15. "Хвала, Андрия!". instagram.com/fcaktobe_official/ (in Kazakh). FC Aktobe Instagram. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  16. "A Juventust is megjárt horvát csatár érkezett". kisvardafc.hu (in Hungarian). Kisvárda FC. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  17. ""Bunyodkor" acquired the Croatian striker until the end of the season". sports.uz. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  18. mixakapong (17 December 2024). "พีที ประจวบ เอฟซี เปิดตัวแข้งใหม่ อันดรียา ฟิลิโปวิช" (in Thai). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  19. "Slaven Belupo predstavio novog napadača". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  20. "Andrija Filipović više nije igrač Slaven Belupa, crikvenički nogometaš sporazumno otišao - SportCom.hr". sportcom.hr (in Croatian). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  21. "Nakon odlaska iz Slaven Belupa, napadač se skrasio u Iraku". Germanijak (in Croatian). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  22. "Croatia — Montenegro 3:1 (U19 EURO Qualifiers 2015/2016, Group 2)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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