Mihael Žaper

Mihael Žaper
Personal information
Date of birth	11 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Osijek
Number	19
Youth career
2008–2010	Olimpija Osijek
2010–2016	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–	Osijek
2018–2019	Osijek II
National team‡
2016	Croatia U19
2019–2021	Croatia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:29, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Mihael Žaper (born 11 August 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Osijek in the Croatian First Football League.

Career

Žaper made his professional debut with Osijek in a 4–2 Croatian First Football League loss to NK Inter Zaprešić on 13 May 2016, scoring his side's second goal in his debut.^[1]

Žaper was born in Croatia, and was called up to represent the Croatia U21 at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.^[2]

As of 21 July 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osijek	2015–16	Prva HNL	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19		10	2	1	0	—		—		11	2
	2019–20		30	4	3	0	2	0	—		35	4
	2020–21		30	5	2	0	1	0	—		33	5
	2021–22		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		72	12	6	0	3	0	—		81	12
Career total			72	12	6	0	3	0	0	0	81	12

^ "Inter Zaprešić vs. Osijek - 13 May 2016 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
^ "Izbornik Bišćan predstavio mlade Vatrene za EP". Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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