Vedran Gerc

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Vedran Gerc
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Orijent 1919
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2004 Rijeka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2011 Rijeka 31 (6)
2004–2005 → Ljubljana (loan) 8 (1)
2006–2008 → Orijent (loan) 20 (19)
2011 Zadar 3 (0)
2012 Karlovac 6 (1)
2012 Kedah (6)
2013 Žalgiris 12 (3)
2013 Tirana 3 (0)
2014 Pomorac 14 (4)
2014–2015 Al-Hussein 10 (5)
2015–2016 Sohar 20 (14)
2016 Al-Suwaiq 7 (1)
2017 Muscat 10 (8)
2017–2018 Seeb Club
2018 Ankaran Hrvatini 16 (4)
2018– Orijent 1919 49 (13)
International career
2004 Croatia U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2022

Vedran Gerc (born 14 February 1986) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Orijent 1919 in the Croatian Second Football League. [1]

Contents

Club career

Youth career

Vedran began his footballing career in 2000 with the junior teams of HNK Rijeka. He made appearances in the various juvenile tournaments for the Rijeka-based side.

Ljubljana

Soon after he was promoted to the senior side of the Rijeka-based side, he moved on a one-year loan deal to the Slovenian PrvaLiga side, FC Ljubljana. He scored one goal in eight appearances in the 2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Orijent

After his short sting in Slovenia, he moved back to Croatia where he was sent on loan to Treća HNL side, NK Orijent. He scored 19 goals in 20 appearances in his two years for the Rijeka-based side.

Rijeka

Impressed with his display away from the club, the HNK Rijeka management decided to promote the local youngster to the senior side. He scored one goal in six appearances in the 2008–09 Croatian First Football League season which came on 22 April 2009 in a 1–0 win over HNK Šibenik.

He made his first appearance in the 2009–10 Croatian First Football League season on 26 July 2009 in a 6–0 win over NK Lokomotiva [2] and scored his first goal of the season on 9 August 2009 in a 3–1 win over NK Zagreb. [3] He also scored a hat-trick on 10 April 2010 in a 5–1 win over NK Međimurje, [4] taking his goal tally to five goals in 14 appearances.

He made eleven appearances in his final season for HNK Rijeka. [5]

Zadar

In mid-2011, he signed a short-term contract with Zadar-based NK Zadar. [6] [7] He made his official debut for the club on 22 July 2011 in a 1–1 draw against NK Lučko [8] and made only three appearances for the side in the top division.

Karlovac

After a short spell with NK Zadar, he signed a short-term contract with another 1. HNL side, NK Karlovac. [9] He made his official debut and scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2012 in a 3–1 win over RNK Split. [10] Gerc has scored one goal in six appearances for the club.

Kedah

He first moved out of Croatia in 2012 to Malaysia where he signed a one-year contract with Kedah-based team, Kedah FA. He scored his first goal in the Malaysia Super League which was a brace on 17 April 2012 in a 2–0 away win over Sarawak FA. [11] He scored 6 goals in 10 appearances in the 2012 Liga Super.

Žalgiris

He moved back to Europe and more accurately to Lithuania in 2013 where he signed a short-term contract with FK Žalgiris. [12] He made his A Lyga debut on 12 March 2013 in a 2–1 loss against FK Atlantas [13] and scored his first goal in the competition on 21 April 2013 in a 4–2 win over FK Banga Gargždai. [14]

Tirana

In late 2013, he moved to Albania and more accurately to the capital city Tirana where he signed a short-term contract with KF Tirana. He made his Albanian Superliga debut on 18 September 2013 in a 2–0 loss against KF Vllaznia Shkodër. [15] A horrific injury at the end of the first half against KF Bylis Ballsh [16] forced to the Croatian to end his spell with the Albanian side. [17]

Pomorac

After various stints across Europe and Asia, he moved back to Croatia and more accurately to Rijeka where he signed a one-year contract with the 2. HNL side NK Pomorac 1921. He made his 2. HNL debut on 2 March 2014 in a 0–0 draw against HNK Segesta [18] and scored his first goal in the competition on 19 March 2014 in a 2–2 draw against HNK Cibalia. [19]

Al-Hussein

He moved to Jordan in 2014 where he signed a six-month contract with the Jordan Premier League side Al-Hussein SC. Soon after his arrival at the Irbid-based club, he scored a hat-trick on 4 April 2015 in a 3–0 win over Al-Ramtha SC. [20] [21] He scored ten goals in 16 appearances for the Jordanian side.

Sohar

In 2015, he moved to Oman where he signed a one-year contract with Sohar-based team, Sohar SC. He made his Oman Professional League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 14 September 2015 in a 2–1 win over Sur SC. [22] He also scored a hat-trick on 28 October 2015 in a 4–2 win over Muscat Club. [23] He was adjudged the top scorer of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League scoring 14 goals in 20 appearances.

Al-Suwaiq

He was on a radar of various clubs across the Sultanate after impressing with his scoring ability in his first season in the Oman Professional League, before Al-Suwaiq Club managed to sign him on 29 November 2016. [24] The management decided to part ways with the Croatian striker after a series of poor performances in which he could manage to score only three goals in ten appearances.

Muscat

Realizing his potential upfront, another Omani side Muscat Club announced the signing of Gerc until the end of the 2016–17 Oman Professional League season. [25] [26] [27] [28] He scored nine goals in eleven appearances for the Muscat-based club in the 2016–17 season, becoming the club top scorer.

Club career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ljubljana 2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga 8100000081
Total8100000081
Orijent 2006–07 Treća HNL 812000000812
2007–08 127000000127
Total20190000002019
Rijeka 2008–09 1. HNL 6100000061
2009–10 145000000145
2010–11 110200000130
Total316200000316
Zadar 2011 1. HNL 3000000030
Total3000000030
Karlovac 2012 1. HNL 6100000061
Total6100000061
Kedah FA 2012 Malaysia Super League 106000000106
Total106000000106
Žalgiris 2013 A Lyga 123420000165
Total123420000165
Tirana 2013 Albanian Superliga 3000000030
Total3000000030
Pomorac 2014 2. HNL 144000000144
Total144000000144
Al-Hussein 2014-15 Jordan Premier League 1056500001610
Total1056500001610
Sohar 2015-16 Oman Professional League 20149700002921
Total20149700002921
Al-Suwaiq 2016 Oman Professional League 71320000103
Total71320000103
Muscat 2017 Oman Professional League 108110000119
Total108110000119
Career total119393014000014953

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  2. ↑ "RIJEKA VS. LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB 6 - 0". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "RIJEKA VS. ZAGREB 3 - 1". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "MEĐIMURJE ČAKOVEC VS. RIJEKA 1 - 5". Soccerway.
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  6. ↑ "Vedran Gerc korak dalje, došao Mario Bilen". ZadarskiLIST.
  7. ↑ "Vedran Gerc transferred from Rijeka to Zadar on a free transfer". SOCCERFAME.
  8. ↑ "LUČKO VS. ZADAR 1 - 1". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ "Vedran Gerc przeniósł się z drużyny Zadar do drużyny NK Karlovac na zasadzie wolnego transeru". SOCCERFAME.
  10. ↑ "SPLIT VS. KARLOVAC 3 - 1". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ "SARAWAK VS. KEDAH 0 - 2". Soccerway.
  12. ↑ "NEW SIGNING – CROATIAN STRIKER VEDRAN GERC". ZALGIRIS.
  13. ↑ "ŽALGIRIS VS. ATLANTAS 1 - 2". Soccerway.
  14. ↑ "ŽALGIRIS VS. BANGA 4 - 2". Soccerway.
  15. ↑ "VLLAZNIA SHKODËR VS. TIRANA 2 - 0". Soccerway.
  16. ↑ "TIRANA VS. BYLIS BALLSH 1 - 0". Soccerway.
  17. ↑ "Tirana/ Sulmuesi Vedran Gerc shtrohet ne spital". albaniasoccer.com.
  18. ↑ "POMORAC VS. SEGESTA SISAK 0 - 0". Soccerway.
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