Adrian Šemper (born 12 January 1998) is a Croatian

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who plays as

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for club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Šemper started his football career with

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional association football, football Football team, club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They ...

youth academy in 2004. He was one of the brightest talents of a very interesting generation of Dinamo Zagreb players born in 1998, including Josip Brekalo, Nikola Moro, Borna Sosa,

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and Vinko Soldo.

Dinamo Zagreb

In 2016, Šemper signed his first professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 6 May 2016 against

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at Gradski stadion which Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0. In this match, he played 90 minutes whole the game and he lost on goals. On 16 January 2016, Chelsea made an offer of Šemper to Dinamo Zagreb for £3.1 million, but Dinamo Zagreb rejected the offer and Šemper remained in Dinamo. In the 2015–16 season Šemper made his professional debut and Dinamo Zagreb achieved the double of league and

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Chievo

On 9 August 2018, Šemper joined

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club Chievo Verona on loan with an option to buy. He made his league debut on 20 April 2019 in a 2–1 away win against

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. On 11 June 2020, Chievo bought out his rights and he signed a four-year contract with the club.

Genoa

On 11 August 2021, Šemper signed with

club

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Como

On 12 July 2023, Šemper signed a four years deal with

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club

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Pisa

On 30 July 2024, Šemper moved to

International career

Šemper has represented his country at various age groups, most recently for the

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. In 2015, he played

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and

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. Since March 2016, he has been member of

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establishe ...

(1): 2015–16

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Semper, Adrian 1998 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Croatian Football League players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players AC ChievoVerona players Genoa CFC players Como 1907 players Pisa SC players Men's association football goalkeepers Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serie A players Serie B players Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen