Franjo Prce (; born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a defender for Kazakhstani club Okzhetpes.

Club career

Born in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prce played with the youth academy of Croatian club

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. However, after the club's reluctance to hand him a professional contract and instead used him in the reserve team, he refused to sign a contract extension proposal. On 16 August 2014, he moved to Italian club

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for 300,000 and signed a professional contract. He featured 27 times for the Lazio Primavera during the 2014–15 season, with his team finishing runners-up to

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in the

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. On 13 January 2016, he was loaned out to

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. On 23 October 2016, Prce made his first team debut for Lazio, replacing Felipe Anderson in a 2–2 draw against Torino in

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. On 12 January 2017, he joined

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on a loan deal till June 2018. After being used sparingly, he was recalled from his loan deal by his parent club. On 31 January 2018, Prce moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 again on a loan deal. On 17 July 2018, he moved abroad and joined Cypriot club

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on a three-year contract. On 25 August, he made his debut, and also scored a goal in a 1–0 victory over

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. On 15 September 2021,

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announced that Prce had joined the

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club on a one-year deal. He made his debut on 21 November against

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in a 1–1 draw.

International career

Prce was included in the Croatian under-17 team for the

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. He also featured for the team in the 2013 FIFA under-17 World Cup. On 18 March 2017, he was called to the Croatian under-21 team for a friendly match against

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Career statistics

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