Mislav Anđelković (born 22 April 1988) is a Croatian

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who plays for Italian lower league side

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Club career

Anđelković, a native of

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, started his career in the youth ranks of

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. At 17 years of age, he was supposed to move to the

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youth team, but wishing to continue his education in a gymnasium, instead of the high school of economy that was offered to him by the club, he chose to move to

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and join

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, then named ''NK Pula Staro Češko'', instead. He made his first team debut the following season, on 8 November 2006, coming in for Ivan Babić in the 75th minute of the match against

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. His club was relegated after that season, and Anđelković found himself one of the key players for his team, and he helped them achieve promotion again after only 2 seasons in the second tier. Anđelković remained with the club for four more seasons, as the team captain, until the expiry of his contract in June 2013, amassing when he signed a contract with the club he has rooted for since childhood,

Hajduk Split

Anđelković made 25 appearances in his first season at the club, playing mostly as a holder in midfield, acting as one of the experienced leaders of the young side despite his own young age. He left Hajduk in January 2015.

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