Vedran Gerc (born 14 February 1986) is a Croatian

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who plays for Orijent 1919 in the

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Club career

Youth career

Vedran began his footballing career in 2000 with the junior teams of

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

. He made appearances in the various juvenile tournaments for the

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

-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 The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

side,

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. He scored one goal in eight appearances in the

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Orijent

After his short sting in Slovenia, he moved back to Croatia where he was sent on loan to

Treća HNL The Croatian Second Football League (), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL, is the third tier of the Croatian football league system. The league was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Croatian F ...

side,

NK Orijent HNK Orijent is a football club from Sušak, the eastern part of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The club was established under the name ''Orient'' in 1919. They currently compete in the 1. NL, the second tier of the Croatian football league syst ...

. 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

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season which came on 22 April 2009 in a 1–0 win over

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. He made his first appearance in the

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season on 26 July 2009 in a 6–0 win over

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 19 ...

and scored his first goal of the season on 9 August 2009 in a 3–1 win over

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. He also scored a hat-trick on 10 April 2010 in a 5–1 win over

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, taking his goal tally to five goals in 14 appearances. He made eleven appearances in his final season for HNK Rijeka.

Zadar

In mid-2011, he signed a short-term contract with

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-based

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. He made his official debut for the club on 22 July 2011 in a 1–1 draw against

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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,

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. He made his official debut and scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2012 in a 3–1 win over

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. Gerc has scored one goal in six appearances for the club.

Kedah

He first moved out of Croatia in 2012 to

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where he signed a one-year contract with

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-based team,

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. He scored his first goal in the

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which was a brace on 17 April 2012 in a 2–0 away win over

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. He scored 6 goals in 10 appearances in the 2012 Liga Super.

Žalgiris

He moved back to Europe and more accurately to

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in 2013 where he signed a short-term contract with

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. He made his

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debut on 12 March 2013 in a 2–1 loss against

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and scored his first goal in the competition on 21 April 2013 in a 4–2 win over

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Tirana

In late 2013, he moved to

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and more accurately to the capital city

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where he signed a short-term contract with

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. He made his

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debut on 18 September 2013 in a 2–0 loss against

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. A horrific injury at the end of the first half against

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forced to the Croatian to end his spell with the Albanian side.

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

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side

NK Pomorac 1921 NK Pomorac 1921 is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka which currently plays in Croatian third tier 3. HNL West. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word " pomor ...

. He made his 2. HNL debut on 2 March 2014 in a 0–0 draw against

HNK Segesta Hrvatski nogometni klub Segesta Sisak ( English: ''Croatian Football Club Segesta Sisak''), commonly referred to as HNK Segesta Sisak or simply Segesta Sisak is a Croatian professional football club located in the city of Sisak. It is named after ...

and scored his first goal in the competition on 19 March 2014 in a 2–2 draw against

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...

Al-Hussein

He moved to

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in 2014 where he signed a six-month contract with the

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side Al-Hussein SC. Soon after his arrival at the

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-based club, he scored a hat-trick on 4 April 2015 in a 3–0 win over

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. He scored ten goals in 16 appearances for the Jordanian side.

Sohar

In 2015, he moved to

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where he signed a one-year contract with

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-based team,

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. He made his

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debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 14 September 2015 in a 2–1 win over

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. He also scored a hat-trick on 28 October 2015 in a 4–2 win over

Muscat Club Muscat Club () is an Omani sports club based in Muscat, Oman. The club competes in the Oman First Division League, the second highest league of the Oman Football Association. The club was established in 2004, following the merger of two clubs, A ...

. He was adjudged the top scorer of the

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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

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managed to sign him on 29 November 2016. 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

announced the signing of Gerc until the end of the

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season. He scored nine goals in eleven appearances for the

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-based club in the 2016–17 season, becoming the club top scorer.

Club career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerc, Vedran 1986 births Living people Footballers from Rijeka Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers HNK Rijeka players NK Ljubljana players HNK Orijent players NK Zadar players NK Karlovac 1919 players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players FK Žalgiris players KF Tirana players NK Pomorac 1921 players Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players Sohar SC players Suwaiq Club players Muscat Club players Al-Seeb Club players NK Ankaran players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Malaysia Super League players A Lyga players Kategoria Superiore players First Football League (Croatia) players Oman Professional League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Oman 21st-century Croatian sportsmen