Andrej Prskalo
Andrej Prskalo (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎndrej př̩ːskalo];[1][2] born 1 May 1987) is a Croatian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Rijeka in Croatia's Prva HNL.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrej Prskalo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Labin, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2001 | Jedinstvo Omladinac | ||
| 2001–2005 | Rudar Labin | ||
| 2005–2006 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Rudar Labin (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Orijent (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Pomorac (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Istra 1961 | 43 | (0) |
| 2014– | Rijeka | 77 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2017 | |||
Career
Early years in HNK Rijeka
Prskalo signed his first professional contract with HNK Rijeka on 5 August 2005. During his first season at the club they won the 2006 Croatian Cup. Prskalo was the third choice goalkeeper and did not play a single match. During his next four seasons at the club he was loaned out to low tier clubs NK Rudar Labin, NK Pomorac Kostrena and NK Orijent Rijeka.[3]
NK Istra 1961
On 2 July 2010 Prskalo signed to NK Istra 1961 on a free transfer.[4]
Prskalo played his first match during the first match of the season against Hajduk Split coming in as a substitute for Igor Lovrić who had conceded five goals. The match ended 6:1 for Hajduk with Prskalo conceding a goal from a penalty kick in the '81 minute.[5]
Prskalo competed in 49 competitive matches for Istra.[6]
HNK Rijeka
On 14 January 2014 Prskalo returned to HNK Rijeka on a free transfer.[7]
Prskalo made his debut for the club 5 days later on 19 January in a friendly match against Videoton FC in which the match ended in 2:2 draw.[8] He made his competitive debut for the club on 10 May against Lokomotiva Zagreb in 1:5 win for HNK Rijeka.[9] Prskalo spent the next two seasons as a substitute for Ivan Vargić playing 18 matches in official competitions.
He played his first European match during the Third qualifying round of the 2014-15 Europa League against Víkingur Gøta. Rijeka won the match 4:0.[10] Prskalo played in a notable 3:0 win against Hajduk Split on 18 February 2015. The match was the last Adriatic derby to be played on Rijeka's stadium Kantrida.[11]
At the beginning of the 2016–17 season Prskalo became the first choice goalkeeper for the club. During the season due to the injury of captain Mate Maleš Prskalo captained his side to winning the clubs first league title and first double.[12] Prskalo was the best goalkeeper of the league that season having 21 clean sheets.[13] Prskalo missed out on the next season due to a muscle injury. He was only able to play 14 matches in all competitions and was replaced by Simon Sluga.[14]
Personal life
His father Mirko was also a football player. He is the nephew of former handball player Mladen Prskalo.
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2005–06 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Rudar Labin (loan) | Treća HNL | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rudar Labin total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Orijent (loan) | Treća HNL | 33 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| Orijent total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pomorac (loan) | Druga HNL | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Pomorac total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Istra 1961 | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Istra 1961 total | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rijeka total | 77 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 320 | 0 | ||
| Last Update: 29 August 2020.[15] | ||||||||||||
- 1 Played in Croatian Cup and Croatian Super Cup with HNK Rijeka, Rudar Labin, Pomorac and Istra 1961.
- 2 Played in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League with HNK Rijeka.
- 3 Includes friendly matches with Istra 1961 and HNK Rijeka.[16]
International appearances
| Croatia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- Rijeka
- Performance
- Most clean sheets in Prva HNL: 2016–17 season
- Best goalkeeper in Prva HNL: 2016–17 season
- HNK Rijeka goalkeeper of the decade (2010-2020)[19]
References
- "Àndrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Àndrej
- "pŕskati". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Pŕskalo
- "Andrej Prskalo postao novi vratar Rijeke". www.labin.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Prskalo potpisao za Rijeku". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "Sudar razbijenih europskih snova". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "Andrej Prskalo iz Istre 1961 odlazi u Italiju". www.5portal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "Prskalo potpisao za Rijeku". www.rijekadanas.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Rijeka - Videoton 2:2; pogledajte golove na videu". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Lokomotiva 1:5 Rijeka". hrnogomet.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Rijeka - Víkingur 4:0 (1:0)". www.hrnogomet.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Andrej Prskalo: Bit ću kao tata, branit ću do 45". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Mate Maleš i Andrej Prskalo: 'Još nismo svjesni da smo napravili to što smo napravili'". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "NAJBOLJI VRATAR HNL-a Andrej Prskalo u jednom trenutku htio prekinuti karijeru". www.sportcom.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Loša vijest: Vratar Andrej Prskalo upitan za sutra zbog aduktora, Čanađija ide u "Olimpiju"?". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "Andrej Prskalo". Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Prskalo". Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "NEOČEKIVANI HEROJ Znate li tko je najtrofejniji igrač u povijesti Rijeke?". Novi list. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "NEOČEKIVANI HEROJ Znate li tko je najtrofejniji igrač u povijesti Rijeke?". Novi list. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Andrej Prskalo najbolji vratar proteklog desetljeća". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
External sources
- Andrej Prskalo at the Croatian Football Federation
- Andrej Prskalo at Soccerway
- Andrej Prskalo at Croatian Football Statistics
- Andrej Prskalo at nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian)
- Andrej Prskalo at national football teams