Ante Palaversa, born on 6 April 2000, hails from Croatia and primarily graces the pitch as a central midfielder for Aberdeen. Standing proud at 6ft 1in (1.87m) and weighing just about 12st 1lb (77kg), Palaversa confidently embodies the physicality of his role. The number 18 jersey symbolises his presence on the field for both club and the Croatia U21 national team which he has represented.
Raising a significant level of interest and a mark of potential, his current market value stands roughly at £510k, available for perusal courtesy of Transfermarkt. His commitment to Aberdeen is currently set to run for another 1 year and 6 months, with an expiration date looming on 31 May 2027.
In July 2014, Palaversa fostered his budding footballing skills under the watchful eye of Hajduk Split in the HNL, Croatia, as an eager trainee. Years of honing manifested into a substantial switch in January 2019 when Manchester City recruited him from Hajduk Split to adorn the Premier League in England, for a handsome sum of roughly £7m.
This journey, however, included a temporary retracement of steps as he was loaned back to Hajduk Split the same month before moving on to test different waters. His next sojourn found him in the Derde Klasse of Belgium, suited up for Oostende, once more on loan from Manchester City, where he debuted in the 2019-2020 season. The integral part of the first team he played can be traced through his 19 league appearance that season.
Continuing this pattern of loan switches, Getafe in the LaLiga welcomed him in August 2020, followed by Kortrijk in Belgium's Challenger Pro League come January 2021. Here, Palaversa made a noteworthy contribution with nine first-team appearances and two successful goals in the 2020-2021 season, and an impressive 30 first team appearances with a single goal in the 2021-2022 season.
Intriguingly, Palaversa switched gears in August 2022 and transferred from Manchester City to Troyes in France's Ligue 2, the details of the move being surreptitiously undisclosed. Across two seasons here, he made a cumulative total of eight first team appearances with a solitary goal to his name in the 2022-2023 season.
August 2024 saw Palaversa make his move to Scotland's Premiership where he joined the ranks of Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee. Since then, he has cemented his place in the team across the last two seasons with 30 and 5 first team appearances respectively, along with two resounding goals netted in the inaugural 2024-2025 season.
Outside the regular season, Palaversa was equally instrumental in Aberdeen's ventures into the League Cup 2025-2026, Europa League Qualifiers 2025-2026, and the Conference League 2025-2026.
