Nikola Gulan

Born in Belgrade, Gulan graduated from FK Partizan's youth system, and made his senior debuts in the 2006–07 campaign, aged only 17. On 4 August 2007, he signed a four-year deal with Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, for a €2.8 million fee. Gulan was unable to register as a Fiorentina player, as the club had no non-EU registration quota, and then was loaned to fellow league side Sampdoria in January 2008, as a replacement to FC Rostov-bound Ivan Živanović. He subsequently returned to the Viola in June, after only appearing once on the bench in a 1–1 home draw against Cagliari on 22 March. On 2 February 2009, Gulan joined TSV 1860 Munich on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. He played his first match for the club on 12 April, starting in a 2–3 away loss against TuS Koblenz for the 2. Bundesliga championship; he appeared in further two matches, as his side finished 12th. Gulan moved to Empoli in August 2009, also in a temporary deal. He appeared in 25 matches during the season, being also converted as a right back in the process. He subsequently returned to Fiorentina, and appeared in his first Serie A match on 26 September 2010, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–0 home win against Parma. He started his first match in the competition on 17 October, in a 1–2 away loss against former side Sampdoria. In January 2012, Gulan was loaned to Chievo until June. After appearing in only ten minutes, he joined Modena in a season-long loan deal. After the loan with Modena…