Vedran Gerc

Youth career

Vedran began his footballing career in 2000 with the junior teams of HNK Rijeka. He made appearances in the various juvenile tournaments for the Rijeka-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 side, FC Ljubljana. He scored one goal in eight appearances in the 2004–05 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Orijent

After his short sting in Slovenia, he moved back to Croatia where he was sent on loan to Treća HNL side, NK Orijent. 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 2008–09 Croatian First Football League season which came on 22 April 2009 in a 1–0 win over HNK Šibenik. He made his first appearance in the 2009–10 Croatian First Football League season on 26 July 2009 in a 6–0 win over NK Lokomotiva and scored his first goal of the season on 9 August 2009 in a 3–1 win over NK Zagreb. He also scored a hat-trick on 10 April 2010 in a 5–1 win over NK Međimurje, 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 Zadar-based NK Zadar. He made his official debut for the club on 22 July…