Franjo Prce (; born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakhstan Premier League club Atyrau.
Club career Born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prce played with the youth academy of Croatian club Hajduk Split. However, after the club's reluctance to hand him a professional contract and instead used him in the reserve team, he refused to sign a contract extension proposal. On 16 August 2014, he moved to Italian club Lazio for 300,000 and signed a professional contract. He featured 27 times for the Lazio Primavera during the 2014–15 season, with his team finishing runners-up to Torino in the Supercoppa Primavera. On 13 January 2016, he was loaned out to Salernitana.
On 23 October 2016, Prce made his first team debut for Lazio, replacing Felipe Anderson in a 2–2 draw against Torino in Serie A. On 12 January 2017, he joined Brescia on a loan deal till June 2018. After being used sparingly, he was recalled from his loan deal by his parent club.
On 31 January 2018, Prce moved to Croatian club Istra 1961 again on a loan deal. On 17 July 2018, he moved abroad and joined Cypriot club AC Omonia on a three-year contract. On 25 August, he made his debut, and also scored a goal in a 1–0 victory over Alki Oroklini.
On 15 September 2021, East Bengal announced that Prce had joined the Indian Super League club on a one-year deal. He made his debut on 21 November against Jamshedpur FC in a 1–1 draw.
International career Prce was included in the Croatian under-17 team for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also featured for the team in the 2013 FIFA under-17 World Cup. On 18 March 2017, he was called to the Croatian under-21 team for a friendly match against Slovenia.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLazio 2015–16Serie A00000000002016–17Serie A1000——10Total1000000010Salernitana (loan) 2015–16Serie B00———00Brescia (loan) 2016–17Serie B70———70Istar 1961 (loan) 2017–18Prva HNL160——20180Omonia 2018–19Cypriot First Division17121——192Karpaty Lviv 2019–20Ukrainian Premier League0000——00Varaždin 2019–20Prva HNL8020——100Slaven Belupo 2020–21Prva HNL20110——211East Bengal 2021–22Indian Super League15100——151Koper 2022–23Slovenian PrvaLiga901010—1102023–24Slovenian PrvaLiga23110——241Total3212010—351Spartak Varna 2024–25Bulgarian First League14000——140Okzhetpes 2025Kazakhstan Premier League13010——140Petrolul Ploiești2025–26Liga I19020——210Atyrau2026Kazakhstan Premier League60———60Career total168410110201815
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