 He then joined Lega Pro club Messina for the 2014–15 season, but left the club in December 2014 by mutual consent, successively signing for Pordenone, another Lega Pro club, five days later.Bjelanović was a member of the Croatian Youth team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he made only one appearance and scored one goal.He made his debut for the Croatian senior national team on 9 February 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Israel, which ended in a 3–3 draw.