at the hajduk academy, he played mostly as a winger for the u19 team in the 2013/14 season, the forward position being taken by ivan prskalo, and, the following year, he established himself as a first-team regular at the club's third-tier reserve side. he made his first-team debut in the club's 19.12.2015 away win against nk istra 1961, coming in for fran tudor in the 89th minute of the match.