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Mladen Petric Stats
DOB: 01/01/1981
Age: 32
Position: Striker
Previous Club: Fulham
Previous Division: Premier League
Transfer Date: 10/09/2013
Reported Fee: Free Transfer
All it took was a series of underwhelming displays from our one fit senior striker, a transfer request from our makeshift backup option, a succession of failed loan bids for top quality Premier League talent, a failed medical by a supposedly sure fire fall back option, and another mid to long term injury to our record signing for West Ham to finally conclude a frustrating summer transfer window by signing former Fulham striker Mladen Petric on a one year contract.
Yes, the summer window has been a bit of a saga. Many have been left frustrated by the way the club have handled the very public pursuit of a centre forward, but let’s put that behind us. We finally have one! And a pretty good one at that.
Croatia international Petric comes with an impressive career haul of 166 goals in 441 club games, and another 13 in 45 for his country. During his five years in the German Bundesliga, Petric managed 79 goals in 172 appearances, including a number of goalscoring performances in European competition.
He may be entering the twilight of his career, but this could prove to be a very shrewd signing by Sam Allardyce and our pair of Davids.
Can Petric still cut it at the highest level? His goalscoring record has never been poor, but it has shrunk in the past few seasons, as has his assist contribution.
Head to West Ham United Stats for my full analysis of Mladen Petric – including a look at the goals he scored last season, and way to get the best out of him
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