Lorenco Šimić

Lorenco Šimić (Croatian pronunciation: ; born 15 July 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie B club Ascoli. He also played for the Croatia U21 national team.

Club career Hajduk Split Šimić is a product of the youth system of Hajduk Split.

Loan at Hoverla Uzhorod He went on loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod in the Ukrainian Premier League in January 2015. He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut on 4 May 2015, in a match against Dynamo Kyiv. He made two further appearances for Hoverla, before returning to Croatia.

Return to Hajduk Šimić was promoted to the senior squad at Hajduk in January 2016. He made his debut for Hajduk on 1 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a match against Osijek. Šimić got his first 1. HNL start seven days later, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet against Inter Zaprešić. By the end of the season, Šimić had made eleven appearances in all competitions for Hajduk.

Sampdoria On 31 January 2017, Šimić moved to Serie A side Sampdoria.