A Croatian under-18 international, the centre-back was handed a first professional contract with the Eagles after impressing for the under-18s and later the development team on trial in 2016/17.

He was previously on the books of Hellenic FC in his native South Africa before moving to England with Brentford, but was forced to search for a new club once their academy closed in the summer of 2016.

2016/17 stats:

U23s - 12 appearances, 0 goals
U18s - 7 appearances, 0 goals