Josip Špoljarić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zalaegerszeg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2023 | Osijek | 67 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Osijek II | 25 | (18) |
| 2017 | → Dugopolje (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Santarcangelo (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Osijek II | 15 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2023– | Zalaegerszeg | 7 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 | |||
Josip Špoljarić (born 5 January 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Zalaegerszeg.
Club career[edit]
Špoljarić spent his entire youth career in his hometown club NK Osijek. A youth international, he was chosen in the summer of 2014 as the best player of the Croatian U-17 football league.[1] He debuted for the first team on 11 August 2014, aged 17, in the 2–1 away loss against HNK Hajduk Split, and scored his first senior goal against the same opponent in the 3–2 home loss on 9 May 2015.
On 28 July 2021, Špoljarić joined Zalaegerszeg in Hungary on a season-long loan.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Josip Špoljarić najbolji je kadet u Hrvatskoj at Glas Slavonije
- ^ "Kreatív támadót igazoltunk!" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszeg. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- Josip Špoljarić at Soccerway
- Josip Špoljarić at the Croatian Football Federation
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- 1997 births
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- Footballers from Osijek
- Men's association football defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
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- NK Osijek players
- NK Dugopolje players
- Santarcangelo Calcio players
- NK Istra 1961 players
- Zalaegerszegi TE players
- Croatian Football League players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Serie C players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
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