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Zvonimir Kožulj
Personal information
Full name Zvonimir Kožulj
Date of birth (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pogoń Szczecin
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2011 Zrinjski Mostar
2011–2012 Široki Brijeg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Široki Brijeg 54 (11)
2013 → Vitez (loan) 10 (1)
2014 → Branitelj (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2018 Hajduk Split 49 (4)
2018– Pogoń Szczecin 7 (0)
International career‡
2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 4 (0)
2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 1 (0)
2016– Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2016

Zvonimir Kožulj (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [zʋǒnimiːr kǒʒuːʎ]; born 15 November 1993) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Ljubuški, Kožulj started his youth career in 2000 with Zrinjski Mostar. In 2011, he left them for Široki Brijeg after negotiations with the board failed.[1] He made his professional debut on 30 March 2013 after lengthy recovery from a serious injury sustained at the start of the season.[2] In the summer of 2013, he was loaned to Vitez where he stayed until December 2013.[3] He scored his first senior goal playing for Vitez, in a 1–1 draw with Zrinjski Mostar.[4] For the second part of the season, he was loaned to Branitelj to gain experience.[5]

He returned to Široki Brijeg in 2014 and managed to establish himself as a first-team player. At the end of 2015–16 season, he was in contention for the award given to the best player of the league.[6]

Hajduk Split

On 14 June 2016, he made a transfer to Croatian club Hajduk Split worth €200,000.[7] Kožulj made his Hajduk debut in a 2–2 draw against Politehnica Iași in the second round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] Kožulj made his league debut on 17 July 2016, scoring in a 2–0 away win over Cibalia in the first round of the 1. HNL.[9] For his performance, Kožulj was voted as the best player in the 1st round of the league.[10]

Pogoń Szczecin

In late June 2018, Kožulj signed a multi-year contract with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin for an undisclosed transfer fee.[11]

International career

Kožulj played for Bosnia and Herzegovina on a few youth levels.[12]

In May 2016, he got his first senior call-up by Mehmed Baždarević.[13] He debuted in the 2016 Kirin Cup final against Japan, which Bosnia and Herzegovina won 2–1.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2018.[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Široki Brijeg 2012–13 Premijer Liga 6 0 2 0 – 8 0
2014–15 Premijer Liga 26 5 7 1 4 0 37 6
2015–16 Premijer Liga 22 6 3 1 – 25 7
Total 54 11 12 2 4 0 70 13
Vitez (loan) 2013–14 Premijer Liga 10 1 3 0 – 13 1
Branitelj (loan) 2013–14 Prva Liga FBiH 12 1 – – 12 1
Hajduk Split 2016–17 1. HNL 26 4 3 0 6 0 35 4
2017–18 1. HNL 23 0 2 0 5 0 30 0
Total 49 4 5 0 11 0 65 4
Pogoń Szczecin 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 125 17 20 2 15 0 160 19

International

As of match played 7 June 2016.[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 1 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Široki Brijeg[15]

References

  1. ^ "Kožulj novi igrač Hajduka" (in Croatian). nogometplus.net. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Što duže treniram s Wagnerom, manje mi trebaju televizija i Iniesta" (in Croatian). abcportal.info. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj i Slavko Brekalo posuđeni Vitezu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Plemići prosuli pobjedu u zadnjoj minuti" (in Croatian). hercegovina.info. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Kožulj iz Viteza prešao u Branitelj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Kožulj u najužem izboru za igrača godine" (in Croatian). nk-sirokibrijeg.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj je novi igrač Hajduka" (in Croatian). hajduk.hr. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Iași 2–2 Hajduk". uefa.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Cibalia 0–2 Hajduk" (in Croatian). hrnogomet.com. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj - najbolji igrač 1. kola MaxTV prve lige" (in Croatian). hajduk.hr. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj piłkarzem Pogoni!" (in Polish). pogonszczecin.pl. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj o prvim dojmovima u Hajduku" (in Croatian). hajduk.hr. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj: Selektor Baždarević me ugodno iznenadio" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  14. ^ "BiH osvojila Kirin kup, debitirao Kožulj" (in Croatian). jabuka.tv. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Z. Kožulj". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Zvonimir Kožulj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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