Fabijan Buntić (born 24 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Qarabağ.[1] Born in Germany, he has represented Croatia at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Vaihingen | |||
| –2012 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2012–2016 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Ingolstadt II | 74 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | FC Ingolstadt | 95 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Vizela | 61 | (0) |
| 2024– | Qarabağ | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Croatia U19 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:37, 1 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBuntić is a graduate of the Stuttgart club's youth system. However, he has not played any official matches for the Stuttgart first team.
Buntić made his professional debut for FC Ingolstadt in the 2. Bundesliga on 1 December 2018, starting in the match against Hamburger SV, which finished as a 2–1 home loss.[2] On 6 February 2021, he scored a goal after coming up the field in the dying minutes of a 2–1 victory over Viktoria Köln.[3]
On 3 July 2022, he was transferred to the Portuguese club Vizela.[4] On 6 August 2022 Buntić played his first game for Vizela in a match against Rio Ave.[5]
On 10 June 2024 he was transferred to Qarabağ in Azerbaijan Premier League. A three-year contract was signed between the club and the goalkeeper.[6]
International career
editAlthough he was born in Germany, he chose to represent the Croatian national team due to his Croatian heritage. In 2014, he was invited to the Croatian national team for players under 18. He played for Croatia's youth national teams for two years, appearing in 7 matches for the U18 team and 6 matches for the U19 team.
References
edit- ^ "Fabijan Buntić". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "FC Ingolstadt 04 – Hamburger SV 1:2 (2. Bundesliga 2018/2019, 15. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "FC Ingolstadt: Keeper Buntic sorgt für die späte Wende". br.de. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Unsere Nummer 24 geht nach Portugal: Fabijan Buntic unterschreibt beim FC Vizela" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Riu Ave vs Vizela". soccerway.com. 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ ""Qarabağ" yeni transferini rəsmən açıqladı". qol.az. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
External links
edit- Fabijan Buntić at Soccerway
- Fabijan Buntić at DFB (also available in German)
- Fabijan Buntić at kicker (in German)
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