Stjepan Vuleta (born 29 October 1993) is a retired Swiss professional footballer who played as a forward. Vuleta retired at the end of 2021 due to injuries.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stjepan Vuleta | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Chur, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002—2005 | Buchs | ||
| 2005—2007 | Schaan | ||
| 2007–2010 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Basel U-21 | 34 | (15) |
| 2012–2014 | Basel | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Wil (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Wacker Innsbruck | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Buchs | ||
| 2018–2020 | Gossau | 33 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Eschen/Mauren | 13 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Switzerland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His father Franjo Vuleta was emigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Switzerland due to the Bosnian war.
Career
editBasel
editVuleta came through the ranks in Basel. He played in their U-16 team and was part of the team that won the Swiss Championship in 2008[2] and 2009.[3] He then played in their U-18 team and again became Swiss U-18 champion,[4] Vuleta played two years in the Basel U-21 team before he signed a three-year professional contract and joined their first team.[5][6]
Vuleta made his official first team debut, playing in the starting eleven, in a UEFA Champions League preliminary stage match against Flora Tallinn on 24 July 2012, which Basel won 3–0.[7] He played his Swiss Super League debut on 25 August 2012, as he was substituted in, during the 1–2 away defeat in the AFG Arena against St. Gallen.[8]
Wil
editOn 5 February 2013, it was announced that Vuleta would be loaned out to Wil in the Challenge League to gain playing experience.[9]
Wacker Innsbruck
editOn 9 July 2013, Vuleta joined the Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan from FC Basel for one year.[10]
International
editVuleta has played international football at various age levels, including Swiss under-16s, under-17s, under-19s, and under-21s. He played his debut on for the U-16 team 2 September 2008 in the 6–2 win against Bulgaria.
Titles and honours
editBasel
References
edit- ^ STJEPAN VULETA MUSS MIT DEM AKTIV-FUSSBALL AUFHÖREN, usv.li, 27 December 2021
- ^ a b FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Die U16 des FCB, die Schweizer Meister 2008 wurde" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Marti, Caspar (2009). "Der FC Basel 1893 holt in Biel das Double" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ a b Marti, Caspar (2010). "Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Meister, Remo (2012). "Dreijahresvertrag für Stjepan Vuleta" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ FC Buchs (2012). "Stjepan Vuleta unterzeichnet Profivertrag". FC Bucha. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Kreis, Stefan (2012). "Fünf Jahre Wartezeit" (in German). Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 25 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Meister, Remo (2012). "Im St. Galler Regen erleidet der FCB die zweite Niederlage in Serie" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2013). "Stjepan Vuleta leihweise nach Wil" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Flyout | FC Basel - die offizielle Website".
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Zwei weitere Nachwuchstitel für den FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
edit- Stjepan Vuleta at Soccerway