Stjepan Radeljić
Bosnian footballer (born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitez | |||
| 2014–2016 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | VfB Stuttgart II | 43 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Osijek | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Široki Brijeg (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 24 | (1) |
| 2023– | Rijeka | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Stjepan Radeljić (pronounced [stjêpan rǎdeʎitɕ]; born 5 September 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Football League club Rijeka.
Radeljić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart II, before joining Osijek in 2018. He was loaned to Široki Brijeg in 2020 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2021. In 2022, he signed with Sheriff Tiraspol permanently. The following year, he moved to Rijeka.
Club career
Early career
Radeljić started playing football at Vitez, before joining Zrinjski Mostar's youth academy in 2014. In July 2016, he signed with German side VfB Stuttgart.[2]
In June 2018, he moved to Croatian team Osijek.[3] In January 2020, he was loaned to Široki Brijeg until the end of season. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.[4] On 29 February, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[5]
In February 2021, Radeljić was sent on a year-long loan to Moldovan outfit Sheriff Tiraspol, with an option to make the transfer permanent, which was activated in January 2022.[6] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk on 15 September.[7]
In July 2023, he signed with Rijeka.[8]
International career
Radeljić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | – | – | – | 43 | 2 | |||||
| Osijek | 2018–19 | Croatian Football League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Široki Brijeg (loan) | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16[e] | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | 47 | 1 | |||
| Rijeka | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | |
| Career total | 128 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Cupa Moldovei
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercupa Moldovei
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol[9]
References
- ^ "Stjepan Radeljić". nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Zvanično: Stjepan Radeljić potpisao za Stuttgart". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Stjepan Radeljić novi igrač Osijeka". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Široki Brijeg i Osijek dogovorili novu posudbu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Mladost i Široki odigrali sjajan meč, gosti u nadoknadi postigli gol za bitna tri boda". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Neće se vraćati u Osijek: Sheriff Tiraspol otkupio ugovor bh. stopera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Pjanićeva asistencija nedovoljna Beşiktaşu, pobjeda Sheriffa na debiju u Ligi prvaka". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Jakirović u Rijeku doveo bivšeg U21 reprezentativca BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b "S. Radeljić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
- Stjepan Radeljić – UEFA competition record (archive)
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HNK Rijeka – current squad
