Stjepan Vuleta

Stjepan Vuleta
Personal information
Full nameStjepan Vuleta
Date of birth29 October 1993
Place of birthChur, Switzerland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
FC Wacker Innsbruck
Number9
Youth career
2002—2005FC Buchs
2005—2007FC Schaan
2007–2010FC Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2012Basel U-2134(15)
2012–Basel2(0)
2013→ Wil (loan)9(1)
2013–→ FC Wacker Innsbruck (loan)11(1)
2014→FC Wacker Innsbruck2(0)
National team‡
–Switzerland U166(1)
2009–2010Switzerland U1711(7)
2010–2011Switzerland U-1810(1)
2012Switzerland U195(0)
2012–Switzerland U212(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2013

Stjepan Vuleta (born 29 October 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who is under contract with FC Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian Bundesliga. He plays as a Striker.

Career

Basel

Vuleta 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[1] and 2009.[2] He then played in their U-18 team and again became Swiss U-18 champion,[3] Vuleta played two years in the Basel U-21 team before he signed a three-year professional contract and joined their first team.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Wil

On 5 February 2013 it was announced that Vuleta would be loaned out to Wil in the Challenge League to gain playing experience.[8]

Wacker Innsbruck

On 9 July 2013, Vuleta joined the Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck on loan from FC Basel for one year.[9]

International

Vuleta 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

Basel

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Die U16 des FCB, die Schweizer Meister 2008 wurde:" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marti, Caspar (2009). "Der FC Basel 1893 holt in Biel das Double" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marti, Caspar (2010). "Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Meister, Remo (2012). "Dreijahresvertrag für Stjepan Vuleta" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  5. ↑ FC Buchs (2012). "Stjepan Vuleta unterzeichnet Profivertrag". FC Bucha. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Kreis, Stefan (2012). "Fünf Jahre Wartezeit" (in German). Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Meister, Remo (2012). "Im St. Galler Regen erleidet der FCB die zweite Niederlage in Serie" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (2013). "Stjepan Vuleta leihweise nach Wil" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/30727/26/7/7
  10. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Zwei weitere Nachwuchstitel für den FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-15.