Ljuban Crepulja (born 2 September 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București. In his career, Crepulja also played for teams such as HNK Segesta, Slaven Belupo, FK Sarajevo or Astra Giurgiu.
![]() Crepulja with Rapid București in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Segesta | ||
2010–2011 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
2011–2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Segesta | 16 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 28 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Slaven Belupo | 79 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Mechelen | 4 | (0) |
2017 | → Shakhtyor Soligorsk (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Sarajevo | 32 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 72 | (1) |
2021– | Rapid București | 36 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2014 |
Crepulja, though born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, hails from Sisak, where he went through the ranks of HNK Segesta, debuting as a 16-year-old in the Druga HNL. He was picked up by GNK Dinamo Zagreb's feeder team NK Lokomotiva the following season for their U19 team, progressing to Dinamo U19 team itself for the 2011–12 season.
Not given a professional contract by Dinamo, he moved to Druga HNL again, this time to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac, where he established himself as a first-team regular and made his first youth international caps, playing for the Croatia U20 team in December 2012.[1]
Dragovoljac was promoted at the end of the season, but Crepulja moved to NK Slaven Belupo.[2] Though his start at the club was marred by a drunk-driving incident,[3] he remained a first team regular at the club.
On 19 January 2016, it was reported that Crepulja was in Glasgow for signing talks with Celtic.[4]
Crepulja signed for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Sarajevo on 6 February 2018.[5] He left Sarajevo after almost half a year on 17 June 2019.[6]
On 28 June 2019, Crepulja signed a two-years contract with Romanian club Astra Giurgiu.[7]
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Sarajevo
Astra Giurgiu
FC Rapid București – current squad | |
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