Stjepan Vuleta (born 29 October 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who last played FC Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian Bundesliga. He plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stjepan Vuleta | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Chur, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002—2005 | FC Buchs | ||
| 2005—2007 | FC Schaan | ||
| 2007–2010 | FC Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Basel U-21 | 34 | (15) |
| 2012– | Basel | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Wil (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2013– | → FC Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Switzerland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U-18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:37, 20 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
His father Franjo Vuleta was emigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Switzerland due to the Bosnian war.
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]
On 5 February 2013, it was announced that Vuleta would be loaned out to Wil in the Challenge League to gain playing experience.[8]
On 9 July 2013, Vuleta joined the Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan from FC Basel for one year.[9]
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.
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