Stjepan Vuleta

Stjepan Vuleta
Personal information
Full name	Stjepan Vuleta
Date of birth	29 October 1993 (age 31)
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
2010–2012	Basel U-21
2012–2014	Basel
2013	→ Wil (loan)
2013–2014	→ Wacker Innsbruck (loan)
2014–2015	Wacker Innsbruck
2016–2018	Buchs
2018–2020	Gossau
2020–2021	Eschen/Mauren
International career
2008–2009	Switzerland U16
2009–2010	Switzerland U17
2010–2011	Switzerland U18
2012	Switzerland U19
2012	Switzerland U20
2013	Switzerland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

His father Franjo Vuleta was emigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Switzerland due to the Bosnian war.

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^[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

On 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

On 9 July 2013, Vuleta joined the Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan from FC Basel for one year.^[10]

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

Swiss Champion at U-16 level: 2007/08^[2] and 2008/09^[3]
Swiss Cup winner at U-16 level: 2007–08^[11]
Swiss Champion at U-18 level: 2009/10^[4]

References

^ 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

Stjepan Vuleta at Soccerway

[1] STJEPAN VULETA MUSS MIT DEM AKTIV-FUSSBALL AUFHÖREN, usv.li, 27 December 2021

[fcb1-2] 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)

[fcb2-3] Marti, Caspar (2009). "Der FC Basel 1893 holt in Biel das Double" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

[fcb3-4] Marti, Caspar (2010). "Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

[fcb4-5] Meister, Remo (2012). "Dreijahresvertrag für Stjepan Vuleta" (in German). FC Basel1893. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[fcbuchs-6] FC Buchs (2012). "Stjepan Vuleta unterzeichnet Profivertrag". FC Bucha. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[fcb5-7] Kreis, Stefan (2012). "Fünf Jahre Wartezeit" (in German). Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 25 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[fcb6-8] Meister, Remo (2012). "Im St. Galler Regen erleidet der FCB die zweite Niederlage in Serie" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[fcb8-9] 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)

[10] "Flyout | FC Basel - die offizielle Website".

[fcb_2008-06-15-11] 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)

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