Josip Špoljarić
Croatian footballer
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Josip Špoljarić (born 5 January 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Vukovar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vukovar | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2023 | Osijek | 67 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Osijek II | 25 | (18) |
| 2017 | → Dugopolje (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Santarcangelo (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Osijek II | 15 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2023–2025 | Zalaegerszeg | 14 | (2) |
| 2025 | Nafta 1903 | 10 | (7) |
| 2025– | Vukovar | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Špoljarić spent his entire youth career in his hometown club NK Osijek. A youth international, he was chosen in the summer of 2014 as the best player of the Croatian U-17 football league.[1] He debuted for the first team on 11 August 2014, aged 17, in the 2–1 away loss against HNK Hajduk Split, and scored his first senior goal against the same opponent in the 3–2 home loss on 9 May 2015.
On 28 July 2021, Špoljarić joined Zalaegerszeg in Hungary on a season-long loan.[2]
