Valentino Stepčić (born 16 January 1990) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Rudar Labin as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentino Stepčić | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Pula, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rudar Labin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Rudar Labin | ||
| 2008 | Istra 1961 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Rijeka | 42 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Rudar Labin (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | Rudar Labin | 14 | (4) |
| 2013 | Bela Krajina | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Zagreb | 97 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Istra 1961 | 21 | (3) |
| 2017 | Cibalia | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 21 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen | 17 | (3) |
| 2021- | Rudar Labin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Pula, but originally from Labin,[1] Stepčić spent most of his youth years at the local NK Rudar Labin. Signing for the nearby Prva HNL team HNK Rijeka, he made his first-team debut in a 3–0 away loss against NK Inter Zaprešić on 31 May 2009, coming in the 70th minute for Matija Matko.[2] After leaving Rijeka in 2012, he spent the 2012–13 season in lower-tier teams, first back at Rudar, then at NK Bela Krajina, before signing for NK Zagreb, then in Druga HNL, achieving promotion to Prva HNL immediately at the end of the 2013–14 season. He joined German side Stuttgarter Kickers in 2018 .[3]
References edit
- ^ "Valentino Stepčić, 19-godišnji Labinjon, vraća se na Kantridu s posudbe, a očekuje se i Marko Lepinjica: Rijeka je ipak Rijeka". www.labin.com. LC. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Inter - Rijeka: Šteta što je gotova sezona". Sportnet. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Kroaten Valentino Stepcic verpflichtet at die-fans.de
External links edit
- Valentino Stepčić at Soccerway
- Valentino Stepčić at the Croatian Football Federation
- HR Sport profile