Stjepan Radeljić (pronounced [stjêpan rǎdeʎitɕ]; born 5 September 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Football League club Rijeka and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Bila, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitez | |||
| 2014–2016 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | VfB Stuttgart II | 43 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Osijek | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Široki Brijeg (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 24 | (1) |
| 2023– | Rijeka | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Radeljić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart II, before joining Osijek in 2018. He was loaned to Široki Brijeg in 2020 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2021. In 2022, he signed with Sheriff Tiraspol permanently. The following year, he moved to Rijeka.
Club career edit
Early career edit
Radeljić started playing football at Vitez, before joining Zrinjski Mostar's youth academy in 2014. In July 2016, he signed with German team VfB Stuttgart.[2]
In June 2018, he moved to Croatian side Osijek.[3] In January 2020, he was loaned to Široki Brijeg until the end of season. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.[4] On 29 February, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[5]
In February 2021, Radeljić was sent on a year-long loan to Moldovan outfit Sheriff Tiraspol, with an option to make the transfer permanent, which was activated in January 2022.[6] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk on 15 September.[7]
Rijeka edit
In July 2023, Radeljić signed a three-year deal with Rijeka.[8] He made his official debut for the club in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against Dukagjini on 27 July.[9] On 10 August, he scored his first goal for Rijeka in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against B36 Tórshavn.[10] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Lokomotiva.[11]
International career edit
Radeljić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[12]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 26 May 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | – | – | – | 43 | 2 | |||||
| Osijek | 2018–19 | Croatian Football League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Široki Brijeg (loan) | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16[e] | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | 47 | 1 | |||
| Rijeka | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | – | 36 | 1 | |
| Career total | 134 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Cupa Moldovei
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercupa Moldovei
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Sheriff Tiraspol[13]
References edit
- ^ "Stjepan Radeljić". nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Zvanično: Stjepan Radeljić potpisao za Stuttgart". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Stjepan Radeljić novi igrač Osijeka". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Široki Brijeg i Osijek dogovorili novu posudbu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Mladost i Široki odigrali sjajan meč, gosti u nadoknadi postigli gol za bitna tri boda". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Neće se vraćati u Osijek: Sheriff Tiraspol otkupio ugovor bh. stopera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Pjanićeva asistencija nedovoljna Beşiktaşu, pobjeda Sheriffa na debiju u Ligi prvaka". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Jakirović u Rijeku doveo bivšeg U21 reprezentativca BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Dukagjini - Rijeka 0:1 Janković sjajnim golom donio Rijeci pobjedu na Kosovu". index.hr (in Croatian). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Tórshavn - Rijeka 1:3 Rijeka preokretom na Farskim otocima na korak do play-offa". index.hr (in Croatian). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Rijeka - Lokomotiva 2:1 Rijeka preokretom do pete uzastopne pobjede u sezoni". index.hr (in Croatian). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Radeljić: Reprezentativni poziv je šlag na tortu ove vrlo dobre sezone". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "S. Radeljić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links edit
- Stjepan Radeljić – UEFA competition record (archive)
