Petar Brlek

Petar Brlek

Personal information
Full name	Petar Brlek[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Varaždin, Croatia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wieczysta Kraków
Youth career
	Varteks
2007–2008	NK Sloboda Tužno
2008–2010	Varteks
2010–2011	Slaven Belupo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Slaven Belupo	112	(4)
2016–2017	Wisła Kraków	43	(10)
2017–2021	Genoa	5	(0)
2018	→ Wisła Kraków (loan)	7	(0)
2018–2019	→ Lugano (loan)	25	(2)
2019–2020	→ Ascoli (loan)	33	(0)
2021–2024	Osijek	58	(2)
2025–	Wieczysta Kraków	0	(0)
International career
2009	Croatia U15	2	(0)
2009–2010	Croatia U16	6	(0)
2010–2011	Croatia U17	13	(2)
2011	Croatia U18	3	(0)
2011–2013	Croatia U19	15	(2)
2013	Croatia U20	4	(0)
2014–2015	Croatia U21	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025

Petar Brlek (Croatian pronunciation: [pětar bř̩lek, pê-];[2][3] born 29 January 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Wieczysta Kraków.

Club career

On 27 February 2016, Brlek signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish side Wisła Kraków.[4]

On 24 August 2017, he joined Serie A side Genoa.[5] However, after playing only five matches with the Italian club, on 27 February 2018, he was loaned to his former club Wisła Kraków.[6][7]

On 31 July 2019, Brlek joined Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy.[8]

On 9 December 2024, Brlek signed an eighteen-month contract with Polish third-tier club Wieczysta Kraków, effective from 1 January 2025, with an option for a one-year extension.[9][10]

Personal life

On 2 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2024.[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slaven Belupo	2010–11	1. HNL	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12	1. HNL	5	0	—		—		5	0
	2012–13	1. HNL	22	0	4	0	2[b]	1	28	1
	2013–14	1. HNL	32	3	5	0	—		37	3
	2014–15	1. HNL	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2015–16	1. HNL	22	0	2	2	—		24	2
	Total		112	4	12	2	2	1	126	7
Wisła Kraków	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	7	0	—		—		7	0
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	31	8	4	1	—		35	9
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	5	2	1	0	—		6	2
	Total		43	10	5	1	—		48	11
Genoa	2017–18	Serie A	5	0	2	0	—		7	0
Wisła Kraków (loan)	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	7	0	—		—		7	0
Lugano (loan)	2018–19	Swiss Super League	25	2	2	0	—		27	2
Ascoli (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	33	0	2	0	—		35	0
Osijek	2020–21	1. HNL	6	1	0	0	—		6	1
	2021–22	1. HNL	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	2022–23	1. HNL	9	0	1	0	2[c]	0	12	0
	2023–24	1. HNL	26	1	1	0	4[c]	0	31	1
	Total		58	2	3	0	6	0	67	2
Wieczysta Kraków	2024–25	II liga	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			283	18	26	3	8	1	317	22

1. Includes Croatian Cup, Polish Cup, Coppa Italia, Swiss Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Pètar, Pȅtar
3. "Bèrnard". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Br̀lek
4. "Petar Brlek podpisał kontrakt z Wisłą". Wisła Kraków. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
5. "Petar Brlek w Genoa CFC 1893" (in Polish). 90minut. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
6. "UFFICIALE: Brlek saluta il Genoa e torna in prestito al Wisla Cracovia - Pianeta Genoa 1893". Pianeta Genoa 1893 (in Italian). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
7. "OFFICIAL - Genoa loan BRLEK to Wisla Krakow - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
8. "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, dal Genoa arriva il centrocampista Brlek". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
9. Galiński, Tomasz (9 December 2024). "Oficjalnie: Kolejny hit transferowy Wieczystej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
10. Karpowicz, Kacper (9 December 2024). "Wieczysta potwierdza głośny transfer. Hit w 2. Lidze!". Goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
11. "Aggiornamenti esiti esami effettuati" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
12. "P. Brlek". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links

• Petar Brlek at Croatian Football Statistics (in Croatian)
• Petar Brlek at the Croatian Football Federation
• Petar Brlek at Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)
• Petar Brlek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Petar Brlek at Soccerway