Stjepan Radeljić

Stjepan Radeljić
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27)
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 6
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 39 (2)
International career‡
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 12 (0)
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

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.

Radeljić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart II, before joining Osijek in 2018, who loaned him to Široki Brijeg in 2020 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2021, with whom he signed permanently a year later. The following year, he moved to Rijeka.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radeljić made his senior international debut in 2024.

Club career

Early career

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] He made his professional debut in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Petrocub on 12 July at the age of 20.[4] In January 2020, he was sent on a six-month loan to Široki Brijeg. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.[5] On 29 February, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[6]

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.[7] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk on 15 September.[8]

Rijeka

In July 2023, Radeljić signed a three-year deal with Rijeka.[9] He made his official debut for the squad in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against Dukagjini on 27 July.[10] On 10 August, he scored his first goal for Rijeka in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against B36 Tórshavn.[11] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Lokomotiva.[12] On 25 August 2024, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of Osijek.[13]

International career

Radeljić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[14]

In May 2024, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against England and Italy.[15] He debuted against the former on 3 June.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
2024–25 Croatian Football League 14 2 1 1 5[g] 0 – 20 3
Total 39 2 7 1 10 1 – 56 4
Career total 148 9 19 1 37 1 1 0 205 11
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Cupa Moldovei
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercupa Moldovei
  5. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League; four appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  7. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League; one appearance in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 3 June 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol[17]

References

  1. ^ "Stjepan Radeljić". nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Zvanično: Stjepan Radeljić potpisao za Stuttgart". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Stjepan Radeljić novi igrač Osijeka". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Petrocub - Osijek 1:1 Marić zabio prvi gol u novoj sezoni, Osijek ispustio pobjedu". index.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Široki Brijeg i Osijek dogovorili novu posudbu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Neće se vraćati u Osijek: Sheriff Tiraspol otkupio ugovor bh. stopera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Pjanićeva asistencija nedovoljna Beşiktaşu, pobjeda Sheriffa na debiju u Ligi prvaka". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Jakirović u Rijeku doveo bivšeg U21 reprezentativca BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Dukagjini - Rijeka 0:1 Janković sjajnim golom donio Rijeci pobjedu na Kosovu". index.hr (in Croatian). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Tórshavn - Rijeka 1:3 Rijeka preokretom na Farskim otocima na korak do play-offa". index.hr (in Croatian). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Rijeka - Lokomotiva 2:1 Rijeka preokretom do pete uzastopne pobjede u sezoni". index.hr (in Croatian). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Sjajni Pašalić donio Rijeci veliku pobjedu, Osijek ostao na dnu SHNL-a". index.hr (in Croatian). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Radeljić: Reprezentativni poziv je šlag na tortu ove vrlo dobre sezone". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Sergej Barbarez objavio spisak za Englesku i Italiju, pozvan i Džeko". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Engleska slavila protiv BiH: Zmajevi u Barbarezovom debiju za pola sata potopljeni u Newcastleu". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b "S. Radeljić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Stjepan Radeljić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2024.