Robert Zulj

Robert Zulj (born 5 February 1992) is an Austrian football player. He plays for LASK in the Austrian Bundesliga.[1] He has also played in the Austrian Under-18, Under-19, and under-21 national teams.

Robert Žulj
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Žulj with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRobert Žulj
Date of birth (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthWels, Austria
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
LASK
Number10
Youth career
1999–2006FC Wels
2006–2010AKA Linz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II15(11)
2010–2014SV Ried94(26)
2014Red Bull Salzburg10(1)
2014–2017Greuther Fürth85(19)
2017–20201899 Hoffenheim5(0)
2017–20201899 Hoffenheim II2(1)
2018–2019Union Berlin (loan)29(4)
2020–2021VfL Bochum42(16)
2021–2022Ittihad Kalba22(4)
2022–LASK28(12)
National team
2009–2010Austria U185(1)
2010Austria U194(2)
2011Austria U203(0)
2013–2015Austria U216(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2023

Career

Zulj began his active career in 1999 in his native town of Wels in Upper Austria with the local club FC Wels. From 2006 to 2010 he played in the Linz academy. His professional career started with SV Ried in 2010. His debut was on 14 August 2010 in the first round match of the 2010–11 ÖFB Cup in a 0-3 defeat versus Bundesliga club FK Austria Wien. During the winter break of the 2013–14 season he signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg. For the 2014–15 season he went to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. For the 2017–18 season he went to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The next season he played on loan for 1. FC Union Berlin. He then came back but only played in Hoffenheim's second team. So he went to VfL Bochum in the second league. In July 2021 he joined al-Ittihad. After a season in the Emirates, he left the club in July 2022. He returned to Austria and signed with LASK until June 2025.

International

He played 27 matches and scored five goals for Austria's U18, U19, U20 and U21 team.

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2021[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II 2010–11 Landesliga Oberösterreich 11 7 2 0 13 7
2011–12 Landesliga Oberösterreich 4 4 0 0 4 4
Total 15 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 11
SV Ried 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 12 0 4 0 16 0
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 29 6 5 2 1 0 35 8
2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 34 11 5 1 4 1 43 13
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 20 9 3 1 23 10
Total 95 26 17 4 5 1 0 0 117 31
Red Bull Salzburg 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 10 1 3 2 4 0 17 3
Greuther Fürth 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 30 5 2 0 32 5
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 32 8 1 0 33 8
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 23 6 3 1 26 7
Total 85 19 6 1 0 0 0 0 91 20
1899 Hoffenheim 2017–18 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
1899 Hoffenheim II 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 1 1 1 1
2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 1 0 1 0
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Union Berlin (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 29 4 1 0 2 0 32 4
VfL Bochum 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 11 1 0 0 11 1
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 31 15 3 1 34 16
Total 42 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 45 17
Career total 283 78 32 8 10 1 2 0 327 87

References

  1. Robert Žulj. transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/robert-zulj/profil/spieler_122676.html. 
  2. "Spielerprofil: Robert Zulj - SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II 2010/11" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 15 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Spielerprofil: Robert Zulj - SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 15 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)