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.
 Žulj with Austria U21 in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Žulj | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wels, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | LASK | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | FC Wels | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | AKA Linz | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II | 15 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | SV Ried | 94 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Red Bull Salzburg | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Greuther Fürth | 85 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | → 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | VfL Bochum | 42 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Ittihad Kalba | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | LASK | 28 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Austria U18 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Austria U19 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Austria U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Austria U21 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* 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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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
- "Robert Žulj". transfermarkt.co.uk.
- "Spielerprofil: Robert Zulj - SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II 2010/11" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Spielerprofil: Robert Zulj - SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
