Ljuban Crepulja

Ljuban Crepulja
	Crepulja with Rapid București in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	2 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Slaven Belupo
Number	21
Youth career
2003–2010	Segesta
2010–2011	Lokomotiva Zagreb
2011–2012	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	Segesta
2012–2013	Hrvatski Dragovoljac
2013–2015	Slaven Belupo
2016–2017	Mechelen
2017	→ Shakhtyor Soligorsk (loan)
2018–2019	Sarajevo
2019–2021	Astra Giurgiu
2021–2023	Rapid București
2023–2024	Voluntari
2024–	Slaven Belupo
International career
2012	Croatia U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Ljuban Crepulja (born 2 September 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slaven Belupo.^[1]

Club career

Youth career

Crepulja, though born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, hails from Sisak, where he went through the ranks of HNK Segesta, debuting as a 16-year-old in the Druga HNL. He was picked up by GNK Dinamo Zagreb's feeder team NK Lokomotiva the following season for their U19 team, progressing to Dinamo U19 team itself for the 2011–12 season.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Not given a professional contract by Dinamo, he moved to Druga HNL again, this time to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac, where he established himself as a first-team regular and made his first youth international caps, playing for the Croatia U20 team in December 2012.^[2]

Slaven Belupo

Dragovoljac was promoted at the end of the season, but Crepulja moved to NK Slaven Belupo.^[3] Though his start at the club was marred by a drunk-driving incident,^[4] he remained a first team regular at the club.

On 19 January 2016, it was reported that Crepulja was in Glasgow for signing talks with Celtic.^[5]

Sarajevo

Crepulja signed for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Sarajevo on 6 February 2018.^[6] He left Sarajevo after almost half a year on 17 June 2019.^[7]

Astra Giurgiu

On 28 June 2019, Crepulja signed a two-years contract with Romanian club Astra Giurgiu.^[8]

Honours

Player

Club

Hrvatski Dragovoljac

2. HNL: 2012–13

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Belarusian Cup runner-up: 2016–17

Sarajevo

Astra Giurgiu

Cupa României runner-up: 2020–21

References

^ Ljuban Crepulja at Soccerway
^ Ljuban Crepulja at hns-cff.hr
^ Slaven Belupo potpisao ‘divovsko’ pojačanje Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine at HOP.hr
^ Mladi igrač Slaven Belupa pijan "pokosio" dva znaka pa pobjegao at Večernji List
^ "Celtic weigh up decision on Crepulja". BBC Sport.
^ Zvanično: Ljuban Crepulja novi igrač Sarajeva at klix.ba, 5 February
^ E.B. (17 June 2019). "Ljuban Crepulja i Emir Halilović napustili FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Trei "semnături" în cantonamentul de la Rogla!". FC Astra Giurgiu. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

External links

Ljuban Crepulja at the Croatian Football Federation
Ljuban Crepulja at Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)

[1] Ljuban Crepulja at Soccerway

[2] Ljuban Crepulja at hns-cff.hr

[3] Slaven Belupo potpisao ‘divovsko’ pojačanje Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine at HOP.hr

[4] Mladi igrač Slaven Belupa pijan "pokosio" dva znaka pa pobjegao at Večernji List

[5] "Celtic weigh up decision on Crepulja". BBC Sport.

[6] Zvanično: Ljuban Crepulja novi igrač Sarajeva at klix.ba, 5 February

[7] E.B. (17 June 2019). "Ljuban Crepulja i Emir Halilović napustili FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[8] "Trei "semnături" în cantonamentul de la Rogla!". FC Astra Giurgiu. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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