Peter Žulj

Peter Žulj
Personal information
Full name	Peter Antonio Žulj
Date of birth	9 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Changchun Yatai
Number	44
Youth career
1999–2007	Wels
2007–2008	Red Bull Salzburg
2008–2010	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2014	SK Rapid Wien II
2011–2012	→ Grödig (loan)
2013–2014	→ Hartberg (loan)
2014–2015	Wolfsberger
2015–2016	Admira Wacker
2016–2017	Ried
2017–2018	Sturm Graz
2019–2021	Anderlecht
2021	→ Göztepe (loan)
2021–2022	İstanbul Başakşehir
2022	→ Fehérvár (loan)
2022–	Changchun Yatai
National team‡
2009	Austria U17
2011	Austria U19
2014	Austria U21
2018–	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019

Peter Antonio Žulj (Croatian pronunciation: [ʒûːʎ];^[2] born 9 June 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai, and the Austria national team.

Career

Žulj was developed by the youth system of Rapid Wien, but he never appeared for the club's first team. After loan spells in the Austrian Football First League with Grödig and Hartberg, he joined Austrian Football Bundesliga side Wolfsberger AC in January 2014.^[3]

On 9 May 2018, he played in the game in which Sturm Graz beat Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.^[4]

In January 2019, he signed a 3.5 years contract with Anderlecht.^[5]

On 1 September 2022, Žulj joined Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

International career

In February 2014, Žulj was called up the Austria under-21 squad for the first time.^[6]

He debuted for the senior Austria national football team in a friendly 4–0 win over Luxembourg on 27 March 2018.^[7]

Personal life

Žulj was born in Wels, Austria and is of Burgenland Croatian descent. Peter Žulj is the younger brother of Robert Žulj, who is also a professional footballer.^[3]

Honours

Austrian Cup: 2017–18

References

^ "Peter Antonio Zulj". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "žȗlj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2018. Žȗlj
^ ^a ^b ""Ich will in Roberts Fußstapfen treten"" (in German). Sportnet.at. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup". 9 May 2018.
^ "PETER ŽULJ SIGNE UN CONTRAT AU RSC ANDERLECHT". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
^ "Zulj im U-21 Nationalteam" (in German). Wolfsberger AC. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ uefa.com. "Friendlies 2014-16 - Luxembourg-Austria – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.

External links

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[1] "Peter Antonio Zulj". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[2] "žȗlj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2018. Žȗlj

[Sportnet-3] ""Ich will in Roberts Fußstapfen treten"" (in German). Sportnet.at. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[4] "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup". 9 May 2018.

[5] "PETER ŽULJ SIGNE UN CONTRAT AU RSC ANDERLECHT". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[6] "Zulj im U-21 Nationalteam" (in German). Wolfsberger AC. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[7] uefa.com. "Friendlies 2014-16 - Luxembourg-Austria – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.

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