Josip Vuković (born 2 May 1992) is a Croatian

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who plays as a

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for Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly on loan from

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

Club career

Josip Vuković went through the ranks of

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

, establishing himself, as well, as a regular for the Croatia U19 team in the 2010/2011 season. He was released, however, by

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, in the summer of 2011, and he joined the

Druga HNL The Prva nogometna liga ( en, First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second ...

side

NK Dugopolje NK Dugopolje is a professional Croatian association football, football club based in the town of Dugopolje on the outskirts of Split (city), Split, a city on the Adriatic coast. They were founded in 1952, and they currently play in the Prva nogom ...

. Soon after, however, this was followed by injury, forcing Vuković to miss the following 1.5 seasons, returning only in the late stages of the 2012/2013 season. He was re-signed by

in the summer of 2014 and he made his

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debut on 24 August 2014, in a 0-2 loss against

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, after the coach Igor Tudor decided to rest several first-team players. On 22 June 2018 Josip Vuković signed a three year professional contract with Marítimo. On 4 January 2023, Vuković joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on loan.

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Josip Vuković
at hajduk.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Vukovic, Josip 1992 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Association football midfielders Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers NK Dugopolje players HNK Hajduk Split players HNK Hajduk Split II players NK Istra 1961 players RNK Split players NK Vitez players FC Olimpik Donetsk players C.S. Marítimo players NK Osijek players Al-Faisaly FC players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Ukrainian Premier League players Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Saudi First Division League players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Portugal Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia