Ljuban Crepulja (born 2 September 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Voluntari.

Club career

Youth career

Crepulja, though born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, hails from

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, where he went through the ranks of HNK Segesta, debuting as a 16-year-old in the

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. He was picked up by

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's feeder team NK Lokomotiva the following season for their U19 team, progressing to

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U19 team itself for the 2011–12 season.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Not given a professional contract by

, he moved to

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.

Slaven Belupo

Dragovoljac was promoted at the end of the season, but Crepulja moved to NK Slaven Belupo. Though his start at the club was marred by a drunk-driving incident, 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

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Sarajevo

Crepulja signed for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club

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on 6 February 2018. He left Sarajevo after almost half a year on 17 June 2019.

Astra Giurgiu

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

Honours

Player

Club

Hrvatski Dragovoljac * 2. HNL:

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Shakhtyor Soligorsk * Belarusian Cup runner-up: 2016–17 Sarajevo *

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: 2018–19 * Bosnian Cup: 2018–19 Astra Giurgiu *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crepulja, Ljuban 1993 births Living people Footballers from Čapljina Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers HNK Segesta players NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players NK Slaven Belupo players K.V. Mechelen players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FK Sarajevo players FC Astra Giurgiu players FC Rapid București players FC Voluntari players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Belgian Pro League players Belarusian Premier League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Liga I players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania