Petar Brlek (; born 29 January 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for NK Osijek.

Club career

On 27 February 2016, Brlek signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish side

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. On 24 August 2017, he joined

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side

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. However, after playing only five matches with the Italian club, on 27 February 2018, he was loaned to his former club Wisła Kraków. On 31 July 2019, Brlek joined

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on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy.

Personal life

On 2 October 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

Career statistics

References

External links

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* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Varaždin Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Slaven Belupo players Wisła Kraków players Genoa CFC players FC Lugano players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players NK Osijek players Croatian Football League players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Serie A players Serie B players Swiss Super League players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub