Stanko Jurić (born 16 August 1996) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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on loan from the Italian club

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Club career

Born in

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, Jurić started his youth career with the academy of local NK Dalmatinac Split, before joining the counterpart of NK Adriatic Split. In 2012, he joined the youth setup of

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 ...

. He was given a contract through 2019 and promoted to the senior team, which had just been demoted to the second tier, three years later. He participated in 25 games during his first season with the senior team. Subsequently, he cemented his place in his team, playing regularly and was also appointed as the

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. In winter of 2017, Jurić started training with

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 ...

and went on to feature for the club in friendly matches. Amidst reports of Hajduk,

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

and

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

's interest in signing him, he joined Hajduk Split on 15 February 2018 on a two-year deal. He played 14 times and scored one goal for the reserves in the 2017–18 season. On 2 August, he made his first team debut in a 3–2 victory over Bulgarian club

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

in the

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. Coming on as a substitute for the injured

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, he scored a goal in the 24th minute of the match. He dedicated his goal to his late grandfather. His first league goal came against

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in the 2nd round of 2018-19 Prva HNL. In June 2019, after making 30 first team appearances in the 2018–19 HNK Hajduk Split season, Jurić signed a new contract with Hajduk, lasting until 30 June 2021. On 18 June 2021, Italian

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side

announced the arrival of Jurić, as the midfielder penned a contract lasting until 30 June 2025. On 19 August 2023, Jurić joined

in Spain on loan with an option to buy.

Career statistics

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HNK Hajduk Split
profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurić, Stanko 1996 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers NK Dugopolje players HNK Hajduk Split players Parma Calcio 1913 players Real Valladolid players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Serie B players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain