Fabijan Buntić (born 24 February 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Azerbaijani club Qarabağ. Born in

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, he has represented

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at youth level.

Club career

Buntić is a graduate of the

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club's youth system. However, he has not played any official matches for the Stuttgart first team. Buntić made his professional debut for FC Ingolstadt in the 2. Bundesliga on 1 December 2018, starting in the match against

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, which finished as a 2–1 home loss. On 6 February 2021, he scored a goal after coming up the field in the dying minutes of a 2–1 victory over

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. On 3 July 2022, he was transferred to the Portuguese club Vizela. On 6 August 2022 Buntić played his first game for Vizela in a match against Rio Ave. On 10 June 2024 he was transferred to Qarabağ in

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. A three-year contract was signed between the club and the goalkeeper.

International career

Although he was born in

, he chose to represent the Croatian national team due to his Croatian heritage. In 2014, he was invited to the Croatian national team for players under 18. He played for Croatia's youth national teams for two years, appearing in 7 matches for the U18 team and 6 matches for the U19 team.

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* * * 1997 births Footballers from Stuttgart Living people German people of Croatian descent 21st-century German sportsmen Men's association football goalkeepers German men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers FC Ingolstadt 04 II players FC Ingolstadt 04 players F.C. Vizela players Qarabağ FK players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Primeira Liga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub