Jozo Stanić (born 6 April 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Swiss club St. Gallen. Born in Germany, he has most recently represented Croatia at youth level.

Career

Stanić signed his first professional contract with

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

in July 2018, lasting four years until 30 June 2022. He made his professional debut for Augsburg in the

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on 10 February 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Daniel Baier in the 0–4 away loss against

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

. In August 2020, Stanić extended his contract with Augsburg by a further year to the summer of 2023 and joined

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side

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on a season-long loan. On 2 September 2023, Stanić signed a two-year contract with St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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* * * * 1999 births Living people German people of Croatian descent Footballers from Augsburg Men's association football central defenders German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers TSV Schwaben Augsburg players FC Augsburg II players FC Augsburg players FSV Zwickau players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players NK Varaždin (2012) players FC St. Gallen players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Croatian Football League players German expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub