Robert Žulj (; born 5 February 1992) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Greuther Fürth

In July 2014, Žulj joined Greuther Fürth from Red Bull Salzburg. Žulj finished the 2016–16 season, scoring 8 goals and contributing 9 assists in 32 league matches. In June 2017, he announced he had decided not to renew his contract at Greuther Fürth. In his time at the club, he made a total of 85 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga, scoring 19 goals and contributing 14 assists.

1899 Hoffenheim

Days after announcing his decision to leave Greuther Fürth, Žulj signed a three-year contract with

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Loan to Union Berlin

In August 2018, he joined

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on loan for the 2018–19 season.

VfL Bochum

On 15 January 2020,

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

announced the capture of Žulj on a three-year deal.

Al Ittihad Kalba

In July 2021, Zulj joined

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side, Al Ittihad Kalba where he scored five goals in 27 games.

LASK

After only one year in

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, Austrian team,

LASK Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (), or Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundes ...

brought in Zulj on a free transfer where he is still playing. He has made 45 appearances, scoring 19 goals in the process.

Personal life

Žulj was born in Austria and is of

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descent. He is the older brother of

Peter Žulj Peter Antonio Žulj (; born 9 June 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Buriram United, and the Austria national team. Career Žulj was developed by the youth system of Rapid Wien, but h ...

, who is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2013–14 *

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: 2013–14 VfL Bochum * 2. Bundesliga:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zulj, Robert 1992 births Living people Men's association football forwards Austrian men's footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers Austrian people of Croatian descent Burgenland Croats Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players UAE Pro League players SV Ried players FC Red Bull Salzburg players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players 1. FC Union Berlin players VfL Bochum players Kalba FC players LASK players Robert Zulj Robert Zulj Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Wels 21st-century Austrian sportsmen