Peter Antonio Žulj (; born 9 June 1993) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Buriram United Buriram United Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Buriram. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and competes in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 as P ...

, and the Austria national team.

Career

Žulj was developed by the youth system of

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, but he never appeared for the club's first team. After loan spells in the

Austrian Football First League The Second League (), commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football. The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austr ...

with

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and

Hartberg Hartberg () is a city in Styria, Austria and the district seat of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District. As of January 1st 2024, it has a population of 6,713 in an area of 21.58 km2. About 68 km up the A2 Autobahn is the large Styrian capital o ...

, he joined

Austrian Football Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

side Wolfsberger AC in January 2014. On 9 May 2018, he played in the game in which Sturm Graz beat Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017–18

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. In January 2019, he signed a 3.5 years contract with

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. On 11 January 2021, he was loaned to Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

club Göztepe. On 23 June 2021, he signed a 3 years with

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. On 12 January 2022, he was loaned to Hungarian

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

club Fehérvár. On 1 September 2022, Žulj joined

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club

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

International career

In February 2014, Žulj was called up the Austria under-21 squad for the first time. He debuted for the senior

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in a friendly 4–0 win over

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on 27 March 2018.

Personal life

Žulj was born in

Wels Wels (; Central Bavarian: ''Wös'') is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the List of cities and towns in Austria, eighth largest city in Aus ...

, Austria and is of Burgenland Croatian descent. Peter Žulj is the younger brother of Robert Žulj, who is also a professional footballer.

Career Statistics

Honours

Sturm Graz *

: 2017–18 Buriram United *

Thai FA Cup The Thai FA Cup (), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic football. It was held between 1974 a ...

: 2024–25 *

Thai League Cup The League Cup () is a association football, football cup competition in Thailand. It is also known as Hilux Revo Cup for sponsorship reasons. History Thai League Cup was started by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor (Thailand) in the name of ...

: 2024–25 *

ASEAN Club Championship The ASEAN Club Championship or ACC, also known as the Shopee Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an international club football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) between domestic champion clubs. The competition is backed by ...

: 2024–25 Individual *

Austrian Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

Team of the Year: 2017–18

References

External links

OFB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zulj, Peter 1993 births Living people Footballers from Wels Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers Austrian people of Croatian descent Burgenland Croats Men's association football midfielders Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Regionalliga players Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Chinese Super League players SV Grödig players TSV Hartberg players Wolfsberger AC players Admira Wacker players SV Ried players SK Sturm Graz players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Göztepe S.K. footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Fehérvár FC players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Peter Žulj Peter Žulj Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in China Austrian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 21st-century Austrian sportsmen