Stipe Biuk (; born 26 December 2002) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a winger for Spanish club

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Club career

Hajduk Split

Biuk came through the ranks of

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, before joining the

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in 2011. While in the Hajduk academy, he attracted attention from

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and Red Bull Salzburg. On 16 January 2021, he signed a professional contract with Hajduk, tying him to the club until 2026. At the time of signing the contract, Biuk had offers from

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, and

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. Biuk made his debut for Hajduk on 2 March 2021, in a

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3–0 victory over

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, being substituted on for

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in the 74th minute. He made his

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debut on the 20 March 2021, starting on the left wing in Hajduk's 1–0

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win against

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, due to absence of

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, Dimitris Diamantakos and

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. After the match, coach

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gave Biuk no significant amount of playtime until the 2–0

defeat to

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on 25 April. Since then, Biuk became a regular for Hajduk, scoring three goals and delivering two assists by the end of the

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. He scored his debut goal for Hajduk on 1 May, in a 3–2

victory over

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. On 22 May, he scored in a crucial 2–0 victory over

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, securing a

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qualifying spot for Hajduk. After a rougher start of the 2021–22 season during the tenure of

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, Biuk improved his form with the arrival of

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Los Angeles FC

On 30 December 2022, Biuk signed a four-year contract with

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side

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Valladolid

On 25 January 2024, Biuk was loaned to

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side

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, until the end of the season. On 8 July, after the club's promotion to

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, his buyout clause was activated, and he signed a permanent five-year deal with the ''Pucelanos''.

Loan to Hajduk Split

Biuk made his return to Hajduk Split on a one-year loan move on 1 September 2024 from Valladolid. He will be wearing the number 27 shirt again, just as he did when he played for Hajduk Split two years ago.

International career

Following his good club form in the 2020–21 season, on 17 May 2021, Biuk was included in

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's 23-man squad for 2021 UEFA Under-21 Euro knockout stage. He made his debut on 31 May in the 2–1 quarter-final defeat to

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, coming on for

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in the 78th minute. He won a

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deep in

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, which

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successfully converted and took the game to

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; however, Javi Puado's second goal knocked

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out of the tournament.

Personal life

Stipe Biuk was born in

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and grew up in

. His father Robert Biuk is a retired policeman who hails from

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. His mother Danijela Boduljak passed away on 28 December 2011 while making a birthday cake for Stipe, collapsing in the kitchen due to a ruptured

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in her head. His brothers Filip and Duje are also football players, playing for

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and Krško 1922 respectively. Biuk named

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his football role model. Apart from

, he is also a fan of

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and

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Biuk, Stipe 2002 births Living people Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Split, Croatia HNK Hajduk Split players Los Angeles FC players Real Valladolid players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players People from Solin Footballers from Split-Dalmatia County Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Major League Soccer players Segunda División players