Stipe Plazibat (; born 31 August 1989) is a Croatian former professional

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Career

FC Gifu

On 8 August 2013, Plazibat signed for

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. He made his debut on 18 August, as an 85th-minute substitute versus

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. On 1 September, he scored his first goal for FC Gifu, scoring in the 82nd minute in a 2–1 loss to

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, after coming on as a substitute at half time. On 11 July 2014, it was announced Plazibat had left the club.

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 15 July 2014, Plazibat signed for fellow

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Hougang United

On 30 January 2016, Plazibat joined

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after impressing in 2 trial games with 3 goals and 2 assists. He scored his first competitive goal for the Cheetahs on his competitive debut, winning the Cheetahs' first 3 points of the season. He scored his second in as many games against title favourites

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. Plazibat's 5th goal in 5 games sent Hougang to the top of the table in the 5th round of the 2016 S.League season. In total, he scored 16 times in 24 league games for the Cheetahs before moving to

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Home United

After his contract was not renewed by the Hougang United's management, Plazibat moved to local rivals,

. His start with the team saw him scoring in the AFC Cup qualifying round against

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over 2 legs while he also scored 4 goals in his Home United league debut in the 1st match in the 2017 season. He followed up his impressive early season form with 2 more goals against

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, bringing his league tally up to 6 goals from 2 games. He scored his 7th goal for Home in a top of the clash with

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in his 3rd league game. He continued his goalscoring form for the Protectors in a midweek

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game against Than Quảng Ninh, scoring 4 goals to help his side to a 5–4 victory in Vietnam, the second time he has scored 4 goals in 2017. This brings his total goals scored, in all competitions, to 11 goals in 8 games for his new club. He continued his fine goal scoring form by notching a brace in the uniform derby against

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, helping his side to a 2–2 draw. With that, he reached 10 goals in just 5 league appearances. It proved to be a productive season for Plazibat as he recorded 38 goals and 14 assists in all competitions for Home.

Bangkok Glass

Plazibat joined Bangkok Glass in January 2018, he left the club in June 2018. He scored a total of 3 goals in 9 games. In August 2018, he had a week-long trial period with

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scoring a goal in a friendly against

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Return to NK Solin

In September 2018, Plazibat returned to his first senior club

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after failing to secure a contract with Scottish side

despite scoring a goal and an assist in a trial game. On 21 September 2018, he made his second league debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–2 loss against

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Return to Hougang United

On 26 December 2018, Plazibat rejoined

for the

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season, looking to add on to the 16 goals he scored for the Cheetahs before moving to Home United. Having featured 51 times and scoring 25 goals in all competitions over 2 seasons, Plazibat had his contract with the Cheetahs extended for another season.⁣ Plazibat scored the first hat-trick of the

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season in his club's season opener against Young Lions, handing his club a 4–1 win.

Back to Home United (Lion City Sailors)

On 4 September 2020, it was announced that the Lion City Sailors had signed him for the rest of the season, replacing

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who left the club during mid-season.

Academica Clinceni

On 26 January 2022, Plazibat moved to Romania to join

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playing in the

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. As the first tier league was in

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, Plazibat make his first video games appearance.

Perak

On 26 January 2023, Plazibat returns to Asia to join

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side,

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. He helped his team promoted to the

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NK Uskok Klis

On 26 January 2023, Plazibat returns home to play for NK Uskok Klis. On 11 April 2023, Plazibat announced his retirement from football.

Others

Singapore selection squad

He was selected as part of the Singapore selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017. However, due to an injury sustained in a S.League match, he had to pull out from the squad.

Career statistics

Honours

Nk Dugopolje *

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: 2011–12 Lion City Sailors *

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Individual *

Top Scorer:

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Team of the Year:

Player of the Month: April 2021

References

External links

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Semafor site {{DEFAULTSORT:Plazibat, Stipe 1989 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers NK Solin players HNK Šibenik players NK Dugopolje players FK Rabotnichki players FC Gifu players V-Varen Nagasaki players Hougang United FC players Stipe Plazibat Lion City Sailors FC players LPS HD Clinceni players Perak F.C. players Croatian Football League players Macedonian First Football League players J2 League players First Football League (Croatia) players Singapore Premier League players Liga I players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen