Petar Brlek

Petar Brlek
Personal information
Full name Petar Brlek[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Varaždin, Croatia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Varteks
2007–2008 NK Sloboda Tužno
2008–2010 Varteks
2010–2011 Slaven Belupo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Slaven Belupo 112 (4)
2016–2017 Wisła Kraków 43 (10)
2017–2021 Genoa 5 (0)
2018 → Wisła Kraków (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 → Lugano (loan) 25 (2)
2019–2020 → Ascoli (loan) 33 (0)
2021–2024 Osijek 58 (2)
International career
2009 Croatia U15 2 (0)
2009–2010 Croatia U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Croatia U17 13 (2)
2011 Croatia U18 3 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U19 15 (2)
2013 Croatia U20 4 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Petar Brlek (Croatian pronunciation: [pětar bř̩lek, pê-];[2][3] born 29 January 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He will join Polish club Wieczysta Kraków on 1 January 2025.

Club career

On 27 February 2016, Brlek signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish side Wisła Kraków.[4]

On 24 August 2017, he joined Serie A side Genoa.[5] However, after playing only five matches with the Italian club, on 27 February 2018, he was loaned to his former club Wisła Kraków.[6][7]

On 31 July 2019, Brlek joined Ascoli on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy.[8]

On 9 December 2024, Brlek signed an eighteen-month contract with Polish third-tier club Wieczysta Kraków, effective from 1 January 2025, with an option for a one-year extension.[9][10]

Personal life

On 2 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2024.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slaven Belupo 2010–11 1. HNL 1 0 — — 1 0
2011–12 1. HNL 5 0 — — 5 0
2012–13 1. HNL 22 0 4 0 2[b] 1 28 1
2013–14 1. HNL 32 3 5 0 — 37 3
2014–15 1. HNL 30 1 1 0 — 31 1
2015–16 1. HNL 22 0 2 2 — 24 2
Total 112 4 12 2 2 1 126 7
Wisła Kraków 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 7 0 — — 7 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 31 8 4 1 — 35 9
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 5 2 1 0 — 6 2
Total 43 10 5 1 — 48 11
Genoa 2017–18 Serie A 5 0 2 0 — 7 0
Wisła Kraków (loan) 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 7 0 — — 7 0
Lugano (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Super League 25 2 2 0 — 27 2
Ascoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33 0 2 0 — 35 0
Osijek 2020–21 1. HNL 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
2021–22 1. HNL 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
2022–23 1. HNL 9 0 1 0 2[c] 0 12 0
2023–24 1. HNL 26 1 1 0 4[c] 0 31 1
Total 58 2 3 0 6 0 67 2
Career total 283 18 26 3 8 1 317 22
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Polish Cup, Coppa Italia, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Pètar, Pȅtar
  3. ^ "Bèrnard". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Br̀lek
  4. ^ "Petar Brlek podpisał kontrakt z Wisłą". Wisła Kraków. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Petar Brlek w Genoa CFC 1893" (in Polish). 90minut. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Brlek saluta il Genoa e torna in prestito al Wisla Cracovia - Pianeta Genoa 1893". Pianeta Genoa 1893 (in Italian). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL - Genoa loan BRLEK to Wisla Krakow - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, dal Genoa arriva il centrocampista Brlek". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (9 December 2024). "Oficjalnie: Kolejny hit transferowy Wieczystej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. ^ Karpowicz, Kacper (9 December 2024). "Wieczysta potwierdza głośny transfer. Hit w 2. Lidze!". Goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Aggiornamenti esiti esami effettuati" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ "P. Brlek". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2017.


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