Stjepan Poljak

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Stjepan Poljak
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-17) 17 November 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Zabok, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zagorec Krapina
Number 15
Youth career
1996 Inker Zaprešić
1997–2002 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Inter Zaprešić 63 (8)
2006–2008 Slaven Belupo 50 (10)
2008–2010 Eskişehirspor 29 (0)
2010–2012 Slaven Belupo 54 (2)
2012–2015 Simurq 88 (11)
2015 Inter Baku 14 (0)
2016 Zagorec Krapina
2016–2017 Vinogradar
2017– Zagorec Krapina
International career
1999 Croatia U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stjepan Poljak (born 17 November 1983 in Zabok, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football midfielder, who plays for NK Zagorec Krapina. [1]

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Career

Poljak signed a three-year contract with Turkish Super League club Eskişehirspor in July 2008. [2]

In July 2012 Poljak signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq. [3] Poljak made his debut on 4 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw at home to Gabala, playing the full 90 minutes. [4] His first goal for Simurq came in a 2–0 away victory over Khazar Lankaran on 20 September 2012, [5] finishing the season with 4 goals in 29 league games. [6] Poljak signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a second year, with Simurq during the summer of 2014. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2015 [8] [9]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2003–04 [10] Inter Zaprešić 1. HNL 90-90
2004–05 [10] 234-234
2005–06 [10] 24120261
2006–07 [10] Slaven Belupo 192-192
2007–08 [10] 31841359
2008–09 [10] 00001010
2008–09 [11] Eskişehirspor Süper Lig 29030-320
2010–11 [10] Slaven Belupo 1. HNL 28010-290
2011–12 [10] 26240-302
2012–13 [6] Simurq Azerbaijan Premier League 29420-314
2013–14 35710-367
2014–15 24051-291
2015–16 Inter Baku 1401030180
TotalCroatia16817907117718
Turkey29030-320
Azerbaijan9411513010212
Career total2832813110130630

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