Ljuban Crepulja
{{Short description|Croatian professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ljuban Crepulja
| image = Ljuban Crepulja - Petrolul Ploiesti vs Rapid Bucuresti, 13 August 2022.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Crepulja with Rapid București in 2022
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|9|2}}
| birth_place = Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Slaven Belupo
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = 2003–2010 |youthclubs1 = Segesta
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011 |youthclubs2 = Lokomotiva Zagreb
| youthyears3 = 2011–2012 |youthclubs3 = Dinamo Zagreb
| years1 = 2009–2010 |clubs1 = Segesta |caps1 = 16 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013 |clubs2 = Hrvatski Dragovoljac |caps2 = 28 |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2015 |clubs3 = Slaven Belupo |caps3 = 79 |goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2016–2017 |clubs4 = Mechelen |caps4 = 4 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017 |clubs5 = → Shakhtyor Soligorsk (loan) |caps5 = 19 |goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2018–2019 |clubs6 = Sarajevo |caps6 = 32 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2021 |clubs7 = Astra Giurgiu |caps7 = 72 |goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2021–2023 |clubs8 = Rapid București |caps8 = 44 |goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023–2024 |clubs9 = Voluntari |caps9 = 35 |goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2024– |clubs10 = Slaven Belupo |caps10 = 30 |goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2012 |nationalteam1 = Croatia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 1 June 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Ljuban Crepulja (born 2 September 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slaven Belupo.{{Soccerway|ljuban-crepulja/266639}}
Club career
=Youth career=
Crepulja, though born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, hails from Sisak, where he went through the ranks of HNK Segesta, debuting as a 16-year-old in the Druga HNL. He was picked up by GNK Dinamo Zagreb's feeder team NK Lokomotiva the following season for their U19 team, progressing to Dinamo U19 team itself for the 2011–12 season.
=Hrvatski Dragovoljac=
Not given a professional contract by Dinamo, he moved to Druga HNL again, this time to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac, where he established himself as a first-team regular and made his first youth international caps, playing for the Croatia U20 team in December 2012.[http://hns-cff.hr/players/74721/ljuban-crepulja/ Ljuban Crepulja] at hns-cff.hr
=Slaven Belupo=
Dragovoljac was promoted at the end of the season, but Crepulja moved to NK Slaven Belupo.[http://hop.hr/slaven-belupo-potpisao-divovsko-pojacanje/ Slaven Belupo potpisao ‘divovsko’ pojačanje] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025221123/http://hop.hr/slaven-belupo-potpisao-divovsko-pojacanje/ |date=25 October 2014 }} at HOP.hr Though his start at the club was marred by a drunk-driving incident,[http://www.vecernji.hr/crna-kronika/mladi-igrac-slaven-belupa-pijan-pokosio-dva-znaka-pa-pobjegao-590488 Mladi igrač Slaven Belupa pijan "pokosio" dva znaka pa pobjegao] at Večernji List he remained a first team regular at the club.
On 19 January 2016, it was reported that Crepulja was in Glasgow for signing talks with Celtic.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35362151|title=Celtic weigh up decision on Crepulja|work=BBC Sport}}
=Sarajevo=
Crepulja signed for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Sarajevo on 6 February 2018.[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-ljuban-crepulja-novi-igrac-sarajeva/180205112 Zvanično: Ljuban Crepulja novi igrač Sarajeva] at klix.ba, 5 February He left Sarajevo after almost half a year on 17 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ljuban-crepulja-i-emir-halilovic-napustili-fk-sarajevo/190617085|title=Ljuban Crepulja i Emir Halilović napustili FK Sarajevo|date=17 June 2019|accessdate=17 June 2019|language=Bosnian|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}
=Astra Giurgiu=
On 28 June 2019, Crepulja signed a two-years contract with Romanian club Astra Giurgiu.{{cite web|url=http://www.afcastragiurgiu.ro/stiri/stiri-club/1401-trei-”semnaturi”-in-cantonamentul-de-la-rogla.html|title=Trei "semnături" în cantonamentul de la Rogla!|publisher=FC Astra Giurgiu|date=28 June 2019|accessdate=28 June 2019}}
Honours
=Player=
=Club=
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
- Belarusian Cup runner-up: 2016–17
Sarajevo
Astra Giurgiu
- Cupa României runner-up: 2020–21
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{CFF player|74721/ljuban-crepulja}}
- [http://www.hrsport.net/nogomet/klubovi/slavenbelupo/?igracID=32131&sID=24 Ljuban Crepulja] at Sportnet.hr {{in lang|hr}}
{{NK Slaven Belupo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crepulja, Ljuban}}
Category:Footballers from Čapljina
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Croatian men's footballers
Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers
Category:NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
Category:NK Slaven Belupo players
Category:K.V. Mechelen players
Category:FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players
Category:FC Astra Giurgiu players
Category:FC Rapid București players
Category:First Football League (Croatia) players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Belarusian Premier League players
Category:Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania