Juraj Badelj
.jpg) Juraj Badelj with Universitatea Craiova in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris Limassol | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| 2017–2022 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rudeš | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Universitatea Craiova | 56 | (1) |
| 2026– | Aris Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Juraj Badelj (born 24 August 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career statistics
- As of 25 July 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2022–23 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Aris Limassol | 2026–27 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Universitatea Craiova
References
- ↑ "Universitatea Craiova îşi "betonează" defensiva cu doi jucători croaţi! Cine sunt noile transferuri ale echipei din Bănie" (in Romanian). Prosport. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Dobrodošli, Juraj Badelj & Karlo Tomasec" (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Noua "perlă" a Universităţii Craiova, croatul Juraj Badelj, se gândeşte deja la un transfer în Occident: "Vreau să ajung cel mai bun!"" (in Romanian). Prosport. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Adevărata afacere » Rotaru poate da lovitura după o investiție în premieră!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Cum a debutat Juraj Badelj la Universitatea Craiova! "Nu mă aşteptam să-mi fac loc în echipă aşa de repede"" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Juraj Badelj e încântat de ceea ce trăiește la CSU Craiova: "Suporterii noştri sunt nebuni, dar într-un sens pozitiv"" (in Romanian). Jurnalul Olteniei. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ Juraj Badelj at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Universitatea Craiova, campioană după 35 de ani de așteptare". radioromania.ro (in Romanian). 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "U Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 0-0 (5-6 d.l.d.). Oltenii au câștigat Cupa României la loviturile de departajare". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
- Juraj Badelj at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zagreb
- Men's association football defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- Aris Limassol FC players
- Liga I players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Croatian football defender stubs