Petar Brlek

Petar Brlek
Personal information
Full name Petar Brlek[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994[1]
Place of birth Varaždin, Croatia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cibalia
Number 14
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)
2025 Wieczysta Kraków 16 (1)
2025– Cibalia 21 (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 as of 16 June 2026

Petar Brlek (Croatian pronunciation: [pětar bř̩lek, pê-];[2][3] born 29 January 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian First Football League side Cibalia.

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] On 24 August 2025, he left Wieczysta by mutual consent.[11]

Personal life

On 2 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 July 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slaven Belupo 2010–11 1. HNL 10——10
2011–12 1. HNL 50——50
2012–13 1. HNL 220402[b]1281
2013–14 1. HNL 32350—373
2014–15 1. HNL 30110—311
2015–16 1. HNL 22022—242
Total 1124122211267
Wisła Kraków 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 70——70
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 31841—359
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 5210—62
Total 431051—4811
Genoa 2017–18 Serie A 5020—70
Wisła Kraków (loan) 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 70——70
Lugano (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Super League 25220—272
Ascoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33020—350
Osijek 2020–21 1. HNL 6100—61
2021–22 1. HNL 17010—180
2022–23 1. HNL 90102[c]0120
2023–24 1. HNL 261104[c]0311
Total 5823060672
Wieczysta Kraków 2024–25 II liga 141——141
2025–26 I liga 20——20
Total 161——161
Career total 299192638133323

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ Karpowicz, Kacper (24 August 2025). "Wieczysta wietrzy szatnię. Doświadczony pomocnik opuszcza klub" [Wieczysta is airing out the locker room. The experienced midfielder is leaving the club.]. goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Aggiornamenti esiti esami effettuati" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "P. Brlek". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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