Leonard Zuta

Leonard Zuta
Personal information
Full name Leonard Zuta
Date of birth (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2009 Västra Frölunda
2010–2012 Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Häcken 57 (0)
2015– Rijeka 103 (2)
National team‡
2012–2013 Macedonia U21 3 (0)
2015– Macedonia 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016

Leonard Zuta (Macedonian: Леонард Жута; born 9 August 1992 in Sweden) is a Macedonian footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Rijeka as a left back.

Club career

Zhuta spent the first four seasons of his professional career with BK Häcken in Allsvenskan. He made his official début on 13 April 2012, when he came in as a substitute in a home win against Mjällby AIF.[1] Until late August 2015, Zhuta made 57 appearances with Häcken, often featuring in the starting line-up. On 31 August 2015, Zhuta signed a three-year contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia's 1. HNL.[2] He made his official début for the club on 19 September 2015, in a goalless home draw against NK Inter Zaprešić, when he entered as a substitute in the 87th minute.[3]

International career

On 15 June 2015. Zhuta made his début with the Macedonian national team in an away loss to Slovakia.

Club statistics

Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012 Häcken Allsvenskan 1020–30
2013 1605010220
2014 19060–250
2015 21010–220
Häcken total 57014010720
2015–16 Rijeka 1. HNL 26040–300
2016–17 3506020430
2017–18 35240100492
2018–19 701020100
Rijeka total 10321501401322
Career total 16022901502042
Last Update: 6 October 2018.

International statistics

As of 12 November 2016
National teamYearAppsGoals
Macedonia 201570
201680
Total150

Honours

HNK Rijeka

References

  1. ↑ "Leonard Zuta". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Leonard Zuta novi igrač HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rijeka-Inter Zaprešić 0:0". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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