# Jurica Buljat

Jurica Buljat (born 19 September 1986) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

## Club career

On 20 June 2011, Buljat signed a three-year contract with Israeli defending champion Maccabi Haifa.
Buljat made his debut on 2011–12 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, 13 July 2011, against Borac Banja Luka. He was released from the Israeli club after one year.
Buljat signed for Ukrainian side FC Metalist Kharkiv in February, 2015. At Metalist, Buljat made 11 appearances. He was released at the end of the season.
On 13 January 2017, Buljat signed for Uzbekistani club Pakhtakor Tashkent for the 2017 season after having featured 25 times for Bunyodkor of the same country. On 20 July 2017, he moved to FC BATE Borisov of Belarus.
On 14 March 2018, Buljat signed a short-term contract with Bulgarian First League side Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.

## International career

He made his debut for Croatia in a May 2010 friendly match away against Estonia, coming on as a late substitute for Milan Badelj, and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was an October 2010 friendly against Norway.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 26 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Zadar | 2003–04 | 1. HNL | 6 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| Zadar | 2004–05 | 1. HNL | 25 | 4 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 4 |
| Zadar | Total | Total | 31 | 4 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 4 |
| Hajduk Split | 2005–06 | 1. HNL | 3 | 0 | | | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2006–07 | 1. HNL | 17 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 21 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2008–09 | 1. HNL | 15 | 0 | | | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Hajduk Split | Total | Total | 97 | 2 | | | - | - | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 3 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2011–12 | Ligat HaAl | 31 | 0 | | | | | 9 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 1 |
| Zadar | 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Energie Cottbus | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Zadar | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 9 | 2 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Bunyodkor | 2016 | Uzbek League | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 0 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2017 | Uzbek League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| BATE Borisov | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | - | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 246 | 9 | 14 | 0 | | | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 292 | 11 |

### International

Croatia national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2010