# Stjepan Radeljić

Stjepan Radeljić (pronounced; born 5 September 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Football League club Rijeka and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Radeljić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart II, before joining Osijek in 2018, who loaned him to Široki Brijeg in 2020 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2021, with whom he signed permanently a year later. The following year, he moved to Rijeka.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radeljić made his senior international debut in 2024.

## Club career
### Early career

Radeljić started playing football at Vitez, before joining Zrinjski Mostar's youth academy in 2014. In July 2016, he signed with German team VfB Stuttgart.
In June 2018, he moved to Croatian side Osijek. He made his professional debut in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Petrocub on 12 July at the age of 20. In January 2020, he was sent on a six-month loan to Široki Brijeg. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season. On 29 February, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Mladost Doboj Kakanj.
In February 2021, Radeljić was sent on a year-long loan to Moldovan outfit Sheriff Tiraspol, with an option to make the transfer permanent, which was activated in January 2022. He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk on 15 September.

### Rijeka

In July 2023, Radeljić signed a three-year deal with Rijeka. He made his official debut for the squad in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against Dukagjini on 27 July. On 10 August, he scored his first goal for Rijeka in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against B36 Tórshavn. Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Lokomotiva. On 25 August 2024, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of Osijek.

## International career

Radeljić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.
In May 2024, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against England and Italy. He debuted against the former on 3 June.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart II | Total | Total | 43 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 2 |
| Osijek | 2018–19 | Croatian Football League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Široki Brijeg (loan) | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Široki Brijeg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Široki Brijeg (loan) | Total | Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | Total | Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2021–22 | Moldovan Super Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Total | Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 1 |
| Rijeka | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 1 |
| Rijeka | 2024–25 | Croatian Football League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 3 |
| Rijeka | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 62 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 153 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 11 |
* ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Cupa Moldovei
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Supercupa Moldovei
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League; four appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League; one appearance in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 3 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol
* Moldovan Super Liga: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Cupa Moldovei: 2021–22, 2022–23