Robert Zulj

Robert Zulj (born 5 February 1992) is an Austrian football player. He plays for LASK in the Austrian Bundesliga. He has also played in the Austrian Under-18, Under-19, and under-21 national teams.

Robert Žulj

Žulj with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Robert Žulj
Date of birth	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992
Place of birth	Wels, Austria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team	LASK
Number	10
Youth career
1999–2006	FC Wels
2006–2010	AKA Linz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II	15	(11)
2010–2014	SV Ried	94	(26)
2014	Red Bull Salzburg	10	(1)
2014–2017	Greuther Fürth	85	(19)
2017–2020	1899 Hoffenheim	5	(0)
2017–2020	→ 1899 Hoffenheim II	2	(1)
2018–2019	→ Union Berlin (loan)	29	(4)
2020–2021	VfL Bochum	42	(16)
2021–2022	Ittihad Kalba	22	(4)
2022–	LASK	28	(12)
National team‡
2009–2010	Austria U18	5	(1)
2010	Austria U19	4	(2)
2011	Austria U20	3	(0)
2013–2015	Austria U21	6	(2)
Honours Red Bull Salzburg Winner Austrian Bundesliga 2013–14 Winner Austrian Cup 2013–14 VfL Bochum Winner 2. Bundesliga 2020–21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2023

Career

Zulj began his active career in 1999 in his native town of Wels in Upper Austria with the local club FC Wels. From 2006 to 2010 he played in the Linz academy. His professional career started with SV Ried in 2010. His debut was on 14 August 2010 in the first round match of the 2010–11 ÖFB Cup in a 0-3 defeat versus Bundesliga club FK Austria Wien. During the winter break of the 2013–14 season he signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg. For the 2014–15 season he went to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. For the 2017–18 season he went to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The next season he played on loan for 1. FC Union Berlin. He then came back but only played in Hoffenheim's second team. So he went to VfL Bochum in the second league. In July 2021 he joined al-Ittihad. After a season in the Emirates, he left the club in July 2022. He returned to Austria and signed with LASK until June 2025.

International

He played 27 matches and scored five goals for Austria's U18, U19, U20 and U21 team.

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SG SV Neuhofen/SV Ried II	2010–11	Landesliga Oberösterreich	11	7	2	0	—		—		13	7
	2011–12	Landesliga Oberösterreich	4	4	0	0	—		—		4	4
	Total		15	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	11
SV Ried	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	4	0	—		—		16	0
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	29	6	5	2	1	0	—		35	8
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	34	11	5	1	4	1	—		43	13
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	20	9	3	1	—		—		23	10
	Total		95	26	17	4	5	1	0	0	117	31
Red Bull Salzburg	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	10	1	3	2	4	0	—		17	3
Greuther Fürth	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	30	5	2	0	—		—		32	5
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	32	8	1	0	—		—		33	8
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	23	6	3	1	—		—		26	7
	Total		85	19	6	1	0	0	0	0	91	20
1899 Hoffenheim	2017–18	Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
1899 Hoffenheim II	2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	2019–20	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Union Berlin (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	29	4	1	0	—		2	0	32	4
VfL Bochum	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	31	15	3	1	—		—		34	16
	Total		42	16	3	1	0	0	0	0	45	17
Career total			283	78	32	8	10	1	2	0	327	87