Leonard Zuta

Leonard Zhuta
Personal information
Full name Leonard Zhuta
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 IF
2010–2012 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Häcken 57 (0)
2015– Rijeka 44 (0)
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 3 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016

Leonard Zhuta (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

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

International statistics

As of 12 November 2016
National team Year Apps Goals
Macedonia 2015 7 0
2016 8 0
Total 15 0

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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