Božo Mikulić

Božo Mikulić
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
St Johnstone
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2008 Omladinac Vranjic
2008–2015 RNK Split
2017–2018 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 RNK Split 27 (0)
2016Imotski (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2018–2021 Hajduk Split 8 (0)
2018–2021 Hajduk Split II 19 (0)
2019Slaven Belupo (loan) 19 (2)
2021–2022 ACR Messina 12 (0)
2022–2023 Auda 49 (0)
2024 Partizani Tirana 4 (0)
2024– St Johnstone 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Croatia U18 4 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U19 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Božo Mikulić (Croatian pronunciation: [bǒːʒo mîkulitɕ];[1][2] born 29 January 1997) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.

Career

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Apart from his initial two years at NK Omladinac Vranjic, Mikulić spent his entire youth career in RNK Split, becoming a youth international in 2014.[3] As the captain of Split's U19 team, who also handled his team's set-pieces, he was loaned out to the second-tier team NK Imotski where he scored on his senior debut, a 1–1 away draw with NK Dugopolje.[4] In the summer of 2016, he returned to RNK Split and made his Prva HNL debut.

On 31 August 2017, Mikulić signed for Italian club U.C. Sampdoria on a permanent deal.[5]

On 15 June 2018, Mikulić moved to Croatian club Hajduk Split.[6] He made his league debut for the club on 5 August 2018 in a 1-1 home draw with Lokomotiva Zagreb.[7] On 7 August 2019, he joined Slaven Belupo on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 24 August 2021, he returned to Italy and signed a two-year contract with Serie C club ACR Messina.[9]

On 17 February 2022, Mikulić moved to Auda, newly promoted to Latvian Higher League.[10]

On 15 October 2024, Mikulić agreed to join Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a contract until the end of the season, subject to a work permit being granted.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Bȏg". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Bóžo
  2. ^ "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mȉkulić
  3. ^ Božo Mikulić at Croatian Football Federation official site
  4. ^ Mikulić debitirao pogotkom: Odličan je osjećaj, ali bio bih još sretniji da smo odnijeli sva tri boda at Dalmacijanews
  5. ^ "Croatian youngster Mikulic signs for Samp". U.C. Sampdoria. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. ^ "BOŽO MIKULIĆ POTPISAO ZA HAJDUK!". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Hajduk Split vs. Lokomotiva Zagreb – 5 August 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Božo Mikulić na posudbi u Slaven Belupu". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Božo Mikulić è un giocatore del Messina" (in Italian). ACR Messina. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Esam priecīgi paziņot, ka no Itālijas C sērijas kluba ACR Messina futbola klubam AUDA pievienojas Božo Mikuličs" (Press release) (in Latvian). Auda. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Deal agreed for Bozo Mikulic". www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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