Josip Elez

Croatia | Defender | Vukovar

Josip Elez, 32, is a footballer from Croatia playing as Defender for Vukovar. Elez was born in Split, Croatia. In the 2025/26 HNL season Elez has 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists in 298 minutes at an average rating of 6.42.

Profile

Full name: Josip Elez
Age: 32
Born: 25 April 1994 | Split | Croatia
Nationality: Croatia
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 89 kg
Position: Defender
Shirt number: 26
Current club: Vukovar

Season by Season Stats

Season statistics for Josip Elez
Season	Team	League	Apps	Goals	Assists	xG	Yellow	Red	Rating
25/26	Vukovar	HNL	5	0	0	—	1	0	6.42
23/24	HNK Hajduk Split	HNL	16	0	0	—	0	0	6.78
23/24	HNK Hajduk Split	Cup	2	1	0	—	1	0
2023	HNK Hajduk Split	Friendlies Clubs	0	0	0	—	0	0
2023	HNK Hajduk Split	UEFA Europa Conference League	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career

Trophy Cabinet | 5 won

Cup 3× 2022/2023 · 2021/2022 · 2012/2013 Croatia
HNL 1× 2016/2017 Croatia
The Atlantic Cup 1× 2017 World

Runner-up finishes

HNL 3× | 2022/2023 · 2021/2022 · 2011/2012 | Croatia
Super Cup 3× | 2023/2024 · 2022/2023 · 2013/2014 | Croatia
DBU Pokalen 1× | 2015/2016 | Denmark

Clubs | 11

Vukovar Jan 2026 – present Free agent
Hannover 96 Jul 2018 – Jan 2026 € 2.5M
Hannover 96 Jan 2018 – Jul 2018 Loan
HNK Rijeka Jul 2017 – Jan 2018 € 500K
Lazio Jul 2016 – Jul 2017
HNK Rijeka Jul 2016 – Jul 2016 Loan
Aarhus Jul 2015 – Jul 2016 Loan
Budapest Honved Feb 2015 – Jul 2015 Loan
Lazio Feb 2015 – Feb 2015
Grosseto Sep 2014 – Feb 2015 Loan
Lazio Jul 2013 – Sep 2014 € 400K

Injury and Suspension History

Knock : 17 January 2019 to 15 March 2019
Back Injury : 17 October 2018 to 19 October 2018

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Josip Elez play?

Josip Elez plays as Defender.

Which team does Josip Elez play for?

Josip Elez plays for Vukovar in the HNL.

How many goals has Josip Elez scored this season?

Josip Elez has scored 0 goals in 5 appearances in the HNL 2025/26 season.

How old is Josip Elez?

Josip Elez is 31 years old and comes from Croatia.

Updated: 11 Jul 2026, 07:51 UTC