Roberto Punčec (; born 27 October 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Varaždin.
Club career A product of NK Varteks youth academy, Punčec joined the first team in the 2008–09 season and had his professional debut on 2 November 2008 in a league match against Hajduk Split. He went on to appear in 27 matches for the club in his first two professional seasons, with the club changing its name to NK Varaždin in mid-2010.
After filing for arbitration to Croatian Football Federation his contract with the financially troubled Varaždin was terminated due to unpaid wages, and on 31 August 2011, Punčec signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In July 2012, Punčec joined Union Berlin on a season-long loan with the option to buy. Following five years with Union Berlin, in June 2017, Punčec joined Rijeka on a three-year deal as a free-agent.
On 4 December 2019, it was announced Punčec would join Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2020 season. Following the 2021 season, Punčec's contract option was declined by Kansas City. In February 2022, he signed a contract with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.
International career Punčec has been capped at the Croatia national team at every youth level, and was part of the Croatia squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, playing in all three of their group stage matches.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVarteks2008–09Prva HNL60––602009–1021150–261Varaždin2010–1125062–3122011–1210–2030Varteks / Varaždin total53111220663Maccabi Tel Aviv2011–12Premier League180–50230Union Berlin2012–132. Bundesliga21020–2302013–1421020–2302014–1530010–3102015–1623100–2312016–1726020–280Total121170001281Rijeka2017–18Prva Liga27130303312018–1922040202802019–20903240162Total58110290773Career total25032841602947
Honours
Rijeka Croatian Cup: 2019
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