Stipe Plazibat (; born 31 August 1989) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career FC Gifu On 8 August 2013, Plazibat signed for J2 League side FC Gifu. He made his debut on 18 August, as an 85th-minute substitute versus Mito HollyHock. On 1 September, he scored his first goal for FC Gifu, scoring in the 82nd minute in a 2–1 loss to Tokyo Verdy, after coming on as a substitute at half time. On 11 July 2014, it was announced Plazibat had left the club.
V-Varen Nagasaki On 15 July 2014, Plazibat signed for fellow J2 League side V-Varen Nagasaki.
Hougang United On 30 January 2016, Plazibat joined S-League side Hougang United after impressing in 2 trial games with 3 goals and 2 assists. He scored his first competitive goal for the Cheetahs on his competitive debut, winning the Cheetahs' first 3 points of the season. He scored his second in as many games against title favourites Tampines Rovers. Plazibat's 5th goal in 5 games sent Hougang to the top of the table in the 5th round of the 2016 S.League season. In total, he scored 16 times in 24 league games for the Cheetahs before moving to Home United.
Home United After his contract was not renewed by the Hougang United's management, Plazibat moved to local rivals, Home United.
His start with the team saw him scoring in the AFC Cup qualifying round against Phnom Penh Crown over 2 legs while he also scored 4 goals in his Home United league debut in the 1st match in the 2017 season. He followed up his impressive early season form with 2 more goals against Brunei DPMM, bringing his league tally up to 6 goals from 2 games. He scored his 7th goal for Home in a top of the clash with Albirex Niigata (S) in his 3rd league game.
He continued his goalscoring form for the Protectors in a midweek AFC Cup game against Than Quảng Ninh, scoring 4 goals to help his side to a 5–4 victory in Vietnam, the second time he has scored 4 goals in 2017. This brings his total goals scored, in all competitions, to 11 goals in 8 games for his new club. He continued his fine goal scoring form by notching a brace in the uniform derby against Warriors FC, helping his side to a 2–2 draw. With that, he reached 10 goals in just 5 league appearances. It proved to be a productive season for Plazibat as he recorded 38 goals and 14 assists in all competitions for Home.
Bangkok Glass Plazibat joined Bangkok Glass in January 2018, he left the club in June 2018. He scored a total of 3 goals in 9 games. In August 2018, he had a week-long trial period with Dundee scoring a goal in a friendly against Falkirk.
Return to NK Solin In September 2018, Plazibat returned to his first senior club NK Solin after failing to secure a contract with Scottish side Dundee despite scoring a goal and an assist in a trial game. On 21 September 2018, he made his second league debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–2 loss against Šibenik.
Return to Hougang United On 26 December 2018, Plazibat rejoined Hougang United for the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, looking to add on to the 16 goals he scored for the Cheetahs before moving to Home United. Having featured 51 times and scoring 25 goals in all competitions over 2 seasons, Plazibat had his contract with the Cheetahs extended for another season.
Plazibat scored the first hat-trick of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season in his club's season opener against Young Lions, handing his club a 4–1 win.
Back to Home United (Lion City Sailors) On 4 September 2020, it was announced that the Lion City Sailors had signed him for the rest of the season, replacing Andy Pengelly who left the club during mid-season.
Academica Clinceni On 26 January 2022, Plazibat moved to Romania to join Academica Clinceni playing in the 2021–22 Liga I. As the first tier league was in FIFA 22, Plazibat make his first video games appearance.
Perak On 26 January 2023, Plazibat returned to Asia to join Malaysia Premier League side, Perak. He helped his team promote to the 2023 Malaysia Super League.
NK Uskok Klis On 26 January 2023, Plazibat returned home to play for NK Uskok Klis. On 11 April 2023, Plazibat announced his retirement from football.
Others Singapore selection squad He was selected as part of the Singapore selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.
However, due to an injury sustained in a S.League match, he had to pull out from the squad.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNK Solin2008–09Croatian Second Football League??????????2009–10Croatian Second Football League??????????2010–11Croatian Second Football League??????????Total??????????HNK Šibenik2011–12Croatian Second Football League8000000080Total8000000080NK Dugopolje2012–13Croatian Second Football League134000000134FK Rabotnički2012–13Macedonian First Football League0000000000FC Gifu2013J.League Division 21351000001452014J.League Division 26000000060Total195100000205V-Varen Nagasaki2015J.League Division 2151100000161NK Dugopolje2015–16Croatian Second Football League114000000114Hougang United2016S.League24151031002816Home United2017S.League2225403210103937Bangkok Glass FC2018Thai League 10000000000NK Solin2018–19Croatian Second Football League8100000081Hougang United2019Singapore Premier League2192000002392020Singapore Premier League3500003469Total24142000342918Lion City Sailors2020Singapore Premier League89000000892021Singapore Premier League17140000001714Total25230000002523Academica Clinceni2021–22Liga I5000000050Career total169+85+8+0+621214195+101+
Honours Nk Dugopolje 2. HNL: 2011–12
Lion City Sailors Singapore Premier League: 2021
Individual Singapore Premier League Top Scorer: 2020 Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020, 2021 Singapore Premier League Player of the Month: April 2021
References
External links
Stipe Plazibat at the Croatian Football Federation Semafor site