Leonard Zuta


Leonard Zuta is a Macedonian footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a left back for BK Häcken in the Allsvenskan.

Club career

Zuta 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. Until late August 2015, Zuta made 57 appearances with Häcken, often featuring in the starting line-up. On 31 August 2015, Zuta signed a three-year contract with Rijeka in Croatia's 1. HNL. He made his official début for the club on 19 September 2015, in a goalless home draw against Inter Zaprešić, when he entered as a substitute in the 87th minute.
Zuta soon became a first team player during his stint at the club and won Croatian league and cup in 2016–17 season.
Zuta also became a God like figure to the supporters of Rijeka and was praised on various memes on social media. He was a symbol of Rijeka's success and remains one of the true club legends.
On 8 January 2019 Zuta signed for Turkish club Konyaspor.

International career

On 15 June 2015. Zhuta made his début with the Macedonian national team in an away loss to Slovakia. He has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals and his final international was a November 2016 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain.

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Honours

;HNK Rijeka