| David Puclin | |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Čakovec, Croatia |
| Currentclub: | Nantong Zhiyun |
| Position: | Defensive Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–1999 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sloboda Varaždin |
| Youthyears2: | 1999–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Varteks Varaždin |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Međimurje |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Gorica |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Međimurje |
| Caps3: | 47 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Šibenik |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Istra 1961 |
| Caps6: | 39 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps7: | 56 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2020–2023 |
| Caps8: | 47 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | → ADO Den Haag (loan) |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | → Varaždin (loan) |
| Caps10: | 21 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Nantong Zhiyun |
| Caps11: | 16 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 24 November 2023 |
David Puclin (born 17 June 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.
Born in Čakovec, Puclin started playing football at Sloboda Varaždin, before moving in 1999 to the Varteks Varaždin, where he would spend the following 12 years.[1]
On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that date.[2] On 4 April 2022, Puclin signed with ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands under that rule until the end of the season.[3]
On 30 June 2023, Puclin signed with Chinese Super League side Nantong Zhiyun.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Međimurje | 2012–13 | 2. HNL | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Međimurje | 2012–13 | 3. HNL | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | |||
| Šibenik | 2014–15 | 3. HNL | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||||
| Istra 1961 | 2016–17 | 1. HNL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| Slaven Belupo | 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3 | |||
| Vorskla Poltava | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |||
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Varaždin (loan) | 2022–23 | 1. HNL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 308 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 334 | 43 | |||