Mirko Marić

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Mirko Marić
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rijeka (on loan from Monza)
Number 24
Youth career
HNK Grude
2009–2012 Široki Brijeg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Široki Brijeg 39 (10)
2014–2017 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2014–2017 → Lokomotiva (loan) 73 (17)
2017 Videoton 16 (2)
2017–2020 Osijek 97 (45)
2020– Monza 31 (3)
2021–2022 → Crotone (loan) 36 (11)
2024– → Rijeka (loan) 11 (3)
International career
2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 4 (0)
2012–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 4 (0)
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 10 (2)
2015–2016 Croatia U21 6 (2)
2017 Croatia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Mirko Marić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǐːrko mǎːritɕ];[2][3][4] born 16 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rijeka in Croatia, on loan from Serie A club Monza.

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marić represented his native country internationally at youth level. He has Croatian citizenship, and represented Croatia internationally at both youth and senior level.

Club career[edit]

NK Široki Brijeg[edit]

Marić started his professional career at Široki Brijeg.[citation needed]

Dinamo Zagreb[edit]

Marić signed a seven-year contract with Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb on 27 March 2014.[5] He spent the rest of the season at Široki Brijeg, and then moved to Dinamo Zagreb in the summer.[6]

NK Široki Brijeg[edit]

Upon his arrival at Dinamo Zagreb in the summer of 2014, Marić was immediately loaned back to Široki Brijeg.[citation needed] He played six games for Široki Brijeg, including four in the Europa League qualifying phase.[citation needed] He scored two goals for Široki Brijeg in the second leg against Gabala in the first qualifying round.[7] On 13 August 2014, Dinamo Zagreb withdrew their loan agreement with Široki Brijeg.[8]

Lokomotiva[edit]

On 18 August 2014, Marić was loaned to NK Lokomotiva.[citation needed] He made his Prva HNL debut against Rijeka on 24 August 2014.[citation needed] Marić scored 28 goals in 94 games in all competitions.[9]

Osijek[edit]

Marić joined Osijek in September 2017.[citation needed] In his second season, he became the league's second-best top scorer with 18 goals.[citation needed] By January 2020, in the following league season, Marić scored 14 goals in 19 matches.[citation needed] Good performances attracted various clubs; however, Osijek rejected a €5 million bid from Dynamo Kiev.[10] He finished the season with 20 goals as the league's joint-top goalscorer, and left the club with 53 goals in 113 games in all competitions.[9]

Monza[edit]

On 11 August 2020, Marić moved to newly-promoted Serie B side Monza, signing a five-year contract.[9] He scored his first goal on 21 November, in a 1–1 draw to Pordenone in the league.[11]

Loan to Crotone[edit]

On 17 August 2021, Marić moved to fellow-Serie B club Crotone on a one-year loan, with an option for purchase.[12]

Loan to Rijeka[edit]

On 31 January 2024, Marić was loaned to Rijeka in Croatia until the end of the season.[13]

International career[edit]

Eligible to play for either Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marić had stated that he wished to play for Croatia.[14] He was called up for Croatia for the 2017 China Cup[15] and played in two games.[16]

Personal life[edit]

His younger brother, Mateo, plays as a defensive midfielder for Lokomotiva in the 1. HNL.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 21 April 2024[17]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Široki Brijeg 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 15 2 4 1 — 22 3
2013–14 22 8 3 2 3 0 29 12
2014–15 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 0
Total 39 10 7 3 7 2 53 15
Lokomotiva (loan) 2014–15 Prva HNL 24 6 4 0 — 28 6
2015–16 31 8 3 3 4 1 38 12
2016–17 18 3 2 1 8 6 28 10
Total 73 17 9 4 12 7 94 28
Videoton 2016–17 NB I 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
2017–18 4 0 0 0 6 0 8 0
Total 16 2 0 0 4 0 20 2
Osijek 2017–18 Prva HNL 26 7 3 4 — 29 11
2018–19 36 18 4 1 4 1 44 20
2019–20 35 20 3 2 2 0 40 22
Total 97 45 10 7 6 1 113 53
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 21 2 2 0 — 23 2
2023–24 Serie A 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
Total 31 3 2 0 0 0 33 3
Crotone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 36 11 1 0 — 37 11
Rijeka (loan) 2023–24 Prva HNL 11 3 2 0 — 13 3
Career total 303 91 31 14 29 10 363 115

International[edit]

As of game played on 14 January 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2017 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Široki Brijeg

Videoton

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mirko Marić". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "mȋr". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mírko
  3. ^ "Mírko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mírko
  4. ^ "Màrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Márić
  5. ^ "Mirko Marić potpisao za Dinamo Zagreb". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Mirko Marić potpisao za GNK Dinamo!". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Široki Brijeg-Qäbälä". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Zdravko Mamić postavio ultimatum: Mirko Marić mora napustiti Široki Brijeg!". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Mirko Maric è biancorosso! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Samo nemoralne ponude dolaze u obzir: Osijek odbio pet milijuna eura za Marića". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Croatia - M. Marić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Maric in prestito al Crotone - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Marić: "Rijeka nije slučajno lider, vidio sam mladu momčad koja se ne boji nikoga"". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Mirko Marić novi nogometaš Dinama: Odlučio sam igrati za Hrvatsku". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Replacements in Croatia squad: Tudor and Ivanušec to travel to China Cup". Croatian Football Federation. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  17. ^ Mirko Marić at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mirko Marić". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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