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Marko Marić
Personal information
Full name Marko Marić
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2004 Post SV Wien
2004–2013 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Rapid Wien II 26 (0)
2013–2015 Rapid Wien 8 (0)
2015–2020 1899 Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 24 (0)
2017 → Hannover 96 (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Hannover 96 II (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2019 → Lillestrøm (loan) 56 (0)
2020– Houston Dynamo 1 (0)
International career‡
2011 Austria U-16 1 (0)
2012 Croatia U-16 8 (0)
2012–2013 Croatia U-17 13 (0)
2013 Croatia U-18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Croatia U-19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2017

Marko Marić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrko mǎːritɕ];[1][2] born 3 January 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Rapid Wien

Marić began his career in for Post SV Wien in 2002. In 2004, at the age of eight, he joined the Rapid Wien youth ranks.[3] Marić was promoted to Rapid Wien II for the 2011–12 season. He made his professional debut on 4 May 2012, getting the start for Rapid Wien II in a 4–0 win over SV Mattersburg II in Regionalliga Ost match[4] He made the match day squad 12 other times that season.[5] The 2012–13 season saw Marić make 9 appearances for Rapid Wien II. He also made the match day squad for the Rapid Wien first team 3 times during the season, but did not appear in a match.[5]

On 11 May, 2014 Marić made his first team debut in a 5–2 win over SV Ried in the final Austrian Bundesliga match of the season[6]. He also made 7 appearances with Rapid Wien II during the season.[5]

He made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season on 14 February 2015, a 3–0 win over SV Ried. Marić served primarily as the second choice goalkeeper for the season, making 7 league appearances and one in the Austrian Cup while making the bench for 21 other times. He also made 9 appearances for the second team during the season.[5]

On 19 June 2015, it was announced that Marić would be leaving Rapid Wien after he was unwilling to sign a contract extension.[7]

Lechia Gdańsk

Marić signed with German Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 30 June 2015. He was immediately loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk for the 2015–16 season.[8] On 17 July 2015 he made his debut for Lechia in a 1–0 defeat to KS Cracovia in the opening match of the Ekstraklasa season. He started the first 23 league games of the year for Lechia before losing the starting job to Vanja Milinković-Savić.[9] Marić made 24 league appearances and one appearance in the Polish Cup for Lechia, keeping 7 clean sheets.[5]

Hannover 96

On 31 January 2017 Marić was sent on loan to Hannover 96, who were playing in the 2. Bundesliga.[10] However, he would not make any appearances with the Hannover first team, rather spending time with Hannover 96 II in the Regionalliga Nord. Marić made his first appearance for Hannover 96 II on 11 February in a 2–1 loss to SV Eichede. He would make 13 appearances with Hannover 96 II during the loan.[11]

Lillestrøm SK

On 1 August 2017, he went on loan to Norwegian Eliteserien club Lillestrøm SK until the end of the 2017 season.[12][13] Marić made his debut for LSK on 24 August 2017, a 3–0 loss to Rosenborg BK.[14][15]

On 24 November 2017, Marić's loan was extended until 2019.[16]

Marić made his first appearance of the 2018 season on 11 March 2018, getting the start in a 3–1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt in the opening match of the season. He made 25 appearances in the Eliteserien as he helped LSK finish in 12th place, 3 points above the relegation zone.[17] Marić also made 5 appearances in the Norwegian Cup to help LSK reach the semifinals, where they lost 3–0 to Strømsgodset Toppfotball.[5]

1 April 2019 Marić made his first appearance of the 2019 season in a 1–1 draw with Stabæk in matchweek 1. He would make 30 starts in the Eliteserien as Lillestrøm finished in 14th place, sending them to the relegation playoffs. Marić played both legs of the playoff matchup with IK Start. LSK won the first leg 2–1, but lost the return leg 4–3, being relegated on away goals.[18] Marić started 34 of the 35 matches for LSK in the 2019 season, the only one he failed to appear in being a Norwegian Cup first round matchup with Gjelleråsen IF[5]

Houston Dynamo

On 13 January 2020, Marić signed with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.[19] On February 29, 2020, Maric made his debut with the Dynamo in a 1-1 draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

International career

Marić played for the Austria U-16 team in a friendly in 2011. In 2012, Marić decided to represent Croatia and filed a one-time switch with FIFA. He would represent Croatia at the U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-19 levels, making 29 appearances for the various Croatian youth national teams.[19] Marić made 3 appearances for Croatia at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[20]

Personal life

Marić was born and raised in Vienna, Austria to two Croatian parents. He and his family are Catholics.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien II 2011-12 Regionalliga Ost 1 0 — — — 1 0
2012–13 9 0 — — — 9 0
2013–14 7 0 — — — 7 0
2014–15 9 0 — — — 9 0
Total 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Rapid Wien 2013–14 Österreichishe
Bundesliga 		1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15 7 0 1 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1899 Hoffenheim 2015–16 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
Total 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Hannover 96 II (loan) 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 13 0 — — — 13 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Lillestrøm (loan) 2017 Eliteserien 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018 25 0 5 0 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 32 0
2019 30 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 34 0
Total 56 0 7 0 1 0 3 0 67 0
Houston Dynamo 2020 MLS 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 127 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 140 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Europa League Qualifiers
  2. ^ Appearances in Mesterfinalen
  3. ^ Appearances in Eliteserien Relegation play-offs

Honours

Lillestrøm SK

References

  1. ^ "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mȃrko
  2. ^ "Màrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Márić
  3. ^ "Hannover 96: Marko Maric". www.hannover96.de. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Rapid Wien II vs. Mattersburg II - 4 May 2012 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Croatia - M. Marić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ried vs. Rapid Wien - 11 May 2014 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Marko Maric verlässt Rapid". SK Rapid (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "TSG sichert sich internationale Talente » TSG Hoffenheim". www.achtzehn99.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Marko Marić 2015-2016 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Keeper Maric wechselt auf Leihbasis nach Hannover". www.hannover96.de. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Marko Marić » Regionalliga Nord 2016/2017". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Ab in den Norden: TSG Hoffenheim verleiht Keeper nach Norwegen" (in German). 90min.de. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Marko Maric til LSK på lån ut året". Lillestrøm. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Marko Maric debuterer i Eliteserien". Lillestrøm. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Lillestrøm vs. Rosenborg - 24 September 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Marko Maric klar for to nye LSK-år". Lillestrøm. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  17. ^ "2018 Eliteserien Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Eliteserien Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  19. ^ a b https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2020/01/13/houston-dynamo-sign-goalkeeper-marko-mari-full-transfer-tsg-1899-hoffenheim
  20. ^ "Marko Marić » U17 World Cup 2013 UAE". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Hjemme hos Maric: - Religionen er viktig for meg". Lillestrøm. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  22. ^ "M. Marić". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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