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Mirko Marić
Personal information
Full name Mirko Marić
Date of birth (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Monza
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)
2014–2017Lokomotiva (loan) 73 (17)
2017 Videoton 16 (2)
2017–2020 Osijek 97 (45)
2020– Monza 0 (0)
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 25 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2017

Mirko Marić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mǐːrko mǎːritɕ];[1][2][3] born 16 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Monza.

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

Club career

NK Široki Brijeg

Mirko Marić started his professional career at Široki Brijeg.

Dinamo Zagreb

Mirko Marić signed a seven-year contract with Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb on 27 March 2014.[4] He would spend the rest of the season at Široki Brijeg and then move to Dinamo Zagreb in the summer.[5]

NK Široki Brijeg

Upon his arrival at Dinamo Zagreb in the summer of 2014, he was immediately loaned back to Široki Brijeg. He played 6 games for Široki Brijeg including four in the Europa League qualifying phase. He scored two goals for Široki Brijeg in the second leg against Gabala in the first qualifying round.[6] On 13 August 2014, Dinamo Zagreb withdrew their loan agreement with Široki Brijeg.[7]

Lokomotiva

On 18 August 2014, Mirko Marić was loaned to NK Lokomotiva. He made his Prva HNL debut against Rijeka on 24 August 2014. He scored 28 goals in 94 games in all competitions.[8]

Osijek

Marić joined Osijek in September 2017. In his second season, he became the league's 2nd best top scorer with 18 goals. By January 2020, in the following league season, Marić scored 14 goals in 19 matches. Good performances attracted various clubs, however Osijek rejected a €5 milion bid from Dynamo Kiev.[9] 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.[8]

Monza

On 11 August 2020, Marić moved to newly-promoted Serie B side Monza, signing a five-year contract.[8]

International career

Eligible to play for either Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marić had stated that he wished to play for Croatia.[10] He was called up for Croatia for the 2017 China Cup.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of game played 25 July 2020[12]
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 Bosnian Premier League 22 8 3 2 3 0 29 12
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 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 Prva HNL 31 8 3 3 4 1 38 12
2016–17 Prva HNL 18 3 2 1 8 6 28 10
Total 73 17 9 4 12 7 94 28
Videoton 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság 12 2 0 0 12 2
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság 4 0 0 0 4 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 Prva HNL 36 18 4 1 4 1 43 20
2019–20 Prva HNL 35 20 3 2 2 0 39 22
Total 97 45 10 7 6 1 113 53
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 223 74 23 14 29 10 275 98

International

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

Club

Široki Brijeg

Videoton

Individual

Performances

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Antonio Čolak and Mijo Caktaš

References

  1. ^ "mȋr". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mírko
  2. ^ "Mírko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mírko
  3. ^ "Màrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Márić
  4. ^ "Mirko Marić potpisao za Dinamo Zagreb". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Mirko Marić potpisao za GNK Dinamo!". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Široki Brijeg-Qäbälä". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Zdravko Mamić postavio ultimatum: Mirko Marić mora napustiti Široki Brijeg!". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Mirko Maric è biancorosso! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Samo nemoralne ponude dolaze u obzir: Osijek odbio pet milijuna eura za Marića". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Mirko Marić novi nogometaš Dinama: Odlučio sam igrati za Hrvatsku". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Replacements in Croatia squad: Tudor and Ivanušec to travel to China Cup". Croatian Football Federation. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Croatia - M. Marić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mirko Marić". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.