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Martina Lončar
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2015 Brampton Brams United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Colgate Raiders 66 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 ProStars FC
International career‡
2015 Canada U20 2 (1)
2018 Croatia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Martina Lončar (born 18 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represented the Croatia women's national team at senior level.

Playing career

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She began playing youth soccer at age 7 with Brampton Brams United.[1]

In 2015, she joined ProStars FC in League1 Ontario.[2] She was named a league Second-Team All-Star.[3]

From 2015 to 2018, she attended Colgate University, playing for the Colgate Raiders women's team.[4] As a freshman, she was named to the New York Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team.[5] She scored her first NCAA goal on August 18, 2018, against the Virginia Cavaliers.[6] She scored a brace (two goals) against the Loyola Greyhounds on September 15, 2018,[7] which earned her Patriot League Offensive player of the Week honours.[8] She was three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient and in her senior year was the Colgate Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[9]

International career

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Lončar attended youth camps with the Canada U17, Canada U20, and Canada U23 from 2014 to 2016.[1] She was named to the U20 team for the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[10][11] She made her international debut and scored her first goal for Canada U20 on December 3, 2015, against Trinidad and Tobago U20.[12] At the tournament, she was part of the silver medal-winning team.[5]

Lončar has been capped for the Croatia national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[9] She made her debut against Ukraine on April 5, 2018.[13]

Coaching career

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In 2021, she joined the American University Eagles as a volunteer assistant coach, where she was completing her master's degree.[9][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Martina Lončar at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "ProStars signed Martina Loncar!". ProStars FC. 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 League1 Ontario Women's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 9 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Martina Loncar Colgate profile". Colgate Raiders.
  5. ^ a b Juzenas, Frank (16 May 2016). "Canadian soccer names Brampton duo to women's Under-20 team". Brampton Guardian.
  6. ^ "Virginia outlasts Colgate 2-1". Observer-Dispatch. 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ Pino, Tori; Asher, Theo (20 September 2018). "Women's Soccer Opens Patriot League with Victory". Colgate Maroon-News.
  8. ^ "Patriot League Announces Women's Soccer Players of the Week (9.17.18)". Patriot League. 17 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Martina Loncar AU Eagles profile". American Eagles.
  10. ^ "Three League1 Ontario Players called to Canada U-20 Women's Team". Ontario Soccer Association. 27 November 2015.
  11. ^ Juzenas, Frank (2 December 2015). "Peel players to represent Canada". Brampton Guardian.
  12. ^ "Canada beats Trinidad and Tobago in women's U20 championship opener". CBC Sports. 3 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Martina Lončar Croatia profile". Croatian Football Federation.
  14. ^ "American University women's soccer announces coaching staff updates". Soccerwire. 21 July 2021.
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