Luka Marić (footballer, born 1987)
 Marić with Persepolis in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Marić | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Pula, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Opatija | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rovinj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Rovinj | 58 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Pomorac Kostrena | 52 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Istra 1961 | 19 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Rijeka | 39 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Persepolis | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Dinamo București | 32 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Arka Gdynia | 42 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Argeș Pitești | 23 | (1) |
| 2022 | FC Brașov | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Concordia Chiajna | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Opatija | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 | |||
Luka Marić (born 25 April 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Opatija.
Club career
[edit]Born in Pula, in his first professional season for Istra 1961 he collected 19 caps and scored once during the 2011-12 Prva HNL. In mid-2012 he moved to Rijeka. In November 2014 he moved to Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[1]
On 5 July 2015 Marić signed a one-year deal with Iranian club Persepolis.[2][3][4] Maric played 20 games in the 2015–16 season for Persepolis and helped the team to a runners up finish in the Persian Gulf Pro League. At the end of the 2015–16 season the club attempted to renegotiate Marić's contract but they could not reach an agreement and he was released.
In 2018–2020, he was the player of the Ekstraklasa side Arka Gdynia.[5] On 27 October 2020, he joined the Romanian Liga I club Argeș Pitești.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 31 December 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[i] | Continental[ii] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pomorac Kostrena | 2009–10 | 2. HNL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 2. HNL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 1 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Rijeka | 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 1. HNL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Persepolis | 2015–16 | Pro League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 153 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup and Hazfi Cup
- ^ Includes Europa League
Honours
[edit]Rijeka
- 1. HNL runner-up: 2013–14
- Croatian Football Cup: 2013–14
Persepolis
- Iran Pro League runner-up: 2015–16
Dinamo București
Arka Gdynia
References
[edit]- ^ Kolejni dwaj zawodnicy odchodzą z Zawiszy Bydgoszcz at sportowefakty.pl
- ^ "فوتبالیترین | مارکو ماریچ به تیم فوتبال پرسپولیس پیوست".
- ^ "فوتبالیترین | جانشین سید جلال با پرسپولیس قرارداد بست".
- ^ [1] at perspolisnews.com
- ^ "Luka Marić".
- ^ "Luka Marić w Argeșu Piteszti".
External links
[edit]
- Luka Marić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Luka Marić at Soccerway
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pula
- Croatian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- NK Rovinj players
- NK Pomorac 1921 players
- NK Istra 1961 players
- HNK Rijeka players
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- FC Dinamo București players
- Arka Gdynia players
- FC Argeș Pitești players
- FC Brașov (2021) players
- CS Concordia Chiajna players
- NK Opatija players
- Croatian Football League players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Croatian football defender stubs