Luka Marić (footballer, born 1987)

Luka Marić
Marić with Persepolis in 2015
Personal information
Full name Luka Marić
Date of birth (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 37)
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

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

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
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup and Hazfi Cup
  2. ^ Includes Europa League

Honours

Rijeka

Persepolis

Dinamo București

Arka Gdynia

References

  1. ^ Kolejni dwaj zawodnicy odchodzą z Zawiszy Bydgoszcz at sportowefakty.pl
  2. ^ "فوتبالی‌ترین | مارکو ماریچ به تیم فوتبال پرسپولیس پیوست".
  3. ^ "فوتبالی‌ترین | جانشین سید جلال با پرسپولیس قرارداد بست".
  4. ^ [1] at perspolisnews.com
  5. ^ "Luka Marić".
  6. ^ "Luka Marić w Argeșu Piteszti".
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