Lovro Majer

Lovro Majer
Personal information
Full name Lovro Majer
Date of birth (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2010 Dinamo Zagreb
2010–2011 Dubrava
2012–2013 Trnje
2013–2016 Lokomotiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Lokomotiva 53 (14)
2018– Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Croatia U18 1 (0)
2016 Croatia U19 2 (1)
2017– Croatia U21 4 (0)
2017– Croatia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2018

Lovro Majer (Croatian pronunciation: [lǒːʋro mâjer];[1][2] born 17 January 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb.[3]

Club career

Early career

Born in Zagreb in 1998, Majer started his football career with the local team Dinamo Zagreb. He left the team at the age of 12. In 2013, Majer joined NK Lokomotiva, having passed through NK Dubrava and NK Trnje youth team.

NK Lokomotiva

In 2016, Majer was called up to the NK Lokomotiva first team. On 30 June 2016, Majer made his senior team debut in the UEFA Europa League qualifying phase against the Andorra based team UE Santa Coloma at Estadi Comunal, replacing Eros Grezda in the 76th minuted by coach Valentin Barišić.[4] On 17 July 2016, he made his Prva HNL debut in the matchday 1 against Dinamo Zagreb, replacing Ivan Fiolić in the 55th minute of the 3-1 loss. On 25 October 2016, he scored in the Croatian Football Cup in the 69th minute of the second round against NK Vinogradar. His goal led NK Lokomotiva to advance to the quarter-finals.

On 10 March, Majer scored in a brace in a 4–1 away win over Dinamo Zagreb, which was a historic first win for Lokomotiva over Dinamo, with the club winning after 28 attempts.[5][6] On 8 June 2018, Majer was awarded the Best Young Footballer award by the Croatian Football Federation for his performances in the 2017–18 Croatian First Football League season, and was also named in the Team of the Season.[7]

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

On 27 June, Majer officially signed for Dinamo Zagreb.[8] He chose the No. 10 shirt.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Croatia League Cup Europe Total
2016–17LokomotivaPrva HNL2333120284
2017–18301143003414
TotalCroatia531474206218
Career total 531474206218

International

As of matches played 8 January 2018.[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia201710
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Lóvro". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Lóvro
  2. ↑ "màjūr". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Mȁjer
  3. ↑ "Momčadi | Dinamo Zagreb". www.gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2017 - UE Santa Coloma-Lokomotiva Zagreb – UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "I ovo se dogodilo! Lokomotiva pregazila Dinamo u Zagrebu..." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  6. ↑ "A Zagreb Miracle! Lokomotiva Defeats Dinamo for First Time in History". Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  7. ↑ "And the Winner Is: HNS Awards Best in Croatian Football with Ceremony in Vukovar". Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  8. ↑ "Predstavljamo: Lovro Majer | Dinamo Zagreb". www.gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  9. ↑ "Lijepo je nositi 'desetku' u Dinamu | Dinamo Zagreb". www.gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Od Antolkovića do Majera | Dinamo Zagreb". www.gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  11. ↑ Lovro Majer at National-Football-Teams.com
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