Marko Rog
 Rog (left) tackling countryman Duje Ćaleta-Car | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Napoli | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Nedeljanec | ||
| 2006–2013 | Varaždin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Varaždin | 30 | (17) |
| 2014–2015 | RNK Split | 30 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 40 | (5) |
| 2016– | Napoli | 44 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2017 | Croatia U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014– | Croatia | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Marko Rog (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrko rôːɡ];[1][2] born 19 July 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Croatian national team.
Club career
Rog started his senior football with NK Varaždin. In the Croatian Third Football League, Rog was Varaždin's top goalscorer, scoring 17 times in 30 league matches, as his side finished 7th.
He moved to Croatian First Football League side RNK Split in the summer 2014 for an undisclosed fee. On 28 July 2014, Rog made his professional debut for RNK Split playing against Istra 1961.[3] His first and only season with Split was highly successful, scoring nine goals in 44 appearances.
Dinamo Zagreb
In June 2015, Rog joined Dinamo Zagreb.[4] He signed a five-year contract with the club for a reported fee of €5 million; a record transfer for the Croatian league.[5][6] On 12 July 2015, aged 19, he made an official league debut for Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute for Ante Ćorić in a first league game of the season against Hajduk Split on the home stadium and also received a yellow card in the game.
Napoli
In 29 August 2016, Rog joined Serie A side Napoli on a five-year contract.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in 3–1 win over Atalanta on August 27, 2017.
International career
On 12 November 2014, Rog made his international debut against Argentina coming as a 84th-minute substitute for Duje Čop.[8] He was part of the Croatian squad at the UEFA Euro 2016 in France. He was in the starting lineup for the team's final group match, a 2–1 win against Spain, which was his only appearance at the tournament.
A regular member of the Croatian squad during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Rog made five appearances as a substitute. In May 2018 he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia[9] but did not make the final 23. [10]
Style of Play
Rog is regarded as highly talented prospect. He is most played in the attacking midfield and winger roles. Regular starting in the central attacking midfield position to build up play with his creative and sharp passing, he has been compared to the likes of Ivan Rakitic. However, Rog's explosive strength and pace make a him a very different player altogether. Rog is aggressive and has extreme balance making him very difficult to knock off the ball, but also allowing him to pressure and win balls either deep or higher up up the pitch. Napoli utilizes Rog in this way.
Rog has the freedom and ability to drop deeper into a central defensive midfield slot where he can tackle and win balls with his aggression. Thereafter, he is given the freedom to either drift wide and open up space for his side to counter-attack in to or run directly at the opposition defense towards goal.
Career statistics
- As of 23 August 2018[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Varaždin | 2013–14 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 17 | |
| RNK Split | 2014–15 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 9 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2015–16 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 72 | 11 | |
| Napoli | 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 | |
| Career total | 144 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 194 | 38 | |
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
- Prva HNL: 2015–16
- Croatian Cup: 2016
References
- ↑ "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Mȃrko
- ↑ "rȏg". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Rȏg
- ↑ "Split vs Istra 1961". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "Marko Rog iz treće lige preko Splita u Dinamo: Ne znam kako bih opisao koliko sam sretan". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/u-godinu-dana-od-3--lige-do-najskupljeg-igraca--hnl-a---u-mojem-kraju-svi-navijaju-za-dinamo--/1374854/
- ↑ http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/najveci-transfer-u-povijesti-hnl-a-dinamo-za-5-milijuna-eura-dovodi-veliki-talent-hrvatskog-nogometa/1374801/
- ↑ "Napoli, ufficializzato l'acquisito di Rog" [Napoli officially acquisition of Rog] (in Italian). S.S.C. Napoli. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Argentina vs Croatia". Vavel. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- ↑ "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ "M. Rog". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
External links
- Marko Rog at Croatian Football Statistics
- Marko Rog at the Croatian Football Federation
