Mijat Marić

Mijat Marić (born 30 April 1984) is a Swiss footballer of Croatian descent, who currently plays for Swiss Super League club Lugano. He is a defender.

Mijat Marić
Personal information
Full name Mijat Marić
Date of birth (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984
Place of birth Minusio, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 5
Youth career
Malcantone Agno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Lugano 18 (2)
2003–2008 St. Gallen 92 (3)
2007 → Luzern (loan) 9 (0)
2008–2009 Bari 0 (0)
2009 → Eupen (loan) 13 (2)
2009–2010 Eupen 30 (5)
2010–2018 Lokeren 199 (30)
2018- Lugano 20 (0)
National team
0000–2006 Switzerland U21 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2016

Career

Marić started his career at AC Lugano of Ticino, an Italian speaking region. After the bankrupt of the club, he joined FC Malcantone Agno. In summer 2003 he joined FC St. Gallen of Swiss Super League. He played 2 matches for the club before left on loan to FC Luzern until December 2007.

In March 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Bari on free transfer, effective on 1 July 2008.[1]

After not getting to playing any matches for Bari at Serie B, he left for K.A.S. Eupen of Belgian Second Division.

He played one year in K.A.S. Eupen and was voted for the best player in second tier of Belgium football.[2]

In August 2018, Maric returned to Lugano after 10 years playing abroad.[3]

References
  1. "Domani sarà presentato Maric" (in Italian). AS Bari. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. "Officiel : Petr, Maric et Né à Eupen" (in French). footgoal.net. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. "Maric nach zehn Ausland-Jahren zu Lugano" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.