Marin_Ljubičić_(footballer,_born_1988)
Marin Ljubičić (footballer, born 1988)
Croatian footballer
Marin Ljubičić (born 15 June 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NK Dugopolje.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marin Ljubičić | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 35)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Metković, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dugopolje | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ONK Metković | |||
| 1999-2001 | Neretva | ||
| 2001-2006 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Hajduk Split | 31 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Zadar | 39 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Hajduk Split | 29 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | 71 | (4) |
| 2014 | Puskás Akadémia FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 100 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | Slovan Bratislava | 37 | (8) |
| 2021 | Senica | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sereď | 22 | (1) |
| 2022- | Dugopolje | 23 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Croatia U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Ljubičić started playing football at his local club ONK Metković,[2] shortly moving on to NK Neretva, before joining the HNK Hajduk Split academy. Becoming professional for the club, he played in top-tier 31 match before moving on to NK Zadar in the summer of 2008. After a season and a half, Ljubičić rejoined Hajduk, featuring in further 29 league matches for the club before being transferred to the Ukrainian side SC Tavriya Simferopol in the summer of 2011, for the sum of 400 thousand Euros.[3]
After three years in Tavriya, in the summer of 2014, Ljubičić joined the Hungarian side Puskás Akadémia FC.[4] After 4 months at the club, without a single game for the first team, Ljubičić moved on to Slovakia, signing for DAC Dunajská Streda.[5]
After three years at the club, having played in 100 games for DAC, Ljubičić joined their rivals Slovan Bratislava in August 2018.[6]
After further stints in Senica and Sereď, Ljubičić returned to Croatia, signing for second-tier NK Dugopolje in the summer of 2022.[7]
Slovan Bratislava
- 5 Marin Ljubičič 30.07.2022, fortunaliga.sk
- Metkovac Marin Ljubičić potpisao za Slovan Bratislavu at Metković News
- Marin Ljubicic a Puskás Akadémia FC játékosa at the PFLA official site
- "Na Slovensku som štyri roky. Viem, kam prichádzam, hovorí slovanista Ljubičič | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- Marin Ljubičić at Soccerway
- Marin Ljubičić at the Croatian Football Federation
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