Tomislav_Šorša
Tomislav Šorša
Croatian footballer
Tomislav Šorša (born 11 May 1989) is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for FC Brașov in the Romanian Liga II.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Brașov | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osijek | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2016 | Osijek | 191 | (11) |
| 2008–2009 | → Karlovac (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | CFR Cluj | 20 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Osijek | 34 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Gjilani | 38 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Brașov | 12 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bijelo Brdo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Croatia U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U17 | 15 | (7) |
| 2005 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Croatia U19 | 22 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008 | |||
Šorša started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Osijek, with whom he signed a professional four-year contract in July 2006.[1] He made his debut for the first team in the 2006–07 season and made a total of thirteen appearances before being loaned to Druga HNL side Karlovac for the 2008–09 season.[2][3] He helped them win the promotion to Prva HNL with two goals in 25 appearances. In September 2009, Šorša extended his contract for four more years.[4] The following season Šorša scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 3–1 victory over Istra 1961.[5] He began his career as a striker, but manager Tomislav Steinbrückner moved him into a midfield role during the course of the season.[6] In season 2016/17 he was loaned to Romanian club CFR Cluj, but returned to Osijek on 9 July 2017.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osijek | 2006–07 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Karlovac (loan) | 2008–09 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |
| Osijek | 2009–10 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 32 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2016–17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |
| Osijek | 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 262 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 302 | 19 | |
- "I Pavličić u autobusu za Međugorje". Glas-Slavonije.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Tomičić, Goran (22 August 2008). "Karlovcu stigao novi napadač". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Keler, Dalibor (13 July 2009). "Strpljivo čekam pravu priliku". Glas-Slavonije.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Kerže, Dragutin (12 September 2009). "Osijek potpisuje ugovore s klincima". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Milanović, Matej (27 March 2010). "Osijek do prvog proljetnog slavlja u Puli". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Keler, Dalibor (11 August 2010). "Jedini pravi kiks smo imali u Vinkovcima". Glas-Slavonije.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- Tomislav Šorša at Soccerway.com
- Tomislav Šorša at WorldFootball.net
- Tomislav Šorša at FBref.com
- Tomislav Šorša at the Croatian Football Federation
- Tomislav Šorša at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Tomislav Šorša at Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)
