Ivan Marić (footballer, born 1994)

This article is about the Serbian association football player born 1994. For the Australian rules footballer, see Ivan Maric.

Ivan Marić
Marić with Wong Tai Sin in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ivan Marić
Date of birth (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Čačak, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Adhyaksa
Number 33
Youth career
Borac Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sloboda Čačak 0 (0)
2013–2014 Zvezdara
2014 Polet Ljubić 0 (0)
2015 Sloga Kraljevo 10 (0)
2015–2016 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 20 (0)
2016 Lokomotíva Zvolen 3 (0)
2017 Jagodina 12 (0)
2017–2018 Mosta 19 (1)
2018–2019 Wong Tai Sin 12 (3)
2019–2020 King Fung 10 (4)
2021 Valletta 4 (0)
2022 SHB Da Nang 1 (0)
2022–2023 Swadhinata KS 8 (2)
2023 Satdobato 13 (0)
2023–2024 Aizawl 17 (0)
2024– Adhyaksa 12 (1)
International career
2010 Serbia U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Ivan Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Марић; born 3 August 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Liga 2 club Adhyaksa.

Club career

Early years

Born in Čačak, Marić came through the youth academy of his local side Borac Čačak.[1] He later moved to another local club Sloboda Čačak. In the 2013–14 season, he played for Zvezdara in the Belgrade Zone League.[2]

Professional career

In early 2015, as a young prospect at the age of 20, Marić moved up two tiers to join Serbian First League club Sloga Kraljevo. He would make 10 appearances up to the end of 2014–15 season. After the season,[3] Marić moved abroad to pursue a trial at Macedonian side Mladost Carev Dvor.[4]

After spending the 2015–16 season with Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in the Montenegrin Second League,[5] Marić moved to Lokomotíva Zvolen, with which he stayed until the end of 2016.[6]

In March 2017, now a professional with foreign experience, Marić returned to his home country Serbia's First League, signing with Jagodina.[7] That summer, Marić took his experience abroad to the Maltese Premier League, joining Mosta.[6]

Asia

In the 2018–19 season, Marić took a leap away from his home continent. Playing in the Hong Kong First Division, he was a registered foreign player for Wong Tai Sin, alongside veteran compatriot Ivan Kurtušić.

In the 2019–20 season, he was invited to join King Fung in the same division. His performances for the club received positive comments from the media, as he went on the scoresheet 4 times despite the season having been shortened by the pandemic.[8]

Back to Europe

In January 2021, Marić became Valletta's defender in the final hours of the January transfer window, as the club's intention was to replace Serbian defender Mihailo Jovanovic, who left the club to return to his homeland on account of family mourning.[9] He left the club again at the end of the season.

Return to Asia

After a trial period, Marić returned to Asia, when he signed with V.League 1 club SHB Da Nang FC on 30 December 2021.[10]

On 21 April 2022, Marić signed for Bangladesh Premier League side Swadhinata KS during the mid season transfer window.[11]

In September 2023, Marić moved to India, signing I-League club Aizawl.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 January 2018[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sloga Kraljevo 2014–15 First League 10 0 — — — 10 0
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 2015–16[5] Second League 20 0 3 0 — — 23 0
Lokomotíva Zvolen 2016–17 2. Liga 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Jagodina 2016–17 First League 8 0 — — — 8 0
Mosta 2017–18 Premier League 12 1 1 0 — — 13 1
Career total 53 1 5 0 — — 58 1

Honours

Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje

References

  1. ^ "Susreti sa sportistima: Ivan Marić i Stefan Stojanović dvojac uz kormilara". srpskopero.rs (in Serbian). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Maric, Ivan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Kraljevačka Sloga u tunelu". kraljevo-cafe.com (in Serbian). 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Summer transfers roundup for top two leagues". macedonianfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Player Information – Ivan Marić". Football Association of Montenegro. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Ivan Marić at Soccerway
  7. ^ ""FUDBAL" 12/17 – page 773" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 22 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. ^ "東方日報C1：10億千金黃文意暗交「港甲星爵」". ON.CC (in Chinese). 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Valletta FC sign Maric on deadline day". Sports Desk. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  10. ^ Tin tối (30/12): SHB Đà Nẵng ra mắt cựu trung vệ U17 Serbia, cao 1m91 Archived 2022-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, danviet.vn, 30 December 2021
  11. ^ Desk, Offside (21 April 2022). "নতুন বিদেশীদের নিয়ে ভাগ্য বদলের আশায় স্বাধীনতা!". offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Player profile — Career statistics: Ivan Marić". footballdatabase.eu. FootballDatabase Europe. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Jedinstvo se vratilo u prvu ligu! (Video)". bijelo-polje.com (in Serbian). 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.