Mirko Šugić

Mirko Šugić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nova Gradiška, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014-2016	Vrapče
2016-2017	HAŠK
2018	Dubrava
2019	Kustošija	5	(0)
2019–2022	Dubrava	37	(0)
2020	→ Ilzer SV (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	Tanjong Pagar United	48	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022

Mirko Šugić (born 25 April 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United. Mainly playing as a central midfielder, Šugić is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or defensive midfielder.

Club career

He played a couple of friendly matches for Austrian side Ilzer SV, just before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic kicked in.[1]

Tanjong Pagar United

Šugić made the move to the Singapore Premier League side after he was recommended by Dragan Talajić, who played as a goalkeeper for Tanjong Pagar from 1997–2001 and won the Singapore Cup in 1998. Prior to joining the Jaguars, he was plying his trade in the Croatian second tier with NK Dubrava.[2] Šugić grabbed his first assist for his new club in less than a minute into his competitive debut, finding teammate Reo Nishiguchi just inside the box who chested the ball and unleashed a volley into the back of the net in just 47 seconds of the game.[3] Šugić grabbed his first two goals to help his team to a 5-3 win over Balestier Khalsa, with his first an acrobatic effort that bulged the net before sweeping home after a melee at a corner kick for his second.[4] His performances in the opening rounds of the season saw him win the Player of the Month award for March 2022.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 November 2023.[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NK Kustošija	2018–19	Druga HNL	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
NK Dubrava	2019–20	Druga HNL	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2020–21	Druga HNL	32	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	2021–22	Druga HNL	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		37	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Tanjong Pagar United	2022	Singapore Premier League	25	5	3	0	0	0	28	5
	2023	Singapore Premier League	23	1	3	0	0	0	26	1
	Total		48	6	6	0	0	0	54	6
Career total			68	6	5	0	0	0	95	6

Honours

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Player of the Month: March 2022

References

1. Austrian career stats - ÖFB
2. Auto, Hermes (10 March 2022). "Football: All my life, I've been an underdog, says Tanjong Pagar new signing Mirko Sugic | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
3. Auto, Hermes (25 February 2022). "Football: Shock on first day of 2022 SPL season as Tanjong Pagar down Albirex | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
4. Auto, Hermes (12 March 2022). "Football: Tanjong Pagar win eight-goal thriller to stay top of Singapore Premier League | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
5. Auto, Hermes (8 April 2022). "Football: Signing the right characters key to Tanjong Pagar's rise in the Singapore Premier League | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
6. Mirko Šugić at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2022.