Robert Murić

Robert Murić

Murić playing for Croatia U19 in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Varaždin, Croatia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Slaven Belupo
Number	9
Youth career
2002–2005	Lepoglava
2006–2007	Schiedel Novi Golubovec
2007–2008	Ivančica Ivanec
2009–2011	Zagorec Krapina
2011–2014	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Jong Ajax	48	(15)
2015–2016	Ajax	2	(0)
2016–2017	→ Pescara (loan)	5	(1)
2017–2019	Braga B	18	(2)
2019–2022	Rijeka	100	(28)
2022–2024	Konyaspor	44	(2)
2024–	Slaven Belupo	20	(2)
International career^‡
2012–2013	Croatia U17	7	(3)
2015	Croatia U19	3	(0)
2019	Croatia U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2019

Robert Murić (born 12 March 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Croatian club Slaven Belupo.

Club career

Murić played youth football in Croatia for Lepoglava, Schiedel Novi Golubovec, Ivančica Ivanec, Zagorec Krapina and Dinamo Zagreb.[2][3]

In January 2014 he was linked with a transfer to English club Manchester United.[4]

In June 2014 he signed a four-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, effective from 1 July 2014.[5] Dinamo Zagreb claimed that the contract between Murić and Ajax was not valid, and that he remained their player.[6] In July 2014 Murić was awarded squad number 18 by Ajax for the forthcoming season.[7] He played for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[1]

He spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Italian club Pescara.[1]

In August 2017 he signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Braga.[8]

In February 2019 he returned to Croatia and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with HNK Rijeka.[9]

In June 2022 he signed for Turkish club Konyaspor.[10] He left the club in February 2024.[11] Later that month he signed for Slaven Belupo.[12]

International career

Murić has played for the Croatia under-17 team,[1] for whom he played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[13] as well as the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[14] He also played for the under-19 team.[1] On 25 March 2019, Murić made his debut with Croatia U21 in the match against Italy U21.[15] He took part with the U21 team in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.^[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of 26 May 2022.[16]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2014–15	Jupiler League	17	4	–		–		23	4
	2015–16		28	8	–		–		28	8
	2016–17		1	1	–		–		1	1
	2017–18		2	2	–		–		2	2
Total			48	15	0	0	0	0	48	15
Ajax	2015–16	Eredivisie	2	0	–		–		2	0
Pescara (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	5	1	1	0	–		6	1
Braga B	2017–18	LigaPro	8	0	–		–		8	0
	2018–19		10	2	–		–		10	2
Total			18	2	0	0	0	0	18	2
Rijeka	2018–19	1. HNL	16	3	1	1	–		17	4
	2019–20		24	6	4[a]	3	3[b]	1	31	10
	2020–21		30	8	3	3	5	1	38	12
	2021–22		30	11	4	1	3	0	37	12
Total			100	28	12	8	11	2	123	38
Career total			173	46	13	8	11	2	197	56

1. One appearance in Croatian Super Cup and three in Croatian Football Cup.
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian First Football League: 2013–14[17]

Rijeka

• Croatian Cup: 2019, 2020[17]

Individual

• Croatian First Football League top assist provider: 2021–22[18]

References

1. Robert Murić at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
2. "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. Branko Stipković (2 January 2015). "Murić: 'Pregovori s Dinamom su bili napeti, ali nisam bio nekorektan!'" (in Croatian). Jutarnji List. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
4. "Transfer news: Manchester United could attempt to sign £6m-rated Dinamo Zagreb striker Robert Muric for just £300,000". The Independent. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
5. "Ajax contracteert Robert Murić" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
6. "Dinamo Zagreb reageert furieus op Ajax na transfer Muric" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
7. "Rugnummers Ajax-selectie bekend" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
8. "Robert Muric é reforço do Sporting de Braga". desporto.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
9. "Robert Murić potpisao na dvije i pol godine za Rijeku". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
10. Medya, Zirve. "Konyaspor'umuza hoş geldin Robert Muric". konyaspor.org.tr.
11. "ROBERT MURIÇ - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF".
12. "Robert Murić je novi igrač Slaven Belupa – NK Slaven Belupo". nk-slaven-belupo.hr.
13. Robert Murić – FIFA competition record (archived)
14. Robert Murić – UEFA competition record (archive)
15. "POVRATAK HRVATSKE U-21 U ITALIJI, HALILOVIĆ I KALAICA ZA REMI" (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
16. "R.Murić statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
17. "KRAJ U PULI: Rijeka na krilima Simona Sluge i Zorana Kvržića stigla do sedmog Kupa u povijesti!". Novilist.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
18. "Croatian League HNL 2022 top assists table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Robert Murić at Soccerway.com
• Robert Murić at Soccerbase.com
• Robert Murić at BDFutbol
• Robert Murić at kicker (in German)
• Robert Murić at FBref.com