Adam Marušić

Adam Marušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Адам Марушић, pronounced [ǎdam mǎruʃitɕ]; born 17 October 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Lazio and the Montenegro national team.

Adam Marušić

Marušić playing for Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Adam Marušić
Date of birth	(1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Lazio
Number	77
Youth career
	Teleoptik
0000–2010	Voždovac
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Voždovac	89	(15)
2014–2016	Kortrijk	71	(10)
2016–2017	Oostende	35	(5)
2017–	Lazio	247	(14)
International career‡
2015–	Montenegro	66	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:56, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Voždovac

Marušić made his senior debut with Voždovac in the third tier of the Serbian football pyramid. After two seasons in Voždovac, he made his debut in the SuperLiga. In the 2013–14 season, Marušić scored six goals and recorded three assists.^[1]

Kortrijk

On 18 June 2014, Marušić joined K.V. Kortrijk on a three-year contract,^[1] with his transfer costing €450,000.^[2] By the fall of 2014, he had already become a regular in Kortrijk's starting eleven.^[3] On 1 November 2014, Marušić scored two goals in Kortrijk's 4–0 win against Cercle Brugge.^[3]

Oostende

On 27 June 2016, Marušić signed a four-year contract with K.V. Oostende,^[4] with his transfer costing €900,000.^[5]

Lazio

On 1 July 2017, Marušić was signed on a five-year contract by Lazio.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, in a 3–0 away win over Hellas Verona.^[7]

In Lazio's financial report ending 31 December 2021, it was confirmed that Marušić had extended his contract with the club until 2024.^[8] In October 2022, it was revealed that Marušić signed an additional one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2025.^[9]

On 10 March 2025, Marušić made his 300th appearance for the club in their 1-1 draw against Udinese.^[10]

International career

Although Marušić was born in Belgrade, he accepted an invitation to play for the Montenegro national team. He made his debut for Montenegro on 27 March 2015, in a match against Russia which was suspended after Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was struck in the head by a flare.^[11][12]

On 1 September 2021, Marušić scored his first international goal in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Voždovac	2010–11	Serbian League Belgrade	?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?
	2011–12	Serbian League Belgrade	?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?
	2012–13	Serbian First League	25	1	0	0	—		—		25	1
	2013–14	Serbian SuperLiga	27	6	1	0	—		—		28	6
	Total		89	15	1	0	—		—		90	15
Kortrijk	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	34	6	1	0	—		—		35	6
	2015–16		37	4	2	1	—		—		39	5
	Total		71	10	3	1	—		—		74	11
Oostende	2016–17	Belgian Pro League	35	5	4	0	—		1[a]	0	40	5
Lazio	2017–18	Serie A	32	3	1	0	5[b]	0	1[c]	0	39	3
	2018–19		26	1	4	0	4[b]	1	—		34	2
	2019–20		15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
	2020–21		36	2	2	0	8[d]	0	—		46	2
	2021–22		33	1	2	0	6[b]	0	—		41	1
	2022–23		33	0	2	0	9[e]	0	—		44	0
	2023–24		37	1	4	0	7[d]	0	1[c]	0	49	1
	2024–25		35	4	1	0	12[b]	0	—		48	4
	Total		247	14	16	0	51	1	2	0	316	15
Career total			442	44	24	1	51	1	3	0	520	46

1. Appearance in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montenegro	2015	7	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	5	0
	2018	7	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	7	2
	2022	8	1
	2023	5	0
	2024	7	1
	2025	2	1
Total		66	5

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.^[14]

List of international goals scored by Adam Marušić

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 September 2021	Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	1–2	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	8 October 2021	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	1–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	11 June 2022	City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
4	21 March 2024	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Belarus	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5	22 March 2025	Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro	Gibraltar	3–1	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Voždovac

• Serbian League Belgrade: 2011–12

Oostende

• Belgian Cup runner-up: 2016–17

Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2018–19
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2017, 2019