Luka Marić (footballer, born 1987)

Luka Marić (born 25 April 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Opatija.

Luka Marić

Marić with Persepolis in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Luka Marić
Date of birth	(1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Pula, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Opatija
Number	21
Youth career
	Rovinj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Rovinj	58	(0)
2009–2011	Pomorac Kostrena	52	(1)
2011–2012	Istra 1961	19	(1)
2012–2014	Rijeka	39	(1)
2014–2015	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	17	(0)
2015–2016	Persepolis	20	(0)
2016–2018	Dinamo București	32	(2)
2018–2020	Arka Gdynia	42	(0)
2020–2021	Argeș Pitești	23	(1)
2022	FC Brașov	7	(1)
2022–2023	Concordia Chiajna	10	(0)
2023–	Opatija	23	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2024

Club career

Born in Pula, in his first professional season for Istra 1961 he collected 19 caps and scored once during the 2011-12 Prva HNL. In mid-2012 he moved to Rijeka. In November 2014 he moved to Zawisza Bydgoszcz.^[1]

On 5 July 2015 Marić signed a one-year deal with Iranian club Persepolis.^[2][3][4] Maric played 20 games in the 2015–16 season for Persepolis and helped the team to a runners up finish in the Persian Gulf Pro League. At the end of the 2015–16 season the club attempted to renegotiate Marić's contract but they could not reach an agreement and he was released.

In 2018–2020, he was the player of the Ekstraklasa side Arka Gdynia.^[5] On 27 October 2020, he joined the Romanian Liga I club Argeș Pitești.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2015.

Club	Season	League			Cup[i]		Continental[ii]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pomorac Kostrena	2009–10	2. HNL	24	0	4	0	—	—	28	0
	2010–11	2. HNL	28	1	1	0	—	—	29	1
	Total		52	1	5	0	—	—	57	1
Istra 1961	2011–12	1. HNL	19	1	2	0	—	—	21	1
Rijeka	2012–13	1. HNL	20	1	1	0	—	—	21	1
	2013–14	1. HNL	19	0	4	0	9	0	32	0
	Total		39	1	5	0	9	0	53	1
Zawisza Bydgoszcz	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	17	0	0	0	—	—	17	0
Persepolis	2015–16	Pro League	8	0	1	0	—	—	9	0
Career total			153	3	13	0	9	0	175	3

1. Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup and Hazfi Cup
2. Includes Europa League

Honours

Rijeka

• 1. HNL runner-up: 2013–14
• Croatian Football Cup: 2013–14

Persepolis

• Iran Pro League runner-up: 2015–16

Dinamo București

• Cupa Ligii: 2016–17

Arka Gdynia

• Polish Super Cup: 2018