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Martin Erlić
Croatian footballer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martin Erlić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎrtin êːrlitɕ];[3][4] born 24 January 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Danish club Midtjylland and the Croatia national team.
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Club career
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Early career
Hailing from the village of Tinj, Erlić started training football at NK Raštane in a nearby village.[citation needed] At the age of 12, he was scouted by GNK Dinamo Zagreb and spent two years in its youth team before moving onto NK Rijeka.[citation needed] Erlić moved abroad at the age of 16, to Parma.[5] After Parma's bankruptcy, Erlić went to Sassuolo in 2015.[6]
Loan to Südtirol
On 31 August 2017, Erlić moved to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 8 October, he made his Serie C debut for Südtirol, as a substitute replacing Filippo Sgarbi in the 70th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Padova.[8][better source needed] On 15 October, Erlić played his first entire match for Südtirol, a 5–0 home victory against Santarcangelo.[9] On 8 November, Erlić scored his first professional goal for Südtirol in the 81st minute of a 1–0 away win over Sambenedettese.[10] Erlić ended his season-long loan to Südtirol with 30 appearances as well as one goal and assist each.[11]
Later career
On 10 July 2018, Erlić initially was loaned to Serie B club Spezia on a season-long loan deal.[12] After missing most of the 2018–19 season through the injury,[6] he rejoined Spezia on a permanent basis on 15 July 2019.[13] Erlić signed for Sassuolo on 16 August 2021, but was returned on loan to Spezia for the 2021–22 season.[14] On 2 August 2024, he signed with Bologna in Serie A.[15]
On 4 August 2025, Erlić signed a five-year contract with Midtjylland in Denmark.[16]
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International career
On 6 June 2022, Erlić made his debut for the Croatia national team in a 1–1 draw with France in the Nations League.[17] He stated to attend his brother's wedding to play the match.[17] On 9 November 2022, Erlić was named in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[18] where he remained an unused substitute as Croatia finished third.[19]
Personal life
Erlić is a fan of Hajduk Split.[20][better source needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 May 2025
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 15 October 2024[21]
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Honours
Bologna
Croatia
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2022[23]
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23
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