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.
 Marušić playing for Montenegro in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Marušić | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teleoptik | |||
| Voždovac | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Voždovac | 89 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Kortrijk | 71 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | KV Oostende | 35 | (5) |
| 2017– | Lazio | 207 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Montenegro | 59 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Voždovac edit
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 edit
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 edit
On 27 June 2016, Marušić signed a four-year contract with K.V. Oostende,[4] with his transfer costing €900,000.[5]
Lazio edit
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]
International career edit
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.[9][10]
On 1 September 2021, Marušić scored his first international goal in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Turkey.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 23 April 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Voždovac | 2012–13 | Serbian First League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 7 | ||||
| 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[b] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| Lazio | 2017–18 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Total | 207 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 365 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 430 | 34 | ||
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League matches
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International edit
- As of match played 25 March 2024[12]
| 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 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 4 | |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[12]
| 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 |
Honours edit
Lazio
References edit
- ^ a b Mihajlo Vidojević (18 June 2014). "Sportske: Marušić srušio Zvezdu pa dobio ugovor u Belgiji" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "B92: Marušić iz Voždovca u Kortrajk" (in Serbian). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b "B92: Adam Marušić blistao u Belgiji". 2 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Danilo Mitrović (28 June 2016). "Vijesti: Adam Marušić četiri godine u Ostendeu" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Mozzart Sport: Bivši fudbaler Voždovca na ceni! Anderleht zvao, ali jaka je konkurencija" (in Serbian). 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Official: Lazio sign Marusic". Football Italia. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Lazio conquer the Bentegodi". football-italia.net. Football Italia. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Heyes, Apollo (31 March 2022). "Official: Adam Marusic Signs Two-Year Contract Extension With Lazio". The Laziali. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ M. Bećagović (28 March 2015). "Blic: Beograđanin debitovao za Crnu Goru: Osećaj je divan, ali žao mi je zbog prekida" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Adam Marušić at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Adam Marušić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
External links edit
- Lazio official profile
- Adam Marušić at WorldFootball.net
- Adam Marušić at Soccerway
- 17 Марушић Адам
- Adam Marušić at jelenfootball.com
- Adam Marušić – UEFA competition record (archive)
