Mario Ćuže (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrio tɕǔːʒe];[1][2] born 24 April 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Ćuže | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Metković, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | ONK Metković | ||
| 2010–2013 | Neretva | ||
| 2013–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2022 | → Dinamo Zagreb II | 64 | (9) |
| 2019 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Dnipro-1 (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 32 | (8) |
| 2023– | Zrinjski Mostar | 17 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Croatia U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2017 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Croatia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Dinamo Zagreb edit
Born in Metković, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Ćuže progressed through the youth system of Dinamo Zagreb.
Istra 1961 (loan) edit
In 2019, Ćuže was sent on loan to Istra 1961 in the Croatian First Football League. He made his professional debut with the club on 26 July 2019, against Inter Zaprešić in the domestic league. Starting as a left winger that day, he stood out by scoring a brace, securing a 2–0 away win.[3][4] On 3 August, only his second game, Ćuže scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over Varaždin, bringing his tally to five goals in only two professional appearances.[5][6]
Lokomotiva (loan) edit
In August 2020, Ćuže was sent on loan to Lokomotiva for one season, but returned to Dinamo in October.[7]
Dnipro-1 (loan) edit
In February 2021, Ćuže joined Ukrainian Premier League club Dnipro-1 on loan until the end of the season.[8] He made his debut eight days later in a 2–0 win against Inhulets Petrove.[9] He scored his first two goals for the club on 23 March to secure a 2–0 away win over Desna Chernihiv.[10]
In July 2021, the deal was extended to a loan until 31 January 2022, as he faced tough competition in his position at Dinamo.[11][12]
Ćuže spent the remainder of the 2021–22 season playing in the second division for Druga NL team Dinamo Zagreb II.[13] On 2 May 2022, he scored one goal and provided an assist in a match against Dubrava that ended in a 3–1 victory.[14]
Zrinjski Mostar (loan) edit
On 13 June 2022, he was sent on loan to Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.[15] He made his debut for the club on 6 July, starting in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Sheriff Tiraspol.[16] On 28 July, Ćuže scored his first goal for Zrinjski in the UEFA Europa Conference League win over KF Tirana.[17] His club eventually made it to the play-off round, where they lost on penalties to Slovan Bratislava.[18]
International career edit
Ćuže gained his first cap for the Croatia under-21 team on 5 September 2019 against the United Arab Emirates in a friendly match. His team won by a score of 3–0. On 11 October 2019, he made first assist during a 4–1 friendly win over Hungary.[19]
Honours edit
Dinamo Zagreb[13]
Zrinjski Mostar
- Bosnia Premier League: 2022–23
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup: 2022–23
References edit
- ^ "Màrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Mȃrio
- ^ "ćȕze". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Ćúže
- ^ "Inter Zaprešić vs. Istra 1961 – 26 July 2019". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Janković, Ivan (26 July 2019). "Veliki talent sjajnim golovima šokirao Inter usred Zaprešića i donio pobjedu Istri". tportal.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "Istra 1961 vs. Varaždin – 3 August 2019". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Grbavac, Domagoj (4 August 2019). "Tko je nova hrvatska senzacija? Ponovio uspjeh kultnog igrača, tek 4. u povijesti s tako dobrim startom". Gol.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ Bradovski, Mihaela (20 October 2020). "Mario Ćuže povučen s posudbe u Lokomotivi i vratio se u Dinamo". Sportnet (in Croatian).
- ^ "Mario Ćuže otišao u Ukrajinu kod Igora Jovićevića". Nacional (in Croatian). 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Dnipro-1 vs. Inhulets' – 14 February 2021". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Desna vs. Dnipro-1 – 20 March 2021". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Lesčki, Allen (15 July 2021). "Germanijak doznaje: Mario Ćuže sljedeći tjedan postaje igrač Dnipra | Germanijak". Germanijak (in Croatian).
- ^ "Mario Ćuže još jednu sezonu posuđen Dnipru-1". Nacional (in Croatian). 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Mario Ćuže". Soccerway.
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb II vs. Dubrava Zagreb – 2 May 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Zilić, H. (13 June 2022). "Zrinjski ozvaničio novi transfer: Pojačanje stiže iz Dinama". SportSport (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Zrinjski-Sheriff | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Zrinjski-Tirana | UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23". UEFA. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Tragedija u Bratislavi: Zrinjski ispao na jedanaesterce!". Bljesak.info (in Bosnian). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Mario Ćuže - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links edit
- Mario Ćuže at the Croatian Football Federation
- Mario Ćuže at Soccerbase
- Mario Ćuže – UEFA competition record (archive)
