Mario Maloča

Mario Maloča

Maloča playing for Hajduk Split in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth4 May 1989
Place of birthZagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Hajduk Split
Number22
Youth career
1998–2004Dinamo Zagreb
2004–2005NK Zagreb
2006Inter Zaprešić
2006Kamen Ingrad
2007–2008Hajduk Split
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–Hajduk Split164(4)
National team
2008Croatia U193(1)
2008–2009Croatia U206(0)
2008–2010Croatia U2113(0)
2012Croatia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mario Maloča (born 4 May 1989) is a Croatian football player currently playing for HNK Hajduk Split B team.

Club career

He spent most of his youth career at Dinamo Zagreb. In 2007, Maloča signs for Hajduk Split. He also had spells with youth teams at NK Zagreb, Inter Zaprešić and Kamen Ingrad.[1]

He had his Prva HNL debut at 18 years of age against Šibenik in the 2007–08 season and soon became a first team regular, playing alongside renowned defenders such as Igor Tudor, Goran Sablić and Boris Živković. After the season ended he signed a five-year contract with Hajduk, binding him to Poljud until 2013.

In April 2015, he was dropped to B team.

International career

Maloča also earned 13 caps for Croatia's U-19 and U-21 teams and took part in Croatia's 2008 Under-19 European Championship campaign where he scored a goal against Albania. In August 2012, he was called to the Croatian national football team by Croatian manager Igor Štimac.[1] He debuted in a friendly match against Switzerland.

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Other1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2007–08 12041161
2008–09 1605130241
2009–10 2006020280
2010–11 270109010380
2011–12 1413020191
2012–13 2316040331
2013–14 3012041362
2014–15 2215160332
Total1644323301102278
Last Update: 18 April 2015[2]
1Includes appearance in 2010 Croatian Supercup

Personal life

Despite being born in Zagreb and part of Dinamo Zagreb youth team in his early years, Maloča opted to play for Hajduk Split. Maloča married his childhood sweetheart Ivana in June 2012. The couple had their first child, Tea, on 21 March 2013.[3]

Player honours

Croatia Hajduk Split

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vatreni.info - Mario Maloča Biography" (in Croatian). vatreni.info. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "Mario Maloca > Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. "Mario Maloča postao ponosni otac male Tee - Večernji.hr" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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