Marko Pjaca
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2009–2010 | ZET | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lokomotiva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2014 | Lokomotiva | 49 | (9) |
| 2014– | Dinamo Zagreb | 58 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Croatia U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Croatia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014– | Croatia | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. | |||
Marko Pjaca (born 6 May 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a winger for Prva HNL team Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia national football team.
Club career
Lokomotiva
Pjaca started his professional career with Croatian side Lokomotiva Zagreb. He made 49 league appearances and scored 9 goals throughout two seasons he spent with the club.
Dinamo Zagreb
In the summer of 2014, Pjaca was signed by reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb. He made his debut for the new club in the opening match of the new season, when he scored against Slaven Belupo.[1] On 11 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick as Dinamo defeated Celtic 4–3 in the last match of UEFA Europa League group stage.[2]
International career
He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2014, replacing Mateo Kovačić for the last 12 minutes of a 2–0 friendly win over Cyprus at the Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula.[3] On 3 September 2015, he made a competitive debut for the national team in the Euro 2016 qualifying match against Azerbaijan, starting and playing the entire match as match ended 0-0.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 7 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 57 | 11 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2014–15 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 14 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | – | 35 | 8 | ||
| Total | 55 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 22 | |
| Career total | 104 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 33 | |
| 1Includes appearance in 2014 Croatian Football Super Cup | |||||||||||
International
- As of 11 December 2015[4]
| Croatia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
- Dinamo Zagreb
References
- ↑ "Video: Dinamo rutinskom pobjedom protiv Slaven Belupa otvorio novu sezonu". Sportnet. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb 4-3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Croatia 2-0 Cyprus". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Marko Pjaca at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Marko Pjaca at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
- Marko Pjaca at the Croatian Football Federation website (Croatian)
- Marko Pjaca at National-Football-Teams.com
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