Tomislav Mrčela

Tomislav Mrčela

Personal information
Full name	Tomislav Mrčela
Date of birth	1 October 1990
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Number	5
Youth career
2001–2009	RNK Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009	Jadran (KS)	?	(?)
2010–2011	Primorac 1929	?	(?)
2011–2012	Imotski	13	(3)
2012	RNK Split	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Imotski (loan)	28	(0)
2012–2013	Mosor	12	(1)
2013–2014	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	27	(2)
2014–	Lokomotiva	39	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2015

Tomislav Mrčela is a Croatian/Australian footballer who plays as a centre back for Croatian club NK Lokomotiva.

Club career

Mrčela left Australia at a young age and joined the youth academy of Dalmatian side RNK Split. He left Split in 2009 to join hr:NK Jadran Kaštel Sućurac, a third division side at the time, and later signed for NK Primorac 1929 in 2010.

In mid 2011, Tomislav joined NK Imotski. Despite being just 20 years of age, Mrčela was immediately a starter. Missing just one game all season, Mrčela made 29 appearances and scored a further three goals. Mrčela continued his good form into the next season and missed just one further game by January of 2013. His good form led to a move to fellow second division side NK Mosor where he played out the remainder of the 12/13 season.

After good performances at Mosor, he moved to top division side NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Initially Mrčela struggled, making just four appearances in the first twelve rounds but then became a mainstay in the starting XI. Unfortunately his side where relegated by the end of the season but Mrčela did enough to convince ambitious Zagreb side NK Lokomotiva to keep him in the first division by signing him on a four year deal ^{[1] [2]}

Mrčela scored his first goal for Lokomotiva on debut in a 5-2 loss against HNK Hajduk Split.

International career

Mrčela is eligible to play for either Croatia or Australia due to holding dual citizenship. On 10 June 2015, Mrčela was named in a 23-man squad for Australia ahead of two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Kyrgyzstan.^[3]

References

1. Soccerway Profile
2. NK Lokomotiva: Tomislav Mrčela novi je igrač Lokomotive!
3. "Mrcela ready to show Socceroos his quality". socceroos.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

External links

• soccerway.com profile