Mario Čuić Explained

Mario Čuić
Birth Date:22 April 2001
Birth Place:Split, Croatia
Clubnumber:8
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–2015
Youthclubs1:Tomislav
Youthyears2:2015–2020
Youthclubs2:Hajduk Split
Years1:2019–2021
Caps1:19
Goals1:3
Years2:2020–2023
Clubs2:Hajduk Split
Caps2:20
Goals2:2
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Radomlje (loan)
Caps3:40
Goals3:3
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Istra 1961
Caps4:30
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2017–2019
Nationalteam1:Croatia U17
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalteam2:Croatia U19
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2023
Nationalteam3:Croatia U23
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:25 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:9 June 2023

Mario Čuić (born 22 April 2001) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Prva HNL club Istra 1961.

Club career

Mario Čuić was born in Split, but raised in Donji Brišnik, a village in the municipality of Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] He started his football career at local club Tomislav. He moved to neighbouring Croatia, joining the youth academy of famed Dalmatian club Hajduk Split in 2015. In late 2019, he signed a five-year contract with Hajduk.[2]

Čuić made his debut for Hajduk on 11 June 2020, earning a place in the starting eleven and playing 66 minutes in a 1–0 win over Istra 1961. Aged 19, Čuić scored his first and second Hajduk goals in the Eternal derby in a 3–2 win over Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Maksimir. The goals came in his sixth ever professional appearance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 June 2020 . Tko je Mario Čuić, Tudorovo otkriće koje je prekjučer debitiralo u HNL-u? . 2020-07-13 . Germanijak.
  2. Web site: Otkrivamo tko je Mario Čuić, junak pobjede Hajduka; na Maksimiru je napravio ono što u povijesti 'bilih' nikome do sada nije uspjelo... . 2020-07-13 . tportal.hr.