| Martin Erlić | |
| Full Name: | Martin Erlić[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Zadar, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.92 m[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Bologna |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008-2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Raštane |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Rijeka |
| Youthyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs4: | Parma |
| Youthyears5: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs5: | Sassuolo |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Sassuolo |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Südtirol (loan) |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Spezia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Spezia |
| Caps4: | 50 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Sassuolo |
| Caps5: | 60 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Spezia (loan) |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Bologna |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Croatia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
Martin Erlić (pronounced as /hr/;[4] [5] born 24 January 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Bologna and the Croatia national team.
Hailing from the village of Tinj, Erlić started training football at NK Raštane in a nearby village. At the age of 12 he was noticed by GNK Dinamo Zagreb scouts and brought to their academy, where he would spend two years before moving on to NK Rijeka. Erlić moved abroad at the age of 16, to Parma.[6]
After Parma's bankruptcy, in 2015, Erlić went to Sassuolo.[7]
On 31 August 2017, Erlić was signed by Serie C side Südtirol on a season-long loan deal. On 8 October he made his Serie C debut for Südtirol, as a substitute replacing Filippo Sgarbi in the 70th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Padova.[8] On 15 October he played his first entire match for Südtirol, a 5–0 home win over Santarcangelo.[9] On 8 November, Erlić scored his first professional goal for Südtirol in the 81st minute of a 1–0 away win over Sambenedettese.[10] Erlić ended his season-long loan to Südtirol with 30 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.[11]
On 10 July 2018, Erlić was loaned to Serie B club Spezia on a season-long loan deal.
After missing most of the 2018–19 season through the injury, he rejoined Spezia on a permanent basis on 15 July 2019.[12]
On 16 August 2021, Erlić's rights were sold to Sassuolo, who then loaned him back to Spezia for the 2021–22 season.[13]
On 2 August 2024, Erlić signed with Bologna in Serie A.[14]
Erlić made his debut for the Croatia national team on 6 June 2022, in a 1–1 draw with France in the Nations League. As he confessed, he missed his brother's wedding in order to play the match.[15] On 9 November 2022, Erlić was named in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[16] where he remained an unused substitute as Croatia finished third.[17]
Erlić is a fan of Hajduk Split.[18]
| Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Spezia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Spezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |||
| Spezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2022–23 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 179 | 8 | |||
| Croatia | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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