Mateo Maraš Explained

Mateo Maraš
Nationality:Croatian
Birth Date:17 December 2000
Birth Place:Split, Croatia
Height:2.03 m
Position:Right Back
Currentclub:MOL Tatabánya KC
Clubnumber:2
Years1:2018–2021
Clubs1:RK Balic-Metlicic
Years2:2020–2021
Clubs2:RK Eurofarm Pelister
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:RK Eurofarm Pelister
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:MOL Tatabánya KC
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Croatia
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:20

Mateo Maraš[1] (born 17 December 2000) is a Croatian handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC and for the Croatian national team.

He represented Croatia at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.[2]

Career

Club

Mateo started his career in the RK Balic-Metlicic team from Split. From there he was confirmed by the Macedonian RK Eurofarm Pelister in 2020.[3] There were other offers as well: from RK Zagreb, RK Celje, Ademar León and Fenix Toulouse Handball, but he decided on Pelister's offer. He spent 2 years here, and then the Hungarian front team signed a contract with MOL Tatabánya KC, who bought him from Pelister.[4]

National team

On April 28, 2021, he played for the first time in the Croatia men's national handball team against Slovakia and scored 4 goals. He represented Croatia at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.[2] He was included in the large squad of the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[5]

Honours

Club

RK Eurofarm Pelister

2021

MOL Tatabánya KC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MATEO MARAŠ - Career & Statistics EHF . 2023-03-26 . www.eurohandball.com . en.
  2. Web site: Euro Handball. Men's EHF EURO 2022 Official Squad Lists.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-02 . Mateo Maraš i zvanično Pelisterov, potpisan ugovor na dve godine . 2023-03-26 . Balkan-Handball.com . sr-RS.
  4. Web site: Спасоски . Зоран . 2022-03-04 . Marash is leaving E. Pelister, from next season will play for Tatabanja - Free Press . 2023-03-26 . Слободен печат . en.
  5. Web site: Cabraja . Jozo . Seniori: Širi popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo 2023. HRS . 2023-03-26 . hr.