Simon Mršić Explained

Simon Mršić
Fullname:Simon Mršić
Birth Date:18 June 1991
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, United States
Height:1.86 m
Position:Attacking midfielder / Forward
Youthclubs1:San Diego Surf
Years1:2010–2011
Clubs1:San Jose Earthquakes
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Varaždin
Years3:2012–2013
Clubs3:Osijek
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Sloga Doboj
Years5:2014–2015
Clubs5:East Bay Stompers
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:Rudar Prijedor
Years7:2016
Clubs7:East Bay Stompers
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:OFK Bačka
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2020–
Clubs9:Delfines del Este FC
Caps9:8
Pcupdate:29 August 2018

Simon Mršić (born 18 June 1991) is a professional soccer player from the United States of Croatian descent currently playing for Delfines del Este FC in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. He is a son of former Yugoslav professional footballer Ivan Mršić.

Club career

At the beginning of his senior career, Mršić was with San Jose Earthquakes.[1] In 2011, he moved to Europe joining Croatian side NK Varaždin for a period, but he left after a short spell due to financial problems at the club causing it to stop paying their players. Later he also spent a period with NK Osijek. Then he returned to the United States where he went on trial with MLS side Columbus Crew, but left the club as well after new administration came to the club. He was also a member of Sloga Doboj in Republika Srpska for a short period in 2014, without official appearances.[2] He returned home to play with East Bay FC Stompers,[3] being a member of the club until 2016 intermittently.[4] In the meantime, he had a contract with Rudar Prijedor,[5] signed after he passed trial period in 2015.[6] At the beginning of 2017, Mršić joined OFK Bačka but due to administrative problems he officially signed with the club in March 2017,[7] being licensed with jersey 26.[8] He made his professional debut for new club in last fixture of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season, replacing Marko Zečević in 77 minute of the away match against Spartak Subotica, played on 21 May 2017 at the Subotica City Stadium.[9] In the season of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Simon signed with club Delfines del Este FC in Dominican Republic's first division.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mrsic, Simon. srbijafudbal.com. Serbian. 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: SIMON MRSIC. transfer-sport.com. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: NPSL alum Simon Mrsic achieves family dreams as a professional. npsl.com. 25 June 2017. 13 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Simon Mrsic. nationalpremiersoccerleague.com. 25 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728101609/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/teams/64214691/58649292-64214779/69759947.html. 28 July 2014.
  5. Web site: American Simon Mrsic finds his 'home' playing soccer in Serbia. blog.sfgate.com. 25 May 2017. 26 May 2017.
  6. Web site: POBJEDA "RUDAR PRIJEDORA" OD 5:0. FK Rudar Prijedor official website. Serbian. 14 October 2015. 25 May 2017.
  7. Web site: "FUDBAL" 12/17, page 810. Football Association of Serbia. Serbian. 21 March 2017. 22 March 2017.
  8. Web site: Simon Mršić: Mi smo momci iz Palanke, ostaćemo u eliti. meridianbet.rs. Serbian. 2 May 2017. 25 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Pobedom do devete pozicije. FK Spartak Subotica official website. Serbian. 21 May 2017. 25 May 2017.