Ivan Martić (born 2 October 1990) is a Swiss professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Swiss Promotion League The Promotion League, named the Hoval Promotion League for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice over course of the season. The champions are prom ...

club

SC Brühl Sportclub Brühl St. Gallen, commonly known as SC Brühl is a football club based in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The team competes in the Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football. History SC Brühl was founded in 1901. In 1915, the c ...

Club career

St. Gallen and loan to Schaffhausen

Martić started his career in Swiss club St. Gallen, debuting for the reserve team, and going to loan to

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; ; ; ; ), historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of Schaffh ...

, before establishing himself in FC St. Gallen's first team.

Hellas Verona

On 15 May 2014,

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

announced the signing of Martić.

Spezia

On 27 July 2015, after just one season in Verona, he went to

Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguri ...

Rijeka

On 26 July 2016, Martić signed a three-year contract with

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

in Croatia.

Universitatea Craiova

On 4 September 2017, it was revealed that Martić signed a three-year contract with

CS Universitatea Craiova U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (), CS U Craiova, or simply U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County. It competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian league ...

in Romania. On 22 April 2020, Martić was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.

Sion

On 31 August 2020 he joined Sion.

Return to Romania

Having returned to Universitatea Craiova in 2022, Martić signed for Universitatea Cluj on loan until the end of the season in February 2023.

International career

Born in

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, Martić is eligible to represent three countries at international level:

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

and

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. In 2015, he claimed he wanted to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina since his family hails from city of

Derventa Derventa ( sr-cyrl, Дервента) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj. As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while the municipality has ...

Honours

St. Gallen * Challenge League: 2011–12 HNK Rijeka * 1. HNL: 2016–17 * Croatian Cup: 2016–17 Universitatea Craiova *

Cupa României The Cupa României () is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania ...

: 2017–18 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

runner-up:

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Universitatea Cluj *

runner-up: 2022–23

References

External links

*
Player profile at oleole.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martic, Ivan 1990 births Living people Footballers from the canton of St. Gallen Swiss people of Croatian descent Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Men's association football fullbacks Croatian men's footballers Croatian expatriate men's footballers Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Promotion League players Serie A players Serie B players Croatian Football League players Liga I players FC St. Gallen players FC Schaffhausen players Hellas Verona FC players Spezia Calcio players HNK Rijeka players CS Universitatea Craiova players FC Sion players FC Universitatea Cluj players FC Wil players SC Brühl players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Romania