Maks Juraj Ćelić (born 8 March 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a
defender for
Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the main ...
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Career
At the age of 18, Juraj Čelić signed for German second division side MSV Duisburg after Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who he was supposed to join, dissolved their reserves.
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vecernji.hr After failing to make an appearance for MSV Duisburg, he almost joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia's most successful club, but the transfer never happened.
In 2017, Juraj Čelić signed for NK Varaždin, helping them achieve promotion from the Croatian third division to the top flight.
In 2020, he signed for Lviv in the Ukrainian top flight.
On 24 August 2021, he signed with Italian
Serie C
The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...
club
ACR Messina
Associazioni Calcio Riunite Messina S.r.l. is a football club based in Messina, Sicily, Italy, that competes in the Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
History
Football in Messina
The origins of the team go b ...
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In early 2023, Čelić joined Bulgarian club
Beroe where he remained until the end of the season.
Honours
Varaždin
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Druga HNL
The Prva nogometna liga (), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League. The 1. NL is ope ...
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2018–19
Borac Banja Luka
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Bosnian Premier League
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
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2023–24
References
1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Zagreb
Croatian men's footballers
MSV Duisburg players
NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
HNK Gorica players
FC Lviv players
ACR Messina players
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
FK Borac Banja Luka players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Serie C players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Israeli Premier League players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Men's association football defenders
21st-century Croatian sportsmen
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