Marko Marić (; born 3 January 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Zrinjski Mostar. Born in Austria, he has represented his country of birth and Croatia internationally at youth level.

Club career

Rapid Wien

Marić began his career in for

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in 2002. In 2004, at the age of eight, he joined the

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youth ranks. Marić was promoted to Rapid Wien II for the 2011–12 season. He made his professional debut on 4 May 2012, getting the start for Rapid Wien II in a 4–0 win over SV Mattersburg II in Regionalliga Ost match He made the match day squad 12 other times that season. The 2012–13 season saw Marić make nine appearances for Rapid Wien II. He also made the match day squad for the Rapid Wien first team three times during the season, but did not appear in a match. On 11 May 2014, Marić made his first team debut in a 5–2 win over

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in the final

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match of the season. He also made 7 appearances with Rapid Wien II during the season. He made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season on 14 February 2015, a 3–0 win over SV Ried. Marić served primarily as the second choice goalkeeper for the season, making 7 league appearances and one in the

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while making the bench for 21 other times. He also made 9 appearances for the second team during the season. On 19 June 2015, it was announced that Marić would be leaving Rapid Wien after he was unwilling to sign a contract extension.

Lechia Gdańsk

Marić signed with German

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club

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on 30 June 2015. He was immediately loaned to Polish

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club

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

for the 2015–16 season. On 17 July 2015, he made his debut for Lechia in a 1–0 defeat to KS Cracovia in the opening match of the Ekstraklasa season. He started the first 23 league games of the year for Lechia before losing the starting job to

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. Marić made 24 league appearances and one appearance in the Polish Cup for Lechia, keeping 7 clean sheets.

Hannover 96

On 31 January 2017, Marić was sent on loan to

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, who were playing in the 2. Bundesliga. He did not make any appearances with the Hannover first team, rather spending time with Hannover 96 II in the

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. Marić made his first appearance for Hannover 96 II on 11 February in a 2–1 loss to

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. He made 13 appearances with Hannover 96 II during the loan.

Lillestrøm SK

On 1 August 2017, he went on loan to Norwegian

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club

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until the end of the 2017 season. Marić made his debut for LSK on 24 August 2017, a 3–0 loss to

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. On 24 November 2017, Marić's loan was extended until 2019. Marić made his first appearance of the 2018 season on 11 March 2018, getting the start in a 3–1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt in the opening match of the season. He made 25 appearances in the Eliteserien as he helped LSK finish in 12th place, three points above the relegation zone. Marić also made five appearances in the

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to help LSK reach the semifinals, where they lost 3–0 to

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. On 1 April 2019, Marić made his first appearance of the 2019 season in a 1–1 draw with Stabæk in matchweek 1. He made 30 starts in the Eliteserien as Lillestrøm finished in 14th place, sending them to the

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. Marić played both legs of the playoff matchup with

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. LSK won the first leg 2–1, but lost the return leg 4–3, being relegated on away goals. Marić started 34 of the 35 matches for LSK in the 2019 season, the only one he failed to appear in being a Norwegian Cup first round matchup with

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Houston Dynamo

On 13 January 2020, Marić signed with

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side

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

. On 29 February 2020 Marić made his Dynamo debut in a 1–1 draw against

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. He recorded his first clean sheet for the Dynamo on 21 August in a 0–0 draw with

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rivals

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. In a shortened season due to the

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Marić played in 23 games and had three clean sheets, playing every minute of the season for Houston. The season was a disappointment for Houston, finishing last in the Western Conference and missing out on the playoffs. Marić started the first 21 games of the 2021 season for the Dynamo. During that stretch, he was named to the MLS Team of the Week for week ten after making seven saves in a 1–1 draw against

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on 26 June. Marić missed the next ten games due to a left leg injury. On 24 October, he returned from his injury in a 2–1 loss to Austin FC. Marić was credited with an own goal in the game after Cecilio Dominguez's

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bounced off of the post, off of Marić's back, and into the net. Marić did not appear in Houston's final two games of the season. He ended the season with 22 appearances and three clean sheets during another disappointing season for the Dynamo, finishing last in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season and failing to qualify for the playoffs. Following the 2021 season, Marić's contract option was declined by Houston.

Atromitos

On 31 January 2022, he joined Atromitos on a free transfer, signing a contract until the summer of 2023.

International career

Marić played for the Austria U-16 team in a friendly in 2011. In 2012, Marić decided to represent Croatia and filed a one-time switch with

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. He would represent Croatia at the U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-19 levels, making 29 appearances for the various Croatian youth national teams. Marić made 3 appearances for Croatia at the

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Personal life

Marić was born and raised in

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to two

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n parents. He and his family are

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Career statistics

Honours

Lillestrøm SK *

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Zrinjski Mostar *

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* Bosnian Cup:

, 2023–24

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