Marko Ramljak (born March 14, 1993) is a Croatian professional

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player, currently playing for

Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...

of the Croatian League. Standing at , he can play both

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and

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positions.

Early life

Ramljak grew up in

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where he drew attention to himself with his plays for the Croatian national basketball youth teams. He also participated at the

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were his team won the silver medal.

Professional career

Ramljak signed his first professional contract with

in September 2010. Ramljak constantly improved his performances and during the 2012–13 season, his second season in Zadar, he had become one of the club's key players. On August 27, 2016, Ramljak parted ways with Zadar to join

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for the 2016–17 season, where he helped the team to win the

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and the Croatian League titles. On September 6, 2017, Ramljak signed with Bosnian team

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

. In 36 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Ramljak helped Zrinjski to win the Bosnian League title in 2018. On April 22, 2019, Ramljak signed with the Israeli team

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

, but eventually the deal fell through and he returned to play for Zrinjski for the rest of the season. He joined

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...

in 2019 and averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 points per game. Ramljak was released by the team on July 15, 2020. In August 2020, Ramljak signed with Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian League. On January 17, 2021, he signed with

Twarde Pierniki Toruń Twarde Pierniki Toruń is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018. Currently the team plays under the name ...

of the

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(PLK). In September, 2021, he joined his home town club

of the Bosnian League. Ramljak averaged 17.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. On January 3, 2022, he signed with Spars Sarajevo.

Personal life

His brothers, Tomislav (born 1985) and

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(born 1990) are also basketball players and have all played in the

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youth selections.

References

External links

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at fiba.com
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at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramljak, Marko 1993 births Living people ABA League players Basketball players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Croatian men's basketball players Croatian expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria KK Cedevita players KK Cibona players KK Zadar players OKK Spars players Sportspeople from Posušje Small forwards Shooting guards Twarde Pierniki Toruń players BC Balkan Botevgrad players 21st-century Croatian sportsmen