Petar Marić (born November 2, 1987) is a Croatian professional

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player for Jazine of the Croatian second-tier

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. Standing at 1.96 m, he plays at the

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position.

Biography

Marić played for the youth selections for his hometown club

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. He signed his first professional contract with another club from

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. Since 2010 he plays in the Croatian top-tier

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. He spent the longest period, altogether four seasons in two stints, in

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, a team he also captained. After a very good season in Kvarner 2010 in Summer 2016 he was signed by Croatian power-house

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where he spent one season. After spending another season in

, in July 2018 he signed a one-year contract with

. In September 2019, Marić renewed his contract with

by one more year. In December, 2019, his contract with Zadar was terminated and Marić moved back to Sonik-Puntamika. Marić averaged 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game. On 1 October 2020, he rejoined Zabok.

References

External links

ABA League Profile

eurobasket.com Profile
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