Simon Mršić (born 18 June 1991) is a professional

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player from the

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n descent currently playing for Delfines del Este FC in the

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. He is a son of former Yugoslav professional footballer Ivan Mršić.

Club career

At the beginning of his senior career, Mršić was with

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. In 2011, he moved to

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joining Croatian side NK Varaždin for a period, but he left after a short spell due to financial problems at the club causing it to stop paying their players. Later he also spent a period with

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. Then he returned to the

where he went on trial with

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side

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, but left the club as well after new administration came to the club. He was also a member of Sloga Doboj in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

for a short period in 2014, without official appearances. He returned home to play with

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, being a member of the club until 2016 intermittently. In the meantime, he had a contract with Rudar Prijedor, signed after he passed trial period in 2015. At the beginning of 2017, Mršić joined

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

but due to administrative problems he officially signed with the club in March 2017, being licensed with jersey 26. He made his professional debut for new club in last fixture of the

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season, replacing

Marko Zečević Marko Zečević ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Зечевић; born 6 August 1990) is a Serbian football forward. Club career Born in Novi Sad, Zečević was a member of FK Novi Sad from 2008 to 2013, and made 20 Serbian First League appearances. In th ...

in 77 minute of the away match against Spartak Subotica, played on 21 May 2017 at the

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. In the season of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Simon signed with club Delfines del Este FC in Dominican Republic's first division.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mrsic, Simon 1991 births Living people Soccer players from San Francisco Men's association football forwards American men's soccer players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players NK Osijek players FK Sloga Meridian players FK Rudar Prijedor players Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia American expatriate sportspeople in Serbia American expatriate sportspeople in Croatia OFK Bačka players Serbian SuperLiga players 21st-century American sportsmen