Mario Maloča

Mario Maloča

180px Maloča playing for Hajduk Split in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Lechia Gdańsk
Number	22
Youth career
1998–2004	Dinamo Zagreb
2004–2005	NK Zagreb
2006	Inter Zaprešić
2006	Kamen Ingrad
2007–2008	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	Hajduk Split	168	(4)
2015–	Lechia Gdańsk	28	(2)
International career
2008	Croatia U19	3	(1)
2008–2009	Croatia U20	6	(0)
2008–2010	Croatia U21	13	(0)
2012	Croatia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016

Mario Maloča (born 4 May 1989) is a Croatian football player who currently plays for Lechia Gdańsk.

Club career

He spent most of his youth career at Dinamo Zagreb. In 2007, Maloča signs for Hajduk Split. He also had spells with youth teams at NK Zagreb, Inter Zaprešić and Kamen Ingrad.

He had his Prva HNL debut at 18 years of age against Šibenik in the 2007–08 season and soon became a first team regular, playing alongside renowned defenders such as Igor Tudor, Goran Sablić and Boris Živković. After the season ended he signed a five-year contract with Hajduk, binding him to Poljud until 2013.

In April 2015, he was dropped to B team for a short time, and in July 2015 he left Hajduk.

International career

Maloča also earned 13 caps for Croatia's U-19 and U-21 teams and took part in Croatia's 2008 Under-19 European Championship campaign where he scored a goal against Albania. In August 2012, he was called to the Croatian national football team by Croatian manager Igor Štimac. He debuted in a friendly match against Switzerland, where he started and played full 90 minutes of the match.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hajduk Split	2007–08	12	0	4	1	–		–		16	1
	2008–09	16	0	5	1	3	0	–		24	1
	2009–10	20	0	6	0	2	0	–		28	0
	2010–11	27	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	38	0
	2011–12	14	1	3	0	2	0	–		19	1
	2012–13	23	1	6	0	4	0	–		33	1
	2013–14	30	1	2	0	4	1	–		36	2
	2014–15	22	1	5	1	6	0	–		33	2
	Total	164	4	32	3	30	1	1	0	227	8
Last Update: 18 April 2015 1Includes appearance in 2010 Croatian Supercup

Personal life

Despite being born in Zagreb and part of Dinamo Zagreb youth team in his early years, Maloča opted to play for Hajduk Split. Maloča married his childhood sweetheart Ivana in June 2012. The couple had their first child, Tea, on 21 March 2013.

Player honours

Hajduk Split

• Croatian Cup (2): 2009-10, 2012-13

External links

• Mario Maloča at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
• Mario Maloča at Sportnet.hr (Croatian)
• Mario Maloča profile at 90minut