Adam Marušić

Adam Marušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Адам Марушић, pronounced [ǎdam mǎruʃitɕ]; born 17 October 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Lazio and the Montenegro national team.

Adam Marušić
Marušić playing for Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adam Marušić
Date of birth (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 77
Youth career
Teleoptik
Voždovac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Voždovac 89 (15)
2014–2016 Kortrijk 71 (10)
2016–2017 KV Oostende 35 (5)
2017– Lazio 178 (9)
International career‡
2015– Montenegro 54 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:29, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Voždovac

Marušić made his senior debut with Voždovac in the third tier of the Serbian football pyramid. After two seasons in Voždovac, he made his debut in the SuperLiga. In the 2013–14 season, Marušić scored six goals and recorded three assists.[1]

Kortrijk

On 18 June 2014, Marušić joined K.V. Kortrijk on a three-year contract,[1] with his transfer costing €450,000.[2] By the fall of 2014, he had already become a regular in Kortrijk's starting eleven.[3] On 1 November 2014, Marušić scored two goals in Kortrijk's 4–0 win against Cercle Brugge.[3]

Oostende

On 27 June 2016, Marušić signed a four-year contract with K.V. Oostende,[4] with his transfer costing €900,000.[5]

Lazio

On 1 July 2017, Marušić was signed on a five-year contract by Lazio.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, in a 3–0 away win over Hellas Verona.[7]

In Lazio's financial report ending 31 December 2021, it was confirmed that Marušić had extended his contract with the club until 2024.[8]

International career

Although Marušić was born in Belgrade, he accepted an invitation to play for the Montenegro national team. He made his debut for Montenegro on 27 March 2015, in a match against Russia which was suspended after Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was struck in the head by a flare.[9][10]

On 1 September 2021, Marušić scored his first international goal in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Turkey.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 May 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Voždovac 2012–13 Serbian First League 25100——251
2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 27610——286
Total 52710——537
Kortrijk 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 34610——356
2015–16 37421——395
Total 711031——7411
Oostende 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 35540—1[lower-alpha 2]0405
Lazio 2017–18 Serie A 32310501[lower-alpha 3]0393
2018–19 2614041—342
2019–20 152000000152
2020–21 3622080—462
2021–22 3312060—411
2022–23 3302090—440
Total 17591103211021910
Career total 333311913212038633
  1. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League matches
  2. Appearance in Belgian First Division Europa League play-offs
  3. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International
As of match played 27 March 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Montenegro 201570
201660
201750
201870
201980
202040
202172
202281
202320
Total543

International goals
Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 September 2021Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 October 2021Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
311 June 2022City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina1–11–12022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Lazio

References
  1. Mihajlo Vidojević (18 June 2014). "Sportske: Marušić srušio Zvezdu pa dobio ugovor u Belgiji" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. "B92: Marušić iz Voždovca u Kortrajk" (in Serbian). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "B92: Adam Marušić blistao u Belgiji". 2 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. Danilo Mitrović (28 June 2016). "Vijesti: Adam Marušić četiri godine u Ostendeu" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Mozzart Sport: Bivši fudbaler Voždovca na ceni! Anderleht zvao, ali jaka je konkurencija" (in Serbian). 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Official: Lazio sign Marusic". Football Italia. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. "Lazio conquer the Bentegodi". football-italia.net. Football Italia. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  8. Heyes, Apollo (31 March 2022). "Official: Adam Marusic Signs Two-Year Contract Extension With Lazio". The Laziali. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. M. Bećagović (28 March 2015). "Blic: Beograđanin debitovao za Crnu Goru: Osećaj je divan, ali žao mi je zbog prekida" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  11. Adam Marušić at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. "Adam Marušić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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