Dario Župarić

Dario Župarić (Croatian pronunciation: [dâːrio ʒǔparitɕ]; born 3 May 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.

Dario Župarić
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992
Place of birth Županja, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Portland Timbers
Number 13
Youth career
1998–2002 Sladorana Županja
2002–2007 Graničar Županja
2007–2011 Cibalia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cibalia 58 (1)
2013–2017 Pescara 99 (1)
2017–2019 Rijeka 89 (4)
2020– Portland Timbers 89 (1)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 1 (0)
International career
2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 3 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U20 9 (1)
2011–2014 Croatia U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2014

Club career

Župarić was born in Županja and played youth football with Graničar Županja before starting his professional career with Cibalia. In June 2013, he was transferred to Pescara, for a club record €700,000.[2] In January 2017, Župarić was loaned to Rijeka in Croatia initially until June 2018, but during the loan deal he signed a permanent contract with the club until June 2020.[3]

On 20 November 2019, Župarić joined Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers,[4] but will stay in Rijeka on loan until the end of the year.[5]

International career

Župarić won three caps with Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19. Even though he was born in Croatia, he initially chose to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina because of his parents who are Bosnian Croats.[6] In October 2011, he debuted for Croatia under-21 squad.

Club statistics

Season Club League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2010–11 Cibalia 1. HNL 2020
2011–12 24150291
2012–13 32060380
Cibalia total 58111000691
2013–14 Pescara Serie B 21110221
2014–15 35020371
2015–16 36020380
2016–17 Serie A 702090
Pescara total 99170001061
2016–17 Rijeka 1. HNL 11111122
2017–18 31130120461
2018–19 3014020361
2019–20 1712040231
Rijeka total 8941011801175
Career total 24662811802927
Last Update: 18 December 2019.

Honours

Rijeka
Portland Timbers

References

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