Mario Čuić

Mario Čuić (born 22 April 2001) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Prva HNL club Istra 1961.

Mario Čuić
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Istra 1961
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2015 Tomislav
2015–2020 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Hajduk Split II 19 (3)
2020–2023 Hajduk Split 20 (2)
2022–2023 → Radomlje (loan) 40 (3)
2023– Istra 1961 5 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Croatia U17 10 (1)
2019 Croatia U19 6 (1)
2023 Croatia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Club career

Mario Čuić was born in Split, but raised in Donji Brišnik, a village in the municipality of Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] He started his football career at local club Tomislav. He moved to neighbouring Croatia, joining the youth academy of famed Dalmatian club Hajduk Split in 2015. In late 2019, he signed a five-year contract with Hajduk.[2]

Čuić made his debut for Hajduk on 11 June 2020, earning a place in the starting eleven and playing 66 minutes in a 1–0 win over Istra 1961.[1] Aged 19, Čuić scored his first and second Hajduk goals in the Eternal derby in a 3–2 win over Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Maksimir.[2] The goals came in his sixth ever professional appearance.

References
  1. "Tko je Mario Čuić, Tudorovo otkriće koje je prekjučer debitiralo u HNL-u?". Germanijak. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Otkrivamo tko je Mario Čuić, junak pobjede Hajduka; na Maksimiru je napravio ono što u povijesti 'bilih' nikome do sada nije uspjelo..." tportal.hr. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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