Mario Šitum

Mario Šitum (born 4 April 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Catanzaro.

Mario Šitum
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Catanzaro
Number 92
Youth career
1999–2002 Vrapče
2002–2007 Kustošija
2007–2008 Špansko
2008–2011 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2020 Dinamo Zagreb 67 (8)
2012–2014 → Lokomotiva (loan) 72 (8)
2014–2016 → Spezia (loan) 65 (8)
2017–2018 → Lech Poznań (loan) 24 (2)
2020 Kayserispor 18 (0)
2020–2022 Reggina 21 (2)
2021–2022 → Cosenza (loan) 30 (2)
2022– Catanzaro 26 (2)
International career‡
2009 Croatia U17 3 (1)
2010 Croatia U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Croatia U19 5 (0)
2012–2013 Croatia U20 3 (0)
2011–2014 Croatia U21 15 (3)
2017 Croatia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2017

Club career

Šitum's senior career began when he was promoted from the Dinamo Academy to the first team in 2011, making his first-team debut in the same year in a 3-0 win over Czech side Sigma Olomouc. On 19 February 2011 he started and played 75 minutes in a friendly against NK Istra 1961, which Dinamo won 4-3 at the newly renovated Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula. His first league appearance came on 26 February 2011 in Dinamo's game against Karlovac. Šitum started the match and scored in the 12th minute, a goal which turned out to be the game winner. Šitum started on a high note in the 2011-12 season, scoring the fourth goal in a 5-0 win against NK Karlovac, and then scoring twice in a 4-0 win against NK Osijek. He scored again in the next round, netting the only goal in a win against NK Lučko.

On 17 July 2014, Šitum joined Italian Serie B club Spezia on loan after a 2+1⁄2-year loan spell with NK Lokomotiva.

On 17 June 2017, he was loaned to Polish side Lech Poznań.[2]

On 1 September 2022, Šitum signed with Catanzaro.[3]

International career

Internationally, Šitum scored his first goals for the Croatia national under-21 football team, during qualification for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the match against Liechtenstein where Šitum scored the first two goals in a 4-0 win.

In May 2015 he received a call-up to the senior Croatia squad for the friendly against Gibraltar and for a Euro 2016 qualifier game against Italy.[4] His final international was a January 2017 China Cup against the hosts.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 May 2019[6][7]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 2010–11 1. HNL 5110–61
2011–12 1141050174
2016–17 1914150282
2018–19 1920050242
Total54861150759
Lokomotiva 2011–12 1. HNL 13100–131
2012–13 26284–346
2013–14 3350022357
Total72884228214
Spezia 2014–15 Serie B 27500–275
2015–16 38350–433
Total65850–708
Lech Poznań 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 2420052294
Career total2152619522425635

References
  1. "Mario Šitum | Dinamo Zagreb".
  2. "Situm podpisał kontrakt z Lechem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. "MARIO ŠITUM È UN GIOCATORE DEL CATANZARO!" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "Chelsea midfielder named to Croatia squad to face Italy, Gibraltar". weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. Mario Šitum at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  7. Mario Šitum at Soccerway
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