Marko Maletic (soccer, born 1999)

Marko Luka Maletic (Croatian: Maletić; born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Guelph United in League1 Ontario.

Marko Maletic
Personal information
Full name Marko Luka Maletic
Date of birth (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Guelph United
Youth career
Kitchener SC
Waterloo Minor SC
Mississauga Falcons SC
2015 ProStars FC
2015–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
2016 Toronto FC
2017 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Toronto FC III 15 (0)
2016 Toronto FC II 7 (0)
2018–2019 FC London 21 (0)
2019 NK Špansko 4 (0)
2020 NK Trnje
2020–2021 NK Karlovac
2021 FC London 10 (0)
2022– Guelph United 16 (0)
International career‡
2015 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2016 Canada U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 13, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 8, 2019

Early life

Maletic began playing soccer at age six with Kitchener SC.[1] Afterwards he played for Waterloo Minor SC, Mississauga Falcons, and ProStars FC, while also playing with the Ontario provincial team.[2][3] In 2015, he moved to Croatia and joined the Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[2] In 2016, he returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy.[4][5] In 2017, he returned to Croatia and joined the youth system of HNK Hajduk Split.[6]

Club career

In 2016, he played for Toronto FC III in both League1 Ontario[7] and the Premier Development League.[8]

In July 2016, Maletic was promoted to Toronto FC II and made his professional debut on July 10 against the Harrisburg City Islanders.[9] He did not return to the side in 2017.[10]

In 2018, Maletic began playing for League1 Ontario side FC London, where he made fourteen regular season appearances and one playoff appearance.[11] That season, he was a starter for the mid-season all-star game for the League1 Ontario All-Stars against the PLSQ All-Stars.[12] At the end of the season, he was named the League1 Ontario Co-Young Player of the Year and was named a First Team All-Star.[13][14] In 2019, he made seven league appearances.[15]

During the 2019-2020 season, he played for Croatian club NK Špansko, followed by NK Trnje.[6]

In July 2020, he joined NK Karlovac.[6] He departed the club in early February 2021.[16]

In 2021, he returned to FC London, making ten league appearances.[17]

In 2022, he joined Guelph United F.C. in League1 Ontario, with whom he played in the 2022 Canadian Championship against HFX Wanderers FC.[18] He made nine league appearances in League1 Ontario.[19]

International career

In 2014, he attended a camp with the Canada U15 team.[1]

In March 2015, he was called up to the Croatia U16 team,[20] with whom he played two matches.[21]

References
  1. Marko Maletic at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. Young, Ryan (July 7, 2015). "Soccer journey takes Kitchener native to his second home, Croatia". Waterloo Region Record.
  3. Oršolić, Antun (March 2, 2015). "Slovenija bolja od Hrvatske 2:0" [Slovenia beat Croatia 2:0]. Narod.
  4. "Toronto FC Academy: 2016 Technical Profile". League1 Ontario. April 16, 2016.
  5. Larson, Kurt (January 6, 2017). "Speed the name of the game for TFC after quick off-season". Toronto Sun.
  6. "Otišli Jurić-Bare i Jaković, došao mladi 'lokos' Zlatan Ramić, stiže kanadski stoper hrvatskih korijena Marko Maletić" [Jurić-Bare and Jaković left, young 'lokos' Zlatan Ramić arrived, Canadian stopper with Croatian roots Marko Maletić arrives]. Radio Mrežnica (in Croatian). July 13, 2020.
  7. "Marko Maletic 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. "Marko Maletic 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  9. Krueger, Adam (July 10, 2016). "Match Report: TFC II 4 - 2 Harrisburg City Islanders". Toronto FC.
  10. Glover, Robin (March 27, 2017). "Rocket Robin Report: TFC II Season Ticket Holder Pick-up Event". NSXI Network.
  11. "Marko Maletic 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. "Men's 2018 League1 Ontario All-Stars Beat PLSQ Selection 3-2 (4-1) In PKs". League1 Ontario. July 1, 2018.
  13. "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018.
  14. Pyette, Ryan (November 27, 2018). "FC London stands out at League1 Ontario's awards gala". The Vulcan Advocate.
  15. "Marko Maletic 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. "'Plavo-bijeli' započeli pripreme za proljetni dio sezone, otišli Kurečki, Bencetić, Turkalj i Maletić, došao Srpak iz Krškog" ["Blue and white" started preparations for the spring part of the season, Kurečki, Bencetić, Turkalj and Maletić left, Srpak from Krško came]. Radio Mrežnica (in Croatian). February 2, 2021.
  17. "Marko Maletic 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  18. Massey, Rob (May 9, 2022). "David meets Goliath Tuesday as Guelph United FC plays its biggest game ever". Guelph Today.
  19. "Marko Maletic 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  20. "Hrvatska U-16 na Uefinom razvojnom turniru" [Croatia U-16 at the UEFA development tournament]. Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). March 1, 2015.
  21. Marko Maletic at the Croatian Football Federation
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