Martina Lončar

Martina Lončar (born 18 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represented the Croatia women's national team at senior level.

Martina Lončar
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2015 Brampton Brams United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Colgate Raiders 66 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 ProStars FC
International career‡
2015 Canada U20 2 (1)
2018 Croatia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

She began playing youth soccer at age 7 with Brampton Brams United.[1]

In 2015, she joined ProStars FC in League1 Ontario.[2] She was named a league Second-Team All-Star.[3]

From 2015 to 2018, she attended Colgate University, playing for the Colgate Raiders women's team.[4] As a freshman, she was named to the New York Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team.[5] She scored her first NCAA goal on August 18, 2018, against the Virginia Cavaliers.[6] She scored a brace (two goals) against the Loyola Greyhounds on September 15, 2018,[7] which earned her Patriot League Offensive player of the Week honours.[8] She was three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient and in her senior year was the Colgate Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[9]

International career

Lončar attended youth camps with the Canada U17, Canada U20, and Canada U23 from 2014 to 2016.[1] She was named to the U20 team for the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[10][11] She made her international debut and scored her first goal for Canada U20 on December 3, 2015, against Trinidad and Tobago U20.[12] At the tournament, she was part of the silver medal-winning team.[5]

Lončar has been capped for the Croatia national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[9] She made her debut against Ukraine on April 5, 2018.[13]

Coaching career

In 2021, she joined the American University Eagles as a volunteer assistant coach, where she was completing her master's degree.[9][14]

References
  1. Martina Lončar at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "ProStars signed Martina Loncar!". ProStars FC. 28 April 2015.
  3. "2015 League1 Ontario Women's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 9 November 2015.
  4. "Martina Loncar Colgate profile". Colgate Raiders.
  5. Juzenas, Frank (16 May 2016). "Canadian soccer names Brampton duo to women's Under-20 team". Brampton Guardian.
  6. "Virginia outlasts Colgate 2-1". Observer-Dispatch. 21 August 2018.
  7. Pino, Tori; Asher, Theo (20 September 2018). "Women's Soccer Opens Patriot League with Victory". Colgate Maroon-News.
  8. "Patriot League Announces Women's Soccer Players of the Week (9.17.18)". Patriot League. 17 September 2018.
  9. "Martina Loncar AU Eagles profile". American Eagles.
  10. "Three League1 Ontario Players called to Canada U-20 Women's Team". Ontario Soccer Association. 27 November 2015.
  11. Juzenas, Frank (2 December 2015). "Peel players to represent Canada". Brampton Guardian.
  12. "Canada beats Trinidad and Tobago in women's U20 championship opener". CBC Sports. 3 December 2015.
  13. "Martina Lončar Croatia profile". Croatian Football Federation.
  14. "American University women's soccer announces coaching staff updates". Soccerwire. 21 July 2021.
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