Adam Marušić

Adam Marušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Адам Марушић, pronounced [ǎdam mǎruʃitɕ]; born 17 October 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Montenegro national team.

Adam Marušić
Marušić playing for Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adam Marušić
Date of birth (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder, right back
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 77
Youth career
Teleoptik
Voždovac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Voždovac 89 (15)
2014–2016 Kortrijk 71 (10)
2016–2017 KV Oostende 35 (5)
2017– Lazio 92 (7)
National team‡
2015– Montenegro 35 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 September 2020

Club career

Voždovac

Marušić made his senior debut with Voždovac in the third tier of the Serbian football pyramid. After two seasons in Voždovac, he made his debut in the SuperLiga. In the 2013–14 season, Marušić scored six goals and recorded three assists.[1]

Kortrijk

On 18 June 2014, Marušić joined K.V. Kortrijk on a three-year contract,[1] with his transfer costing €450,000.[2] By the fall of 2014, he had already become a regular in Kortrijk's starting eleven.[3] On 1 November 2014, Marušić scored two goals in Kortrijk's 4–0 win against Cercle Brugge.[3]

Oostende

On 27 June 2016, Marušić signed a four-year contract with K.V. Oostende,[4] with his transfer costing €900,000.[5]

Lazio

On 1 July 2017, Marušić was signed on a five-year contract by Lazio.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, in a 3–0 away win over Hellas Verona.[7]

International career

Although Marušić was born in Belgrade, he accepted an invitation to play for the Montenegro national team. He made his debut for Montenegro on 27 March 2015, in a match against Russia which was suspended after Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was struck in the head by a flare.[8] As of 20 September 2020, he has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring no goals.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 January 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Voždovac 2012–13 Serbian First League 25100——251
2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 27600——276
Total 52700——527
Kortrijk2014–15 Belgian Pro League 34610——356
2015–16 37421——395
Total 711031——7411
Oostende2016–17 Belgian First Division A 35540—120405
Lazio2017–18 Serie A 3231050130393
2018–19 2614041—342
2019–20 152000000152
2020–21 1912060—271
Total 92770151101158
Career total 250291411512028131

    International
    As of September 2020[11]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Montenegro 201570
    201660
    201750
    201870
    201980
    202020
    Total350

    Honours

    Lazio

    References
    1. Mihajlo Vidojević (18 June 2014). "Sportske: Marušić srušio Zvezdu pa dobio ugovor u Belgiji" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
    2. "B92: Marušić iz Voždovca u Kortrajk" (in Serbian). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
    3. "B92: Adam Marušić blistao u Belgiji". 2 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
    4. Danilo Mitrović (28 June 2016). "Vijesti: Adam Marušić četiri godine u Ostendeu" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
    5. "Mozzart Sport: Bivši fudbaler Voždovca na ceni! Anderleht zvao, ali jaka je konkurencija" (in Serbian). 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
    6. "Official: Lazio sign Marusic". Football Italia. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
    7. "Lazio conquer the Bentegodi". football-italia.net. Football Italia. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
    8. M. Bećagović (28 March 2015). "Blic: Beograđanin debitovao za Crnu Goru: Osećaj je divan, ali žao mi je zbog prekida" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
    9. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
    10. Adam Marušić at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
    11. "Adam Marušić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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