Tomislav Mrcela

Tomislav Mrcela (Croatian pronunciation: [tǒmislaʋ mř̩tʃela];[1][2] born 1 October 1990) is an Australian footballer who plays as a centre back, most recently for Australian A-League club Perth Glory.

Tomislav Mrcela
Personal information
Full name Tomislav Mrcela
Date of birth (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2001–2009 RNK Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Jadran Kaštel ? (?)
2010–2011 Primorac 1929 ? (?)
2011–2012 Imotski 13 (3)
2012 RNK Split 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Imotski (loan) 28 (0)
2012–2013 Mosor 12 (1)
2013–2014 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 27 (2)
2014–2016 Lokomotiva 39 (2)
2016–2018 Jeonnam Dragons 51 (3)
2018–2020 Perth Glory 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2015

Club career

Mrcela left Australia at a young age and joined the youth academy of Dalmatian side RNK Split. He left Split in 2009 to join Jadran Kaštel, a third division side at the time, and later signed for NK Primorac 1929 in 2010.

In mid 2011, Tomislav joined NK Imotski. Despite being just 20 years of age, Mrcela was immediately a starter. Missing just one game all season, Mrcela made 29 appearances and scored a further three goals. Mrcela continued his good form into the next season and missed just one further game by January 2013. His good form led to a move to fellow second division side NK Mosor where he played out the remainder of the 2012–13 season.

After good performances at Mosor, he moved to top division side NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Initially Mrcela struggled, making just four appearances in the first twelve rounds but then became a mainstay in the starting XI. Unfortunately his side were relegated by the end of the season but Mrcela did enough to convince ambitious Zagreb side NK Lokomotiva to keep him in the first division by signing him on a four-year deal[3][4]

Mrcela scored his first goal for Lokomotiva on debut in a 5–2 loss against HNK Hajduk Split.

On 28 June 2016, Mrcela transferred to South Korean club Jeonnam Dragons.

On 14 June 2018, Mrcela left Jeonnam Dragons to join Australian A-League club Perth Glory on a two-year deal.[5]

International career

Mrcela is eligible to play for either Croatia or Australia due to holding dual citizenship. On 10 June 2015, Mrcela was named in a 23-man squad for Australia ahead of two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Kyrgyzstan.[6]

Honours

Perth Glory

References
  1. "Tòmislav". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Tòmislav
  2. "mȋrta". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Mr̀čela
  3. Soccerway Profile
  4. NK Lokomotiva: Tomislav Mrcela novi je igrač Lokomotive!
  5. Taylor, Nick (14 June 2018). "Perth Glory sign former Socceroos defender Tomislav Mrcela". The West Australian.
  6. "Mrcela ready to show Socceroos his quality". socceroos.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2016.


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