Tomislav Mrkonjić
Tomislav Mrkonjić is a Croatian footballer, currently playing for NK Rudeš in the Prva HNL as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NK Rudeš | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | RNK Split | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → NK Imotski (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2017–2018 | NK Croatia Zmijavci | 16 | (11) |
2018– | NK Rudeš | 3 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
In his hometown of Zmijavic, Tomislav has been affectionally nicknamed by locals as "Zmijavački Messi" (translated from Croatian as Messi from Zmijavac).[1] He inherited the nickname based on his likeness (beard and hairstyle) to the famous Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi.[2]
Career
Mrkonjić earlier played with NK Imotski from 2015 to 2016 where he made 13 appearances and averaged 1,54 ppg.[3] Markonjic also played for RNK Split during the 2015-16 season.
During the 2017-2018 football season, Mrkonjić returned to play for his hometown football club - NK Croatia Zmijavici (a team in the 3rd division of the Croatian Football Federation).[4] During that season, Mrkonjić scored an impressive 11 goals and made 13 assists in 16 appearances [1] which statistically, meant that Mrkonjić was the best player in the 3. HNL - Jug in the 2017/18 season.[2]
References
- "Tomislav Mrkonjić: Nisam se vratio u Dinamo jer sam htio na ekskurziju".
- "Tomislav Mrkonjić iz Zmijavaca statistički je najbolji igrač 3.HNL jug". 28 November 2016.
- "Tomislav Mrkonjić: "Nije istina da je bilo fizičkog obračuna!"". Imotskenovine Hr. Imotskenovine Hr. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "3. HNL Jug - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr.