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	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		Continental^1		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Voždovac	2012–13	Serbian First League	25	1	0	0	—		—		25	1
	2013–14	Serbian SuperLiga	27	6	0	0	—		—		27	6
	Total		52	7	0	0	—		—		52	7
Kortrijk	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	34	6	1	0	—		—		35	6
	2015–16		37	4	2	1	—		—		39	5
	Total		71	10	3	1	—		—		74	11
Oostende	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	35	5	4	0	—		1^2	0	40	5
Lazio	2017–18	Serie A	32	3	1	0	5	0	1^3	0	39	3
	2018–19		26	1	4	0	4	1	—		34	2
	2019–20		15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
	2020–21		19	1	2	0	6	0	—		27	1
	Total		92	7	7	0	15	1	1	0	115	8
Career total			250	29	14	1	15	1	2	0	281	31

• 1.^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
• 2.^ Includes Belgian First Division Europa League play-offs.
• 3.^ Includes Supercoppa Italiana.

International

As of September 2020[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montenegro	2015	7	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	5	0
	2018	7	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	2	0
Total		35	0

Honours

Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2018–19
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2017, 2019

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.

External links

• Adam Marušić at WorldFootball.net
• Adam Marušić at Soccerway
• 17 Марушић Адам
• Adam Marušić at jelenfootball.com