Antonio Marin (footballer)

Antonio Marin (Croatian pronunciation: [antǒːnio mâriːn];[2][3] born 9 January 2001) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. A versatile forward, Marin is capable of playing as either a winger, a second striker, or a striker.

Antonio Marin
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001[1]
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, second striker
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 77
Youth career
2007–2009 NK ZET
2009–2017 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Dinamo Zagreb II 9 (8)
2018– Dinamo Zagreb 21 (1)
2020–2021 → Monza (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2015 Croatia U15 5 (1)
2016 Croatia U16 4 (0)
2016–2018 Croatia U17 27 (7)
2018– Croatia U19 11 (4)
2019– Croatia U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:27, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

He has represented Croatia internationally from under-15 to under-21 level.

Club career

Dinamo Zagreb

Born in Zagreb, Marin started his youth career with ZET, before signing for the academy of Dinamo Zagreb in 2009.[1][4] In spite of being strongly linked to Milan, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in September 2017,[5] he signed a three-year long professional contract with the club on 9 October 2017.[4] On 19 May 2018, he made his first team debut, replacing Petar Stojanović in a 3–1 victory over Inter Zaprešić.[6]

On 12 March 2019, in a UEFA Youth League round of 16 game against Liverpool, he provided Leon Šipoš with an assist for the equalizer. The game ended as a 1–1 draw and saw Dinamo win 5–4 on penalties.[7] On 3 April, in a quarter-final against Chelsea, he netted a brace to put Dinamo two up; however, Chelsea came from behind with Luke McCormick's brace and defeated Dinamo 4–2 on penalties.[8] On 11 December, in another Youth League campaign, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Manchester City and secured Dinamo's spot in the play-offs.[9]

After the departure of Dani Olmo in January 2020, Marin inherited his number 7 shirt.[10] On 6 June 2020, he scored his first senior goal for Dinamo in a 3–1 win over Varaždin.[11]

Loan to Monza

On 1 October 2020, Marin was sent on a one-year loan to newly-promoted Serie B side Monza, with an option for purchase which becomes an obligation under certain conditions.[12] He made his debut on 7 November,[13] coming on as a substitute for Dany Mota in a 2–0 home victory over Frosinone.[14] His loan ended in January 2021, as he was dissatisfied with his playtime.[15]

Style of play

Although Marin generally plays as a winger, his versatility in attack makes him adept both as a second striker and a striker.[16] He is known for his speed, dribbling abilities and skill in set pieces.[5]

Personal life

On 13 October 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 January 2021[18]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2018–19 Druga HNL 65——65
2020–21 Druga HNL 33——33
Total 9 8 0 0 0 0 9 8
Dinamo Zagreb 2017–18 Prva HNL 1000—10
2018–19 Prva HNL 70100080
2019–20 Prva HNL 1311000141
2020–21 Prva HNL 00100010
Total 2113 00 0241
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 6010—70
Career total 3694000409
  1. Includes the Croatian Football Cup and Coppa Italia

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb

References
  1. "Antonio Marin". GNK Dinamo. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Àntūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 March 2020. Antónije
  3. "Mȁrīn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "Antonio Marin signs professional contract with Dinamo". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "Milan, occhi sul giovane Marin della Dinamo Zagabria" [Milan, eyes on the young Marin from Dinamo Zagreb] (in Italian). Milan Live. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. "Dinamo celebrated the title, Soudani the top scorer". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 19 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. "Dinamo Zagreb beat Liverpool to reach UEFA Youth League quarterfinal". Croatia Week. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Dinamo Zagreb fail to reach UEFA Youth League semifinal". Croatia Week. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. Vukušić, Danijel (11 December 2019). "City pao u Zagrebu! Dinamovi klinci imaju proljeće u Europi!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. Ničota, Tomo (17 September 2020). "Dvije ponude riješile sve dvojbe! Velika Dinamova nada i nesuđeni 'projekt kluba' odlazi iz Maksimira". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
  11. Ničota, Tomo (7 June 2020). "Video: Dobio povjerenje i podršku svlačionice! Energijom je 'zarazio' igrače, a posebno one s autoritetom". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. "Antonio Marin è del Monza!". www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. "Croatia - A. Marin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  14. "Monza vs. Frosinone - 7 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  15. Ničota, Tomo (25 January 2021). "Ništa od novog odlaska Dinamovog povratnika, što će to značiti za dolazak pojačanja iz Gorice!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  16. "Antonio Marin è del Monza! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  17. "Aggiornamento Covid-19" (Press release) (in Italian). Monza. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  18. "A. Marin". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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