Marko Šimić (footballer, born 1988)

Marko Šimić (born 23 January 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. He was born in Rijeka.

Marko Šimić
Šimić playing for Khimki in 2009
Personal information
Full name Marko Šimić
Date of birth (1988-01-23) 23 January 1988
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Persija Jakarta
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2003 Rijeka
2003–2007 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Daugava Daugavpils 20 (4)
2008–2009 FC Khimki 3 (0)
2009–2010 Lokomotiva Zagreb 8 (1)
2010–2011 Vasas SC 16 (3)
2011–2012 Ferencváros 8 (1)
2012 Bełchatów 5 (0)
2012–2013 Mura 05 7 (1)
2013–2014 Inter Zaprešić 3 (0)
2015 Pordenone 1 (0)
2015 Becamex Bình Dương 6 (4)
2016 Đồng Tháp 9 (4)
2016 Long An 10 (3)
2017 Negeri Sembilan 13 (7)
2017 Melaka United 9 (9)
2018– Persija Jakarta 64 (47)
National team
2006–2007 Croatia U19 2 (0)
2009 Croatia U20 4 (0)
2009–2010 Croatia U21 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020

Club career

Negeri Sembilan

On 6 January 2017, Šimić joined Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan.[2]

Melaka United

On 10 June 2017, Šimić signed with Melaka United after being dropped by Negeri Sembilan.[3] He made his debut for Melaka United in a 1–1 draw against PKNS on 1 July 2017.

Persija Jakarta

On 27 December 2017, Šimić signed with Persija Jakarta after not reaching agreement with Kelantan FA.[4] In 2018 Indonesia President's Cup, Šimić scored a brace in Persija's 3–0 final win over Bali United. He also won the best player title and became a top scorer with 11 goals at that tournament.[5] On 28 February 2018, Šimić scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 AFC Cup win over Tampines Rovers.[6] On 10 April 2018, still in the AFC Cup competition, he scored a quat-trick as Persija claimed a 4-0 win over Johor Darul Ta’zim.[7] Šimić also became the first player to scored a hat-trick twice and a quat-trick in 2018 AFC Cup.[8] In 2018, Šimić brought Persija Jakarta to the eleventh Liga 1 champion. Šimić has won the Golden Boot award after he finished the 2019 season as the top goal-scorer in the Liga 1 with 28 goals.[9]

International career

Šimić has represented Croatia internationally at U19, U20 and U21 level.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 March 2020.[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Daugava 2008 Virslīga 204––– –204
Khimki 2009 Russian Premier League 30––– –30
Lokomotiva 2010–11 1. HNL 81––– –81
Vasas 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1631032– –205
Ferencváros 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 81––– –81
Bełchatów 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 50––– –50
Mura 05 2012–13 PrvaLiga 71––– –71
Inter Zaprešić 2013–14 2. HNL 3010–– –40
Pordenone 2014–15 Serie C 10––– –10
Becamex Bình Dương 2015 V.League 1 64––– –64
Đồng Tháp 2016 V.League 1 94––– –94
Loang An 2016 V.League 1 103––– –103
Negeri Sembilan 2017 Liga Premier 13762–– –199
Melaka United 2017 Liga Super 99–33– –1212
Persija Jakarta 2018 Liga 1 301800–79 6[lower-alpha 4]114338
2019 Liga 1 322865–21–4034
2020 Liga 1 2100–––21
Total644765–9106118573
Career Total1838414765910611218127
  1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Croatian Football Cup, Malaysia FA Cup and Piala Indonesia.
  2. Includes Ligakupa and Malaysia Cup.
  3. Includes AFC Cup and AFC Champions League.
  4. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup.

Honours

Club

Daugava Daugavpils

Becamex Bình Dương

Persija Jakarta

Individual

References
  1. "Marko Šimić: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. Vidic, Simic, – Negeri Sembilan sign 4 new foreigners ahead of 2017 MPL; stadium.my, 6 January 2017
  3. MU ikat Simic (in Indonesian). Berita Harian. 10 June 2017
  4. "Marko Simic Ungkap Alasan Pilih Persija Jakarta | Goal.com" (in Indonesian).
  5. "Marko Simic Sabet Gelar Top Skor dan Pemain Terbaik Piala Presiden 2018" (in Indonesian). Bolalob. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. "AFC Cup 2018: Goal's Player of the Week - Persija Jakarta's Marko Simic". Goal. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. "Simic on fire as Persija Jakarta thrash Johor Darul Ta'zim". FOX Sports Asia. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "Marko Simic Jadi Pemain Pertama Dua Kali Hattrick di Piala AFC 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. Bola.com (22 December 2019). "Ungkapan Marko Simic Setelah Menggondol Sepatu Emas Shopee Liga 1 2019". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  10. "Marko Šimić". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  11. "Marko Šimić". Flashscore.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. "Persija Juara Liga 1 2018". detik. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  13. "Tumbangkan Bali United, Persija Juarai Piala Presiden 2018". kompas. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  14. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Inilah Tim Terbaik Shopee Liga 1 2019". liga-indonesia.id. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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