Lovro Majer

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Lovro Majer
Personal information
Full name Lovro Majer
Date of birth (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 21
Youth career
Posavina Zagreb
Kustošija
2006–2010 Dinamo Zagreb
2010–2011 Dubrava
2012–2013 Trnje
2013–2016 Lokomotiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Lokomotiva 53 (14)
2018–2021 Dinamo Zagreb 67 (13)
2021–0000 Rennes 1 (0)
National team‡
2015 Croatia U18 1 (0)
2016 Croatia U19 2 (1)
2017–2021 Croatia U21 19 (5)
2017– Croatia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:35, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:39, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Lovro Majer (Croatian pronunciation: [lǒːʋro mâjer];[2][3] born 17 January 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Croatia national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Majer was born in Zagreb in 1998. His father Egon hails from Preko on the island of Ugljan.[4][5] Majer started his football career with the local team Dinamo Zagreb. He left the team at the age of 12. In 2013, Majer joined Lokomotiva, having passed through Dubrava and Trnje youth team.[citation needed]

Lokomotiva[]

In 2016, Majer was called up to the Lokomotiva first team. On 30 June 2016, Majer made his senior team debut in the UEFA Europa League qualifying phase against Santa Coloma at Estadi Comunal, replacing Eros Grezda in the 76th minute by coach Mario Tokić.[6] On 17 July 2016, he made his Prva HNL debut in the matchday 1 against Dinamo Zagreb, replacing Ivan Fiolić in the 55th minute of the 3–1 loss. On 25 October 2016, he scored in the Croatian Football Cup in the 69th minute of the second round against Vinogradar. His goal led Lokomotiva to advance to the quarter-finals.

On 10 March, Majer scored a brace in a 4–1 away win over Dinamo Zagreb, which was a historic first win for Lokomotiva over Dinamo, with the club winning after 28 attempts.[7][8] On 8 June 2018, Majer was awarded the Best Young Footballer award by the Croatian Football Federation for his performances in the 2017–18 Prva HNL season, and was also named in the Team of the Season.[9] During his tenure at Lokomotiva, he sparked interest from Newcastle United and Sampdoria.[10]

Dinamo Zagreb[]

On 27 June 2018, Majer officially signed for Dinamo Zagreb[11] and chose the number 10 shirt.[12][13] On 27 July, in his league debut for Dinamo,[14] he injured his ankle as Dinamo drew 1–1 with Rudeš. He was forced to undergo surgery and miss the first half of the season.[15][16]

However, Majer wasn't getting many chances during coach Nenad Bjelica's tenure at the club.[17][18][19][20][21] Most of it was due to the form of his teammate Dani Olmo who played in the same position.[22][23] On 13 July 2019, in the Croatian Super Cup, Majer was substituted on for Izet Hajrović in the 82nd minute and received two yellow cards within three minutes.[24] On 11 December, he made his Champions League debut as Dinamo lost 1–4 to Manchester City.[25][21] Dissatisfied with his status in the team, Majer was on the verge of signing for Birmingham City in July 2020, but the move was stopped by Dinamo.[26][14] After both Bjelica and his successor Igor Jovićević got fired, new coach Zoran Mamić began relying on Majer more,[25][20][21] which led to an impressive performance against Varaždin on 24 July 2020, when he scored the opener and provided Mario Ćuže with an assist for the second goal in the 2–0 victory.[27][28][29]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Dinamo's league rivals Osijek attempted to sign Majer, but failed to do so as Dinamo refused to sell the player.[30] On 16 August, in the first game of the season, he scored a brace in a 6–0 victory over his former club Lokomotiva.[31] Following his good performances during the beginning of the season, Italian media reported that Milan scouts watched Majer in the Europa League match against Feyenoord that ended in a goalless draw on 22 October.[32][25] On 16 November, Majer tested positive for COVID-19, which forced him to miss the derby against Osijek, now coached by Bjelica, on 21 November.[33][19] Upon completion of the Europa League group stage, Majer was praised for his performances, as Dinamo topped their group with Majer scoring twice and assisting three times in the process.[34][35][36][21] On 21 December, Majer signed a new contract, tying him up with the club until 2026.[37][10] During the winter transfer window, Majer attracted attention of Zenit Saint Petersburg, Fiorentina and Marseille, but Dinamo refused to sell the player, dissatisfied with the offered transfer fees.[38][10][39]

On 25 August 2021, in the second leg of the Champions League play-offs against Sheriff Tiraspol, Majer made his hundredth and final appearance for Dinamo.[40][41]

Rennes[]

On 26 August 2021, Majer signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Rennes for €12 million with add-ons.[42][43][44] He made his league debut three days later, in a 2–0 loss to Angers, getting substituted on for Benjamin Bourigeaud in the 82nd minute.[45]

International career[]

Majer debuted for senior Croatia team on 28 May 2017, playing the last three minutes in a 2–1 friendly win over Mexico.[46]

On 7 June 2019, he was named in Nenad Gračan's 23-man squad for UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019.[47] He made only one appearance in the group stage, in the 3–3 draw with England when Croatia were already eliminated.[48][49] On 9 March 2021, he was again named in Igor Bišćan's 23-man squad for the group stage of UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021.[50] Despite spending most of the tournament on the bench due to a minor injury,[51] he provided Domagoj Bradarić with an assist for Croatia's only goal in the final group game, the 2–1 defeat to England, which turned out to be a decisive one as Croatia progressed to the knockout stage due to a better goal difference.[52][53]

On 17 May 2021, he was included in Zlatko Dalić's preliminary 34-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020;[54] however, he did not make the final 26.[55]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 29 August 2021[56]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiva 2016–17 Prva HNL 23 3 3 1 2[b] 0 — 28 4
2017–18 30 11 4 3 0 0 — 34 14
Total 53 14 7 4 2 0 — 62 18
Dinamo Zagreb 2018–19 Prva HNL 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
2019–20 21 2 2 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 28 2
2020–21 31 7 3 2 15[e] 2 0 0 49 11
2021–22 5 3 0 0 8[c] 2 — 13 5
Total 67 13 5 2 27 4 1 0 100 19
Rennes 2021–22 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 121 27 12 6 29 4 1 0 163 37
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 4 September 2021[57]
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2017 1 0
2021 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

Dinamo Zagreb

Individual

References[]

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