Mario Ćuže

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Mario Ćuže
Personal information
Full name Mario Ćuže
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Metković, Croatia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Youth career
2009–2010 ONK Metković
2010–2013 Neretva
2013–2017 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Dinamo Zagreb 12 (2)
2017– → Dinamo Zagreb II 64 (9)
2019 → Istra 1961 (loan) 18 (7)
2020 → Lokomotiva (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Dnipro-1 (loan) 26 (9)
National team‡
2014–2015 Croatia U16 8 (2)
2015–2016 Croatia U17 15 (2)
2017 Croatia U19 3 (0)
2019 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2019–2020 Croatia U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2021

Mario Ćuže (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrio tɕǔːʒe];[1][2] born 24 April 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dinamo Zagreb of the Croatian First Football League.

Club career[]

Born in Metković, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Ćuže progressed through the youth system of Dinamo Zagreb.

In 2019, Ćuže was sent on loan to Istra 1961 in the Croatian First Football League. He made his professional debut with the club on 26 July 2019, against Inter Zaprešić in the domestic league. Starting as a left winger that day, he stood out by scoring a brace, securing a 2–0 away win.[3][4] On 3 August, only his second game, Ćuže scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over Varaždin, bringing his tally to five goals in only two professional appearances.[5][6]

In August 2020, Ćuže was sent on loan to Lokomotiva for one season, but returned to Dinamo in October.[7]

In February 2021, Ćuže joined Ukrainian Premier League club Dnipro-1 on loan until the end of the season.[8] He made his debut eight days later in a 2–0 win against Inhulets Petrove.[9] He scored his first two goals for the club on 23 March to secure a 2–0 away win over Desna Chernihiv.[10] In July 2021, the deal was extended to a loan until 31 January 2022, as he faced tough competition in his position at Dinamo.[11][12]

International career[]

Ćuže gained his first cap for the Croatia under-21 team on 5 September 2019 against the United Arab Emirates in a friendly match. His team won by a score of 3–0. On 11 October 2019, he made first assist during a 4–1 friendly win over Hungary.[13]

Honours[]

Dinamo Zagreb[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Màrija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 February 2020. Mȃrio
  2. ^ "ćȕze". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 February 2020. Ćúže
  3. ^ "Inter Zaprešić vs. Istra 1961 - 26 July 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ Janković, Ivan (26 July 2019). "Veliki talent sjajnim golovima šokirao Inter usred Zaprešića i donio pobjedu Istri". tportal.hr (in Croatian).
  5. ^ "Istra 1961 vs. Varaždin - 3 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ Grbavac, Domagoj (4 August 2019). "Tko je nova hrvatska senzacija? Ponovio uspjeh kultnog igrača, tek 4. u povijesti s tako dobrim startom". Gol.hr (in Croatian).
  7. ^ Bradovski, Mihaela (20 October 2020). "Mario Ćuže povučen s posudbe u Lokomotivi i vratio se u Dinamo". Sportnet (in Croatian).
  8. ^ "Mario Ćuže otišao u Ukrajinu kod Igora Jovićevića". Nacional (in Croatian). 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Dnipro-1 vs. Inhulets' - 14 February 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Desna vs. Dnipro-1 - 20 March 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. ^ Lesčki, Allen (15 July 2021). "Germanijak doznaje: Mario Ćuže sljedeći tjedan postaje igrač Dnipra | Germanijak". Germanijak (in Croatian).
  12. ^ "Mario Ćuže još jednu sezonu posuđen Dnipru-1". Nacional (in Croatian). 20 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Mario Ćuže - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Mario Ćuže". Soccerway.

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