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Tomislav Mrcela

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Tomislav Mrcela
Personal information
Full name Tomislav Mrcela
Date of birth (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 30)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2001–2009 RNK Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 ? (?)
2010–2011 Primorac 1929 ? (?)
2011–2012 Imotski 13 (3)
2012 RNK Split 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Imotski (loan) 28 (0)
2012–2013 Mosor 12 (1)
2013–2014 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 27 (2)
2014–2016 Lokomotiva 39 (2)
2016–2018 Jeonnam Dragons 51 (3)
2018–2020 Perth Glory 30 (2)
2021– East Bengal 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2015

Tomislav Mrcela (Croatian pronunciation: [tǒmislaʋ mř̩tʃela];[1] born 1 October 1990) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Indian Super League club SC East Bengal.[2]

Club career

Mrcela left Australia at a young age and joined the youth academy of Dalmatian side RNK Split.[citation needed] He left Split in 2009 to join , a third division side at the time, and later signed for NK Primorac 1929 in 2010.[citation needed]

In mid 2011, Tomislav joined NK Imotski.[citation needed] Despite being just 20 years of age, Mrcela was immediately a starter. Missing just one game all season, Mrcela made 29 appearances and scored a further three goals. Mrcela continued his good form into the next season and missed just one further game by January 2013.[citation needed] His good form led to a move to fellow second division side NK Mosor where he played out the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[citation needed]

After good performances at Mosor, he moved to top division side NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.[citation needed] Initially Mrcela struggled, making just four appearances in the first twelve rounds but then became a mainstay in the starting XI.[citation needed] Unfortunately his side were relegated by the end of the season but Mrcela did enough to convince ambitious Zagreb side NK Lokomotiva to keep him in the first division by signing him on a four-year deal[3]

Mrcela scored his first goal for Lokomotiva on debut in a 5–2 loss against HNK Hajduk Split.[citation needed]

On 28 June 2016, Mrcela transferred to South Korean club Jeonnam Dragons.[citation needed]

On 14 June 2018, Mrcela left Jeonnam Dragons to join Australian A-League club Perth Glory on a two-year deal.[4]

On 14 September 2021, Mrcela joined Indian Super League club SC East Bengal on a one-year deal.

International career

Holding dual citizenship, Mrcela is eligible to play for either Croatia or Australia. On 10 June 2015, he was named in a 23-man squad for Australia before two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Kyrgyzstan.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 September 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Imotski 2011–12 Druga HNL 27 3 0 0 — — 27 3
2012–13 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Imotski total 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 3
Mosor 2012–13 Druga HNL 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
Mosor total 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2013–14 Prva HNL 27 2 0 0 — — 27 2
Hrvatski Dragovoljac total 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2014–15 Prva HNL 30 1 3 0 — — 33 1
2015–16 20 1 2 0 — 4[a] 0 26 1
Lokomotiva Zagreb total 50 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 59 2
Jeonnam Dragons 2016 K League 1 21 0 0 0 — — 21 0
2017 28 3 2 0 — — 30 3
2018 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Jeonnam Dragons total 51 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 53 3
Perth Glory 2018–19 A-League 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
2019–20 18 2 1 1 — 1[b] 0 20 3
Perth Glory total 30 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 32 3
East Bengal 2021–22 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 211 13 8 1 0 0 5 0 224 14
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League.
  2. ^ Appearance in the AFC Champions League.

Honours

Perth Glory

References

  1. ^ "Tòmislav". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Tòmislav
    - "mȋrta". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018. Mr̀čela
  2. ^ Desk, India com Sports (14 September 2021). "ISL 2021-22: SC East Bengal Signs Tomislav Mrcela: All You Need to Know". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ Soccerway profile
    - NK Lokomotiva: Tomislav Mrcela novi je igrač Lokomotive!
  4. ^ Taylor, Nick (14 June 2018). "Perth Glory sign former Socceroos defender Tomislav Mrcela". The West Australian.
  5. ^ "Mrcela ready to show Socceroos his quality". Socceroos. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ^ Tomislav Mrcela at Soccerway
  7. ^ Perth Glory claim their first Hyundai A-League Premiership A-League official. Retrieved 10 September 2021

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