Tomislav Mrcela
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomislav Mrcela | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1990 | ||
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League.
- ^ Appearance in the AFC Champions League.
Honours
Perth Glory
References
- ^ "Tòmislav". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
Tòmislav
- "mȋrta". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2018.Mr̀čela
- ^ 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.
- ^ Soccerway profile
- NK Lokomotiva: Tomislav Mrcela novi je igrač Lokomotive! - ^ Taylor, Nick (14 June 2018). "Perth Glory sign former Socceroos defender Tomislav Mrcela". The West Australian.
- ^ "Mrcela ready to show Socceroos his quality". Socceroos. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Tomislav Mrcela at Soccerway
- ^ Perth Glory claim their first Hyundai A-League Premiership A-League official. Retrieved 10 September 2021
External links
- Tomislav Mrcela at Soccerway
- Tomislav Mrcela – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Australian soccer players
- Croatian footballers
- Association football defenders
- NK Primorac 1929 players
- NK Imotski players
- RNK Split players
- NK Mosor players
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
- NK Lokomotiva players
- Jeonnam Dragons players
- Perth Glory FC players
- SC East Bengal players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Australian people of Croatian descent
- Australian soccer defender stubs