Marko Maletic (soccer, born 1999)

Marko Luka Maletic (Croatian: Maletić; born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Guelph United, in League1 Ontario.

Marko Maletic
Personal information
Full name Marko Luka Maletic
Date of birth (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Guelph United
Youth career
Kitchener SC
Waterloo Minor SC
Mississauga Falcons SC
2015–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
2016 Toronto FC
2017 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Toronto FC III 11 (0)
2016 Toronto FC II 7 (0)
2018–19 FC London 21 (0)
2019 NK Špansko 4 (0)
2020 NK Trnje
2020–21 NK Karlovac
2021 FC London 10 (0)
2022– Guelph United 2 (0)
National team‡
2016 Canada U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 8, 2019

Career

Early career

Maletic played for Kitchener SC as a child, and went on to play for the Waterloo Minor Soccer and the Mississauga Falcons. After a spell in the Dinamo Zagreb Academy, he joined Toronto FC III upon his return to Canada,[1] playing for them in 2016 in both League1 Ontario[2] and the Premier Development League.[3]

Toronto FC II

In July 2016, Maletic was promoted to Toronto FC II and made his debut against the Harrisburg City Islanders with a one-minute cameo appearance from the bench. On August 6 he played his first full match in a 2–1 defeat at Orlando City B. His final appearance for the club came in a 5–1 defeat to the Charlotte Independence on September 4.[4]

FC London

In 2018, Maletic began playing for League1 Ontario side FC London. That season, he made fourteen regular season appearances and one playoff appearance.[5]

Personal life

Born in Canada, Maletic is of Croatian descent.[6]

References
  1. Young, Ryan (2015-07-07). "Soccer journey takes Kitchener native to his second home, Croatia". TheRecord. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  2. "TFC III stats 2016". League1 Ontario.
  3. "TFC Academy Stats 2016". USL League Two.
  4. "Toronto FC II - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #65 - Marko Maletic - D". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  5. "Marko Maletic". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. "Soccer journey takes Kitchener native to his second home, Croatia". therecord.com. July 7, 2015.



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