Marko Dabro (born 28 March 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian Football League club NK Varaždin.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinkovci, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Varaždin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Cibalia | ||
| 2013–2016 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Cibalia | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cibalia (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Cibalia | 41 | (5) |
| 2018 | Gorica | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bravo | 12 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Bijelo Brdo | 49 | (40) |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiva | 27 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Beijing Guoan | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Riga (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Varaždin | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Croatia U15 | 6 | (5) |
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 13 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Vinkovci, Dabro went through the ranks of his hometown club HNK Cibalia, becoming a part of the Croatian youth national teams early as 2010, debuting as a 13-year old for the national U15 team.[2] On March 30, 2013, he became the youngest player to debut in the Prva HNL, aged 16 years and 2 days, coming in from the bench in the 78th minute during the 1-0 away loss vs. RNK Split for Tomislav Mazalović.[3]
In the summer of 2013 Dabro joined the youth ranks of the Italian giants ACF Fiorentina for an alleged sum of 1 million Euros.[4] Not breaking through to Fiorentina's senior team, he was loaned back to HNK Cibalia in January 2016,[5] rejoining the club permanently in the summer of 2016.
Following Cibalia's relegation, Dabro moved in the summer of 2018 to Gorica,[6] but left the club in December of the same year, having made just 3 league caps for the team.
In 2019, he then joined NK Bravo.[7]
In April 2022, Dabro joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[8][9]
In February 2023, Dabro joined Latvian Higher League club Riga on loan.[10]
On 14 February 2024, Dabro returned to his home country to join NK Varaždin.[11]
International career
Dabro was a member of each Croatian youth national football team from U-14 to U-20 level, having debuted for the U-15 national team as a 13-year old in 2010.[12]
References
External links
- Marko Dabro at Soccerway
- Marko Dabro at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Marko Dabro at the Croatian Football Federation