Domen Makuc

Slovenian professional handball player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Domen Makuc (born 1 July 2000) is a Slovenian handball player who plays as a centre back for FC Barcelona and the Slovenia national team.[2] He participated at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[3]

Born (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 25)
Postojna, Slovenia[1]
Nationality Slovenian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
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Domen Makuc
Personal information
Born (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 25)
Postojna, Slovenia[1]
Nationality Slovenian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Number 35
Youth career
Years Team
–2009
 RK Gold Club
2009–2015
 RK Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina
2015–2016
 RK Celje
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2020
 RK Celje
2020–
 FC Barcelona
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–
 Slovenia 42 (143)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 24 January 2026
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Career

In playing for RK Celje in the 2016–17 EHF Champions League, Makuc became the first player born in the twenty-first century to feature in the competition.[4] That same year, he became the first born in the twenty-first century to score in it.[5][6] After signing with Barça, he was awarded the player of the match award on his debut in a victory over BM Benidorm in the Supercopa ASOBAL.[7] He made his international debut for Slovenia against the Netherlands in 2021. Makuc was the top scorer in a key 2022–23 EHF Champions League group match against THW Kiel.[8] Considered one of the best young players in the world, he has been compared to his idol, Ivano Balic.[9][10] Makuc was expected to play a significant role for Barça ahead of the 2023–24 season following the departure of Luka Cindrić, but suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season [11] Makuc missed the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a result.[12][13]

Honours

Celje

Barcelona

Individual honours

References

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