Marko Dugandžić
Croatian footballer (born 1994)
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Marko Dugandžić (born 7 April 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.
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Dugandžić with Seoul in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Osijek | 45 | (9) |
| 2015 | → Ternana (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Ternana | 15 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Matera | 25 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Osijek | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Botoșani | 20 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Sochi | 18 | (5) |
| 2022 | CFR Cluj | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Rapid București | 44 | (28) |
| 2023–2025 | Al-Tai | 36 | (4) |
| 2025 | Seoul | 32 | (4) |
| 2026– | Levski Sofia | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U18 | 6 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U19 | 10 | (6) |
| 2015 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 | |||
Club career
His good performances for Osijek attracted many European teams, such as Fiorentina, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United. Instead, he signed for Serie B Ternana in January 2015.
On 14 October 2020, after a short stint at Romanian side Botoșani, Dugandžić joined Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.[1]
On 11 January 2022, he returned to Romania and signed with CFR Cluj.[2]
Rapid București
On 22 July 2022, Dugandžić was transferred to another Liga I side Rapid București for a reported fee of €400,000. He made his debut against Rapid's rivals from Ghencea, FCSB, scoring a goal and assisting captain Cristian Săpunaru. He also scored against rivals Petrolul Ploiesti in the Primvs Derby. After that, he became a vital player for Rapid, scoring 16 goals across the 2022–23 regular season. During the championship play-off stage, he added another six goals to his tally and was crowned the top scorer of the season, with 22 goals.
Al-Tai
On 7 September 2023, Dugandžić joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Tai.[3]
Levski Sofia
After a stint with Seoul in the K League 1, on 10 March 2026, Dugandžić joined Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 April 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osijek | 2012–13 | Prva NHL | 6 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Prva NHL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15 | Prva NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| Ternana (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ternana | 2015–16 | Serie B | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Matera | 2017–18 | Serie C | 25 | 5 | — | — | 1[c] | 1 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Osijek | 2018–19 | Prva NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Prva NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Botoșani | 2019–20 | Liga I | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 5 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | ||
| Sochi | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 1 | — | 3[d] | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Rapid București | 2022–23 | Liga I | 37 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 22 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 28 | ||
| Al-Tai | 2023–24 | Saudi Professional League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Saudi First Division League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| FC Seoul | 2025 | K League 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[g] | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2025–26 | Bulgarian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 254 | 58 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 292 | 71 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Cupa României, King's Cup, Korean FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite