Marko Maletic (soccer, born 1999)
Canadian association football player
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Marko Luka Maletic (Croatian: Maletić; born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player.
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Maletic receives L1O Young Player of the Year award in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marko Luka Maletic | ||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BVB IA Waterloo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kitchener SC | |||
| Waterloo Minor SC | |||
| Mississauga Falcons SC | |||
| 2015 | ProStars FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2016 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2017 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Toronto FC III | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | Toronto FC II | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | FC London | 21 | (0) |
| 2019 | NK Špansko | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | NK Trnje | ||
| 2020–2021 | NK Karlovac | ||
| 2021 | FC London | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Guelph United FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | BVB IA Waterloo | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 17, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of May 8, 2019 | |||
Early life
Maletic began playing soccer at age six with Kitchener SC.[1] Afterwards he played for Waterloo Minor SC, Mississauga Falcons, and ProStars FC, while also playing with the Ontario provincial team.[2][3] In 2015, he moved to Croatia and joined the Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[2] In 2016, he returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy.[4][5] In 2017, he returned to Croatia and joined the youth system of HNK Hajduk Split.[6]
Club career
In 2016, he played for Toronto FC III in both League1 Ontario[7] and the Premier Development League.[8]
In July 2016, Maletic was promoted to Toronto FC II and made his professional debut on July 10 against the Harrisburg City Islanders.[9] He did not return to the side in 2017.[10]
In 2018, Maletic began playing for League1 Ontario side FC London, where he made fourteen regular season appearances and one playoff appearance.[11] That season, he was a starter for the mid-season all-star game for the League1 Ontario All-Stars against the PLSQ All-Stars.[12] At the end of the season, he was named the League1 Ontario Co-Young Player of the Year and was named a First Team All-Star.[13][14] In 2019, he made seven league appearances.[15]
During the 2019–2020 season, he played for Croatian club NK Špansko, followed by NK Trnje.[6]
In July 2020, he joined NK Karlovac.[6] He departed the club in early February 2021.[16]
In 2021, he returned to FC London, making ten league appearances.[17]
In 2022, he joined Guelph United F.C. in League1 Ontario, with whom he played in the 2022 Canadian Championship against HFX Wanderers FC.[18] He made nine league appearances in League1 Ontario.[19]
International career
In 2014, he attended a camp with the Canada U15 team.[1]
In March 2015, he was called up to the Croatia U16 team,[20] with whom he played two matches.[21]