Maro Katinić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sharjah | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Rijeka | ||
| 2019–2022 | Dinamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Dinamo II | 33 | (1) |
| 2023 | Dinamo | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bravo (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sharjah | 38 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Croatia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Croatia U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Maro Katinić (born 13 April 2004) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sharjah.
Club career
As a youth player, Katinić joined the youth academy of Croatian side Rijeka. At the age of fifteen, he joined the youth academy of Croatian side Dinamo and was promoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the 2021–22 season, where he made thirty-three league appearances and scored one goal.
During the winter of the 2022–23 season, he was sent on loan to Slovenian side Bravo, where he made twenty-two league appearances and scored one goal. Following his stint there, he signed for Emirati side Sharjah in 2023, helping the club win the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two.[2]
International career
Katinić is a Croatia youth international. During September, October, and November 2023, he played for the Croatia national under-21 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.