Robert Murić
Croatian footballer
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Robert Murić (born 12 March 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Albanian club Bylis Ballsh.
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Murić playing for Croatia U19 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bylis Ballsh | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Lepoglava | ||
| 2006–2007 | Schiedel Novi Golubovec | ||
| 2007–2008 | Ivančica Ivanec | ||
| 2009–2011 | Zagorec Krapina | ||
| 2011–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Jong Ajax | 48 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pescara (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Braga B | 18 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Rijeka | 100 | (28) |
| 2022–2024 | Konyaspor | 44 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Slaven Belupo | 20 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | NŠ Mura | 27 | (0) |
| 2026– | Bylis Ballsh | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2015 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Murić played youth football in Croatia for Lepoglava, Schiedel Novi Golubovec, Ivančica Ivanec, Zagorec Krapina and Dinamo Zagreb.[2][3]
In January 2014 he was linked with a transfer to English club Manchester United.[4]
In June 2014 he signed a four-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, effective from 1 July 2014.[5] Dinamo Zagreb claimed that the contract between Murić and Ajax was not valid, and that he remained their player.[6] In July 2014 Murić was awarded squad number 18 by Ajax for the forthcoming season.[7] He played for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[1]
He spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Italian club Pescara.[1]
In August 2017 he signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Braga.[8]
In February 2019 he returned to Croatia and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with HNK Rijeka.[9]
In June 2022 he signed for Turkish club Konyaspor.[10] He left the club in February 2024.[11] Later that month he signed for Slaven Belupo.[12]
On 15 February 2025, Murić joined NŠ Mura on a one-year deal with an option for an additional one-year extension.[13]
International career
Murić has played for the Croatia under-17 team,[1] for whom he played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[14] as well as the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[15] He also played for the under-19 team.[1] On 25 March 2019, Murić made his debut with Croatia U21 in the match against Italy U21.[16] He took part with the U21 team in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of 26 May 2022.[17]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2014–15 | Jupiler League | 17 | 4 | – | – | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 8 | – | – | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | ||
| Ajax | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |
| Braga B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Rijeka | 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 17 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 6 | 4[a] | 3 | 3[b] | 1 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||
| Total | 100 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 123 | 38 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 197 | 56 | ||
- One appearance in Croatian Super Cup and three in Croatian Football Cup.
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
