Marko Šimić (born 23 January 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career Šimić was born in Rijeka, Croatia.
Negeri Sembilan On 6 January 2017, Šimić joined Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan.Vidic, Simic, – Negeri Sembilan sign 4 new foreigners ahead of 2017 MPL ; stadium.my, 6 January 2017
Melaka United On 10 June 2017, Šimić signed with Melaka United after being dropped by Negeri Sembilan.MU ikat Simic (in Indonesian). Berita Harian. 10 June 2017 He made his debut for Melaka United in a 1–1 draw against PKNS on 1 July 2017.
Persija Jakarta
First tenure On 27 December 2017, Šimić signed with Persija Jakarta after not reaching agreement with Kelantan FA. Šimić made his Persija debut in a pre-season friendly against Persika Karawang on 30 December.
On 8 January 2018, Šimić made his first goal for the club in a pre-season tournament 2018 Suramadu Super Cup against Madura United, as his team drew 2–2.
In 2018 Indonesia President's Cup, Šimić scored a brace in Persija's 3–0 final win over Bali United. He also won the best player title and became a top scorer with 11 goals at that tournament. On 28 February 2018, Šimić made his international goal for Persija with scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 AFC Cup win over Tampines Rovers, and a month later, he made his league debut in the 2018 Liga 1 for Persija on 23 March in a draw 0–0 against Bhayangkara. On 31 March, Šimić scored his first league goal for Persija in the first half 1–1 draw over Arema, and in the second half, he also scored for the team, he scored in the 52nd minute, in which Šimić scored 2 goals and Persija won over Arema 3–1 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
On 10 April 2018, he scored a quat-trick as Persija claimed a 4–0 win over Johor Darul Ta’zim in the AFC Cup. Šimić also became the first player to scored a hat-trick twice and a quat-trick in 2018 AFC Cup. In 2018, Šimić brought Persija Jakarta to their first Liga 1 title and their eleventh Indonesian league title overall (including those Persija won in the Perserikatan era).
Šimić then won the Golden Boot award after he finished the 2019 season as the top goal-scorer in the Liga 1 with 28 goals.
On 2 October 2021, Šimić scored his goal for Persija against Persiraja Banda Aceh as his team won 1–0, Persija's victory over Persiraja was determined by a Šimić goal through a penalty kick in the 70th minute, Simic's goal is also his 50th record during strengthening with Persija Jakarta.
On 26 April 2022, Šimić terminates contract unilaterally with Persija after his salary was cut when 2020 Liga 1 was stopped.
Second tenure After a brief time playing with FK Radnički 1923 Keagujevac, Šimić returned to Persija right before the start of the 2023-2024 Liga 1 season. He signed a two-year deal with Persija. On his second start in a match against Bhayangkara which ended 4–1, Šimić scored his 99th and 100th goal for Persija in all competitions.
International career Šimić has represented Croatia internationally at U19, U20 and U21 level.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup Continental Others TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDaugava2008Virslīga204––––204Khimki2009Russian Premier League30––––30Lokomotiva2010–111. HNL81––––81Vasas2011–12Nemzeti Bajnokság I1631032––205Ferencváros2011–12Nemzeti Bajnokság I81––––81Bełchatów2012–13Ekstraklasa50––––50Mura 052012–13PrvaLiga71––––71Inter Zaprešić2013–142. HNL3010–––40Pordenone2014–15Serie C10––––10Becamex Binh Duong2015V.League 164––––64Dong Thap2016V.League 194––––94Loang An2016V.League 1103––––103Negeri Sembilan2017Liga Premier13762–––199Melaka United2017Liga Super99–33––1212Persija Jakarta2018Liga 1301800–7961143382019Liga 1322865–21–40342020Liga 12100––56772021–22Liga 1271400––723416Total916165–910181912495Radnički Kragujevac2022–23Serbian SuperLiga6100–––61Persija Jakarta2023–24Liga 1271100––0027112024–25Liga 124500––20265Total511600–00205316Career total266115147659102019315166
Honours Daugava Daugavpils Latvian Cup: 2008
Becamex Bình Dương V.League 1: 2015 Vietnamese Cup: 2015
Persija Jakarta Liga 1: 2018 Indonesia President's Cup: 2018 Menpora Cup: 2021 Piala Indonesia runner-up: 2018–19
Individual Indonesia President's Cup Top Goalscorer: 2018 Indonesia President's Cup Best Player: 2018 Liga 1 Top Goalscorer: 2019 Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2019 East Java Governor Cup Top Goalscorer: 2020 APPI Indonesia Soccer Awards Best Forward: 2019 APPI Indonesia Soccer Awards Best Goal: 2019 APPI Indonesia Soccer Awards Best XI: 2019 Liga 1 Goal of the Month: December 2021
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