Ivan Marić (; born 3 August 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career Early years Born in Čačak, Marić came through the youth academy of his local side Borac Čačak. He later moved to another local club Sloboda Čačak. In the 2013–14 season, he played for Zvezdara in the Belgrade Zone League.
Professional career In early 2015, as a young prospect at the age of 20, Marić moved up two tiers to join Serbian First League club Sloga Kraljevo. He would make 10 appearances up to the end of 2014–15 season. After the season, Marić moved abroad to pursue a trial at Macedonian side Mladost Carev Dvor.
After spending the 2015–16 season with Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in the Montenegrin Second League, Marić moved to Lokomotíva Zvolen, with which he stayed until the end of 2016.
In March 2017, now a professional with foreign experience, Marić returned to his home country Serbia's First League, signing with Jagodina. That summer, Marić took his experience abroad to the Maltese Premier League, joining Mosta.
Asia In the 2018–19 season, Marić took a leap away from his home continent. Playing in the Hong Kong First Division, he was a registered foreign player for Wong Tai Sin, alongside veteran compatriot Ivan Kurtušić.
In the 2019–20 season, he was invited to join King Fung in the same division. His performances for the club received positive comments from the media, as he went on the scoresheet 4 times despite the season having been shortened by the pandemic.
Back to Europe In January 2021, Marić became Valletta's defender in the final hours of the January transfer window, as the club's intention was to replace Serbian defender Mihailo Jovanovic, who left the club to return to his homeland on account of family mourning. He left the club again at the end of the season.
Return to Asia After a trial period, Marić returned to Asia, when he signed with V.League 1 club SHB Da Nang FC on 30 December 2021.Tin tối (30/12): SHB Đà Nẵng ra mắt cựu trung vệ U17 Serbia, cao 1m91 , danviet.vn, 30 December 2021
On 21 April 2022, Marić signed for Bangladesh Premier League side Swadhinata KS during the mid season transfer window.
In September 2023, Marić moved to India, signing I-League club Aizawl.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSloga Kraljevo2014–15Serbian First League100———100Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje2015–16Montenegrin Second League20030——230Lokomotíva Zvolen2016–172. Liga (Slovakia)3010——40Jagodina2016–17Serbian First League80———80Mosta2017–18Maltese Premier League12110——131Career total531500000581
Honours Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Montenegrin Second League: 2015–16
References
External links
Maric, Ivan at Malta Football Association Maric, Ivan at Serbian First League Maric, Ivan - Hong Kong Football Association Ltd