Marin Ljubić (born 18 October 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bahraini club East Riffa.
Career
Hajduk Split
On 29 July 2018, Ljubić made his Hajduk Split debut, coming on as a substitute for Tomislav Duka in a 4–1 defeat against Osijek.[3][4] Four days later, he got his first start and a European debut in UEFA Europa League second round qualifier against Slavia Sofia. Ljubić had a couple of saves and helped Hajduk reach third qualifying round after a 3–2 win in Sofia.[5]
FC Lahti
On 16 January 2023, Ljubić signed a one-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga side Lahti.[6] During the season, he made a total of 24 appearances for the club.
FC Bunyodkor
Ljubić signed with Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan Super League for the 2024 season.[7]
East Riffa
In 2025, Ljubić moved to Bahraini team East Riffa Club. On February 28, he scored a stoppage-time equalizing goal from a corner in the quarterfinals of the King's Cup against Al-Riffa, where his side would go on to lose via a penalty shootout in which he converted a penalty.
Career statistics
- As of 27 November 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split II | 2017–18 | 2. HNL | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. HNL | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| İstanbulspor | 2020–21 | 1. Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1. Lig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mura (loan) | 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bunyodkor | 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| East Riffa | 2024–25 | Bahraini Premier League | – | – | ||||||||
| Career total | 91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Turkish Cup, Slovenian Cup, Suomen Cup and Uzbekistan Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- ^ a b Marin Ljubić at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Hajduk na mukama: Duka slomio ruku u Osijeku, u Sofiju bez prva dva vratara". goal.com (in Croatian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Najveća pobjeda NK Osijeka nad Hajdukom ikada! Osječani pobjedili rezultatom 4-1". osijeknews.hr (in Croatian). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Marin Ljubić: You train for this whole your life, I'm glad I helped the team". hajduk.hr. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Marin Ljubić vartioimaan FC Lahden maalia" [Marin Ljubić to guard FC Lahti's goal] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Branio je za Hajduk u kvalifikacijama za Europa ligu. Sada će igrati u Uzbekistanu, index.hr, 13 January 2024
External links
- Marin Ljubić at Soccerway.com
- Marin Ljubić at kicker (in German)
- Marin Ljubić at FBref.com
- Marin Ljubić at the Turkish Football Federation
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