Gabriel Marušić (born 3 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II. Born in Germany, he is a Croatia youth international.

Gabriel Marušić
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Marušić
Date of birth (2003-03-03) March 3, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich II
Youth career
–2017 1. FC Nürnberg
2017–2022 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bayern Munich II 23 (0)
2022– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
International career
2017 Croatia U14 2 (1)
2019 Croatia U16 3 (0)
2020 Croatia U17 3 (0)
2021 Croatia U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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Marušić was born in Nuremberg, Germany, and started playing football at the age of five. He joined the youth academy of German side 1. FC Nürnberg at the age of eight.[1] Later he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich at the age of fourteen on 2017.

Club career

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He started his professional career with German side Bayern Munich II. On 11 March 2022, he debuted for the club during a 3–0 Regionalliga Bayern win over SpVgg Unterhaching.

Marušić has been called-up twice with the Bayern Munich senior team. The first time for a 2–0 home win UEFA Champions League stage group match against Italian Serie A club Inter Milan on 1 November 2022.[2] The second time for a 6–1 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on 8 November 2022.[3] Both times as an unused substitute.

International career

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Marušić has represented Croatia internationally from under-14 on 2017, to under-18 level on 2021.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 12 0 12 0
2022–23 10 0 10 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0
2024–25 1 0 1 0
Total 23 0 23 0
Bayern Munich 2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0

Style of play

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He mainly operates as a centre-back and can also play as a left-back.[4]

Personal life

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Marušić has regarded Spain international Sergio Ramos as his football idol. He is the son of Damir Marušić and Antonija Marušić.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gabrijel Marušić nova hrvatska nada". fenix-magazin.de. 22 June 2017.
  2. ^ "History: Bayern-Inter: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Group stage".
  3. ^ "Spieltag/Tabelle". 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Marusic: Tuchel u prvu momčad Bayerna promovirao talentiranog Hrvata". 24sata.hr. 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Marusic: Velika nada HR nogometa iz Hajduka preko Bayerna do reprezentacije". germanijak.hr.