Leonard Mesarić
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Mesarić in spring 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NK Rudeš | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | TŠK Topolovac | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Croatia Sesvete | ||
| 2004–2005 | Karlovac | ||
| 2006 | Segesta | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Karlovac | 16 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Lokomotiva | 53 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Lokomotiva | 59 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Foolad | 52 | (1) |
| 2016– | NK Rudeš | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2015. | |||
Leonard Mesarić (pronounced [lɛ̌ːɔnar̩d mɛsariːtɕ]; born 10 August 1983) is a Croatian professional footballer who currently plays for NK Rudeš. With Dinamo Zagreb he won the 2010 Croatian Supercup which was his first honour of the career. Before joining the Croatian champions, Mesarić played for TŠK Topolovac, Karlovac, Segesta and NK Lokomotiva. He also represented Croatian national team at the under-18 and under-19 levels.[2]
Club career
Mesarić started his career at TŠK Topolovac. The club was competing in the Prva HNL and Mesarić made a total of 11 appearances throughout the season. TŠK Topolovac finished last and was relegated.[3] He continued his career playing for the second and third tier clubs Karlovac and Segesta. He made a total of 33 appearances for Karlovac and scored 3 goals, while for Segesta he played 10 matches.[1] On 21 January 2007 he gets signed by NK Lokomotiva. Mesarić won two consecutive promotions with the new club and the Zagreb club found itself playing in the Prva HNL for the 2009–10 season. In Prva HNL he made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal for Lokomotiva before he was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb on 26 June 2009.[1]
On 27 July 2014, Mesarić signed a one-year contract with Iranian champions Foolad.[4]
Outside football
Mesarić is alumnus of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, graduating two double major programs, Pedagogy and Information science. He also performs in the theatre and speaks five languages.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| TŠK Topolovac | 2001–02 | 11 | 0 |
| Karlovac | 2005–06 | 17 | 0 |
| Segesta | 10 | 0 | |
| Karlovac | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 16 | 3 | |
| Lokomotiva | 14 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2010–11 | 11 | 1 |
| Foolad | 2014–15 | 28 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 158 | 11 | |
Honours
- Croatian First League (1): 2010–11
- Croatian Cup (1): 2010–11
- Croatian Super Cup (1): 2010
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Mesarić Leonard" (in Croatian). Nogometni Magazin. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ↑ "Nastupi: Leonard Mesarić" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ↑ "Leonard Mesarić spreman za modre izazove" (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ Official: Leonard Mesarić joined Foolad
- ↑ "Leonard Mesarić: Nogometaš koji razbija predrasude" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ "Leonard Mesarić" (in Croatian). 1hnl.net. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
External links
- Leonard Mesarić at the Croatian Football Federation website (Croatian)
- Leonard Mesarić at Soccerway