Marcelo Brozović

Marcelo Brozović

Brozović in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Brozović[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 77
Youth career
2002–2010 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 22 (1)
2011–2012 Lokomotiva 33 (5)
2012–2015 Dinamo Zagreb 64 (9)
2015– Inter Milan 54 (6)
National team‡
2009–2010 Croatia U18 4 (0)
2011 Croatia U19 1 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U20 5 (3)
2011–2014 Croatia U21 13 (7)
2014– Croatia 24 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016

Marcelo Brozović (born 16 November 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Inter Milan. He is usually deployed as a box-to-box midfielder, but is considered to be a versatile midflielder who can perform well anywhere in the midfield. On the international level, Brozović plays for Croatia national team, and was part of the squad that represented his country on 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Brozović was born in Zagreb, and graduated from neighbouring Hrvatski Dragovoljac's youth setup. He made his debut as a professional on 24 July 2010, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–4 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Brozović scored his first goal on 18 March of the following year, the winner against Karlovac.

Lokomotiva

In July 2011, he signed with Lokomotiva, after Dragovoljac's relegation.[3] He appeared in 27 league matches in his first campaign, scoring four times as Lokomotiva achieved a comfortable mid-table position.

Dinamo Zagreb

In August 2012, Brozović signed a seven-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb, as a replacement for Hamburger SV-bound Milan Badelj.[4]

Inter Milan

On 24 January 2015, Brozović signed with Inter Milan on a one-and-a-half year loan deal, with a conditional obligation for Inter to buy.[5][6] Brozović took his preferred shirt number 77, last worn at Inter by Sulley Muntari. He made his official debut with the club on 1 February 2015, playing the last 20 minutes of the 3–1 away upset of Inter against Sassuolo Calcio, becoming the 900th player to wear the Nerazzurri shirt.[7] He scored his first Inter goal in final day in a 4–3 win over Empoli, helping Inter to end the season with a win.[8] Brozović finished his first Inter season with 15 league appearances, 13 of them as a starter and one goal.

Brozović continued to cement his place in the starting lineup even in the second season by playing 85 minutes in team's opening league match against Atalanta at home.[9] He scored his first league goal of the season on 23 November during the match against Frosinone at home, coming off the bench in 88th minute and netting the fourth goal of the match four minutes later, helping Inter to record its biggest win of the season.[10] On 12 December, Brozović scored his second league goal, a screamer, and the last goal of the 4–0 away win against Udinese, celebrating the goal with his teammates with EpicBrozo signature in the process.[11]

Only three days later, in the 2015–16 Coppa Italia's round of 16 match against Cagliari, Brozović scored the same identical goal that he scored against Udinese, helping Inter to progess in the quarter-final with a 3–0 win.[12] On 7 February of the following year, he assisted Jeison Murillo's goal from a corner kick in the match against Hellas Verona, which finished in a 3–3 away draw.[13] Two week later, Brozović supplied his second assist to Mauro Icardi who scored the third goal of the 3–1 home win against Sampdoria.[14]

On 2 March, in the returning leg of Coppa Italia's semi-final against Juventus at San Siro, Brozović scored a brace, including one with penalty kick, to help Inter overturn the 3–0 defeat and equal the aggregate 3–3, which led the match into the penalty shootouts; he scored his penalty shootout attempt, but Inter lost 3–5 and eventually was eliminated from the competition.[15][16]

International career

Brozović during Brazil and Croatia match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brozović appeared with Croatia in the under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 categories. With the latter he appeared well during 2013, scoring seven goals in eight appearances.

On 31 May 2014, Brozović was included in Niko Kovač's final list for 2014 FIFA World Cup,[17] and made his debut for the main squad on 7 June, starting in a 1–0 success against Australia at the Estádio de Pituaçu.[18] Brozović made his World Cup debut five days later, playing the last 26 minutes in a 1–3 loss against the hosts.[19] Since the 2014 World Cup, Brozović became a regular starter in Croatia's Euro 2016 qualifiers, playing alongside Luka Modrić and Ivan Rakitić as part of a rotating midfield triangle for Croatia. He scored his first goal for Croatia against Azerbaijan, in a 6-0 win in Osijek. His second goal of the Euro 2016 qualifiers came in March 2015 against Norway, when he gave his team a 1-0 lead with a low curving shot from 20 meters into the bottom right corner.[20] He netted a brace for Croatia on November 12th 2016 in the World Cup qualifiers against Iceland.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 May 2016[21][22][23]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2010–11 22110——231
Total 22110——231
Lokomotiva 2011–12 274———274
2012–13 6111——72
Total 33511——346
Dinamo Zagreb 2012–13 232106[lower-alpha 1]0—302
2013–14 276618[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0428
2014–15 1410012[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 3]0273
Total 64971263209913
Inter Milan 2014–15 15110——161
2015–16 32433——357
Total 47543——518
Career totals 166201352632020728
  1. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League,Six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Croatian Football Super Cup
  4. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League,Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

    International

    As of 12 November 2016[24]
    Croatia national team
    YearAppsGoals
    201471
    201572
    2016103
    Total246

    International goals

    Scores and Results show Croatia's goal tally first
    Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
    1. 13 October 2014 Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia  Azerbaijan
    4–0
    6–0
    		UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
    2. 28 March 2015 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Norway
    1–0
    5–1
    		UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
    3. 17 November 2015 Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don, Russia  Russia
    1–2
    1–3
    		Friendly
    4. 23 March 2016 Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia  Israel
    2–0
    2–0
    		Friendly
    5. 12 November 2016 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Iceland
    1–0
    2–0
    		2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification
    6. 12 November 2016 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Iceland
    2–0
    2–0
    		2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification

    Honours

    Dinamo Zagreb

    Notes

    1. ↑ Includes cup competitions such as the Croatian Football Cup , and Coppa Italia

    References

    1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
    2. ↑ "Marcelo Brozovic: Player Profile". Internazionale.
    3. ↑ "Lokomotiva cilja na ostanak" [Lokomotiva aims to stay] (in Croatian). 13 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
    4. ↑ Dubravac, Ante (31 August 2012). "Marcelo Brozović potpisao sedmogodišnji ugovor s Dinamom" [Marcelo Brozovic signed a seven-year contract with Dinamo]. Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    5. ↑ "Marcelo Brozovic is an Inter player". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    6. ↑ "Marcelo Brozovic unveiling". inter.it. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    7. ↑ "Sassuolo 3-1 Inter Milan: Roberto Mancini's side suffer another loss in bad-tempered affair at surprise-package Sassuolo". Daily Mail. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
    8. ↑ "Inter 4-3 Empoli: Seven second-half goals see Nerazzurri finish with a flurry". Goal.com. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
    9. ↑ Rohan Banerjee (23 August 2015). "Inter Milan 1-0 Atalanta: Manchester City flop Stevan Jovetic marks San Siro debut with last-minute wonder strike". Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
    10. ↑ Hernán Buso (23 November 2015). "Inter Milan 4-0 Frosinone: Delight for Mancini as his team climb top". Vavel.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
    11. ↑ "Mauro Icardi scored twice as Inter Milan dispatched Udinese to extend their lead at the top of Serie A". BBC.com. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
    12. ↑ "Inter 3-0 Cagliari: Mancini's men stroll to Coppa Italia win". Goal.com. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
    13. ↑ "Hellas Verona vs. Internazionale 3 – 3". Soccerway. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
    14. ↑ "Watching Mourinho inspires Inter to 3-1 win over Sampdoria". Nzherald.co.nz. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
    15. ↑ "Inter overturn 3-0 deficit but lose Coppa Italia shootout to Juventus". The Guardian. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
    16. ↑ "Coppa: Juve penalties break Inter hearts". Football Italia. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
    17. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Lovren and Jelavic in Croatia squad". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
    18. ↑ "Australia's 1–0 loss to Croatia was a step in the right direction ahead of the World Cup kick-off". Herald Sun. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
    19. ↑ "Brazil 3–1 Croatia". 12 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
    20. ↑ "Croatia thrashes Norway 5-1 in Euro qualifier". Yahoo. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
    21. ↑ "Croatia - M. Brozović - Profile with news, career statistics". Soccerway. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
    22. ↑ Marcelo Brozović at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
    23. ↑ "Marcelo Brozović". inter.it. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    24. ↑ Marcelo Brozović at National-Football-Teams.com
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