Marijan Ćavar (; born 2 February 1998) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

club

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. Ćavar started his professional career at

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

, before joining

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

in 2018, who loaned him to

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later that year. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ćavar made his senior international debut in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Ćavar started his career at local clubs, before joining

's youth academy in 2014. He made his professional debut against

Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...

on 28 May 2017 at the age of 19.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 19 January 2018, Ćavar was transferred to German side

for an undisclosed fee. He waited on his official debut for the club over three months, until 28 April. Ćavar won his first trophy with the club on 19 May, by beating

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in DFB-Pokal final. In August 2018, Ćavar was sent on a season-long loan to Croatian club

. Ćavar joined

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on a free transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2021 following a trial at the club. He signed a contract until the end of the season with the option of two further years.

International career

Ćavar represented

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on various youth levels. He also served as

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of the under-21 team under coach

Vinko Marinović Vinko Marinović (born 3 March 1971) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka. Club career Marinović started playing football at nine years of age with the yo ...

. In January 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for

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games against

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and

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. Ćavar debuted in a goalless draw against former on 28 January.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2016–17 Eintracht Frankfurt * DFB-Pokal: 2017–18

References

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