Marko Kolar (born 31 May 1995) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Kolar started his career at Mladost Zabok and Tondach Bedekovčina before joining

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in 2008. He was the top scorer in the 2011–12 season of the

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. In September 2012, Kolar signed a seven-year professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb. In the 2013–14 season, Kolar was loaned to second-tier club

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. He was then loaned to Lokomotiva for the 2014–15 season, before joining Lokomotiva permanently after the season. On 5 September 2017, Kolar signed a contract with

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. On 17 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Dutch

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club

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* * * * 1995 births Living people People from Zabok Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Sesvete players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Inter Zaprešić players Wisła Kraków players FC Emmen players Wisła Płock players NK Maribor players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Ekstraklasa players Eredivisie players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub