Marko Šimić (born 23 January 1988) is a Croatian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a forward.

Club career

Šimić was born in

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

, Croatia.

Negeri Sembilan

On 6 January 2017, Šimić joined

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. The season usually ra ...

side

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...

Melaka United

On 10 June 2017, Šimić signed with Melaka United after being dropped by Negeri Sembilan. He made his debut for Melaka United in a 1–1 draw against PKNS on 1 July 2017.

Persija Jakarta

First tenure

On 27 December 2017, Šimić signed with

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jaka ...

after not reaching agreement with Kelantan FA. Šimić made his Persija debut in a pre-season friendly against Persika Karawang on 30 December. On 8 January 2018, Šimić made his first goal for the club in a pre-season tournament 2018 Suramadu Super Cup against Madura United, as his team drew 2–2. In 2018 Indonesia President's Cup, Šimić scored a brace in Persija's 3–0 final win over Bali United. He also won the best player title and became a top scorer with 11 goals at that tournament. On 28 February 2018, Šimić made his international goal for Persija with scored a hat-trick in a 4–1

AFC Cup The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC C ...

win over Tampines Rovers, and a month later, he made his league debut in the 2018 Liga 1 for Persija on 23 March in a draw 0–0 against Bhayangkara. On 31 March, Šimić scored his first league goal for Persija in the first half 1–1 draw over Arema, and in the second half, he also scored for the team, he scored in the 52nd minute, in which Šimić scored 2 goals and Persija won over Arema 3–1 at the

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (; literal translation, literally "Bung Karno Sports Arena Main Stadium"), formerly Senayan Main Stadium and Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the Gelora Bung Karno Spor ...

. On 10 April 2018, he scored a quat-trick as Persija claimed a 4–0 win over Johor Darul Ta’zim in the AFC Cup. Šimić also became the first player to scored a hat-trick twice and a quat-trick in 2018 AFC Cup. In 2018, Šimić brought Persija Jakarta to their first Liga 1 title and their eleventh Indonesian league title overall (including those Persija won in the Perserikatan era). Šimić then won the Golden Boot award after he finished the 2019 season as the top goal-scorer in the Liga 1 with 28 goals. On 2 October 2021, Šimić scored his goal for Persija against Persiraja Banda Aceh as his team won 1–0, Persija's victory over Persiraja was determined by a Šimić goal through a penalty kick in the 70th minute, Simic's goal is also his 50th record during strengthening with Persija Jakarta. On 26 April 2022, Šimić terminates contract unilaterally with Persija after his salary was cut when 2020 Liga 1 was stopped.

Second tenure

After a brief time playing with FK Radnički 1923 Keagujevac, Šimić returned to Persija right before the start of the 2023-2024 Liga 1 season. He signed a two-year deal with Persija. On his second start in a match against Bhayangkara which ended 4–1, Šimić scored his 99th and 100th goal for Persija in all competitions.

International career

Šimić has represented Croatia internationally at U19,

U20 U20 or U-20 may refer to: Naval vessels * * , a sloop of the Royal Navy * , a submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy Other uses * Great truncated cuboctahedron * Meizu U20, a smartphone * Roland U-20, a synthesizer * Small nucleolar RNA S ...

and U21 level.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Daugava Daugavpils *

Latvian Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Latvian football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Gaming Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due to the sponsorship by sports betting company ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Becamex Bình Dương * V.League 1:

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup (), commonly recognized and branded as the National Cup (), is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club competitions in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Cup was first held in 1992. Cảng S ...

Persija Jakarta * Liga 1:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

* Indonesia President's Cup:

* Menpora Cup:

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Individual * Indonesia President's Cup Top Goalscorer:

* Indonesia President's Cup Best Player:

* Liga 1 Top Goalscorer:

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

* Liga 1 Team of the Season:

* East Java Governor Cup Top Goalscorer:

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

APPI Indonesia Soccer Awards Best Forward: 2019APPI Indonesia Soccer Awards Best Goal: 2019APPI Indonesia Soccer Awards Best XI: 2019
* Liga 1 Goal of the Month: December 2021

References

External links