Mateo Maraš (born 17 December 2000) is a Croatian

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player for

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and for the Croatian national team.

Career

Club

Mateo started his career in the RK Balic-Metlicic team from

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. In the 2020/21 season, he was loaned to North Macedonia's

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, with which he played in the

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. In the spring of 2021,

signed him permanently. There were other offers as well: from

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and

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, but he decided on

's offer. In 2022, the Hungarian top team MOL Tatabánya KC bought him from

. He was also able to play in the

with MOL Tatabánya KC. In January 2025, it was announced that he would transfer to

from the summer.

National team

On April 28, 2021, he played for the first time in the

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against

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and scored 4 goals. He represented Croatia at the

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. He was included in the large squad of the

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. He also participated in the

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as a member of the

. (11th place, 5 matches / 9 goals). He was included in the large squad of the men's handball team participating in the

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, but in the end he was not included in the traveling team. He also participated in the

2025 World Men's Handball Championship The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 29th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marked the first time the world cha ...

as a member of the

. (2nd place, 9 matches / 25 goals).

Personal life

His father, Ivica Maraš, was also a national team handball player and was a member of the Croatian delegation for the

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Honours

National team

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Club

;RK Eurofarm Pelister *

Macedonian Handball Super League The Macedonian Handball Super League (), is the top-tier team handball competition in North Macedonia. As of 2018, the Macedonian Handball Federation was ranked 8th in the world. Current teams Teams for season 2024–25 Handball League * RK ...

**: 2021, 2022 *

Macedonian Handball Cup The Handball Cup of North Macedonia (), is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in Macedonian handball after the Macedonian First League of Handball. Currently, RK Vardar RK Vardar 1 ...

**: 2021, 2022 *

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**: 2021 ;MOL Tatabánya KC *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

** :

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Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

**: 2025

References

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Mateo Maraš
at EHF
Mateo Maraš
at MKSZ {{DEFAULTSORT:Maraš, Mateo 2000 births Living people Croatian male handball players 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Tatabánya KC players Croatian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Croatian expatriate handball players in Hungary Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia