Robert Murić (born 12 March 1996) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for Slovenian club NŠ Mura.

Club career

Murić played youth football in Croatia for Lepoglava, Schiedel Novi Golubovec, Ivančica Ivanec, Zagorec Krapina and

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. In January 2014 he was linked with a transfer to English club

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. In June 2014 he signed a four-year contract with Dutch club

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, effective from 1 July 2014. Dinamo Zagreb claimed that the contract between Murić and Ajax was not valid, and that he remained their player. In July 2014 Murić was awarded squad number 18 by Ajax for the forthcoming season. He played for

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in the

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for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. He spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Italian club

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. In August 2017 he signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club

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. In February 2019 he returned to Croatia and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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. In June 2022 he signed for Turkish club

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. He left the club in February 2024. Later that month he signed for Slaven Belupo. On 15 February 2025, Murić joined NŠ Mura on a one-year deal with an option for an additional one-year extension.

International career

Murić has played for the Croatia under-17 team, for whom he played at the

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, as well as the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He also played for the under-19 team. On 25 March 2019, Murić made his debut with Croatia U21 in the match against Italy U21. He took part with the U21 team in the

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Career statistics

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2013–14 Rijeka * Croatian Cup:

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Individual

top assist provider: 2021–22

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muric, Robert 1996 births Footballers from Varaždin Living people Croatian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Delfino Pescara 1936 players S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players HNK Rijeka players Konyaspor footballers NK Slaven Belupo players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Serie A players Liga Portugal 2 players Croatian Football League players Süper Lig players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen NŠ Mura players