Martin Erlić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zadar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2012–2014 | Rijeka | ||
| 2014–2015 | Parma | ||
| 2015–2017 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Südtirol (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Spezia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Spezia | 50 | (3) |
| 2021– | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Spezia (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Croatia U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Croatia U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Croatia | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:43, 13 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Martin Erlić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎrtin êːrlitɕ];[2][3] born 24 January 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Croatia national team.
Club career
Sassuolo
After Parma's bankruptcy, he went to Sassuolo on 2015.[4]
Loan to Südtirol
On 31 August 2017, Erlić was signed by Serie C side Südtirol on a season-long loan deal. On 8 October he made his Serie C debut for Südtirol, as a substitute replacing Filippo Sgarbi in the 70th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Padova.[5] On 15 October he played his first entire match for Südtirol, a 5–0 home win over Santarcangelo.[6] On 8 November, Erlić scored his first professional goal for Südtirol in the 81st minute of a 1–0 away win over Sambenedettese.[7] Erlić ended his season-long loan to Südtirol with 30 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.[8]
Loan to Spezia
On 10 July 2018, Erlić was loaned to Serie B club Spezia on a season-long loan deal.
Spezia
After missing most of the 2018–19 season through the injury,[4] he rejoined Spezia on a permanent basis on 15 July 2019.[9]
Return to Sassuolo
On 16 August 2021, Erlić's rights were sold to Sassuolo, who then loaned him back to Spezia for the 2021–22 season.[10]
International career
Erlić made his debut for the Croatia national team on 6 June 2022, in a 1–1 draw with France in the Nations League. As he confessed, he missed his brother's wedding in order to play for the national team.[11]
Personal life
On 24 October 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 7 | ||
International
- As of match played 13 June 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Martin Erlić". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Màrtin1". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Màrtin
- ^ "jèrlija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Ȇrlić
- ^ a b "Finale playoff: da Gyasi a Nzola, gli (altri) talenti da seguire in Spezia-Frosinone" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Südtirol vs. Santarcangelo - 15 October 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Sambenedettese vs. Südtirol - 8 November 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Croatia - M. Erlić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Mercato: Martin Erlic ancora in maglia bianca" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "MARTIN ERLIC A TITOLO DEFINITIVO AL SASSUOLO" (in Italian). Spezia. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Erlić: Brat mi se ženio, a ja nisam otišao na vjenčanje zbog Hrvatske". Index.hr (in Croatian). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Comunicato ufficiale: Martin Erlić" (Press release). Spezia. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Martin Erlić profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
- Martin Erlić at Soccerway
- Martin Erlić at the Croatian Football Federation
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