Darko Zorić

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Darko Zorić
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Zorić with Montenegro in 2014
Personal information
Full name Darko Zorić
Date of birth (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Nikšić, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mornar
Number 18
Youth career
–2010 Sutjeska Nikšić
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Sutjeska Nikšić 7 (0)
2011–2014 Čelik Nikšić 54 (16)
2014–2017 AEK Athens 19 (3)
2015–2016 → Borac Čačak (loan) 25 (4)
2017–2018 Čukarički 44 (3)
2019–2021 Okzhetpes 40 (6)
2022 Kyzylzhar 35 (11)
2023–2024 Dečić 23 (2)
2024– Mornar 13 (5)
International career‡
2013–2014 Montenegro U21 8 (1)
2014 Montenegro 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2018

Darko Zorić (Serbian Cyrillic : Дарко Зорић; born 12 September 1993) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mornar. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Zorić made his professional debut with Sutjeska Nikšić in 2010 at the age of 17. After just playing seven games with Sutjeska, he transferred to city rivals Čelik Nikšić, with whom Zorić would reach two Montenegrin Cup finals. Throughout the winter of 2013–2014, negotiations took place between Zorić and Inter Milan [2] and Red Star Belgrade. [3]

AEK Athens

On 11 February 2014, it was announced that Zorić signed a contract with AEK Athens, but would play the rest of the 2013–14 season with Čelik before moving to AEK in July 2014. [4] It was reported that Dušan Bajević tipped off the Greek club into recruiting Zorić. [4] After almost three years with the club, he agreed to terminate his contract with AEK on 4 January 2017.

Loan to Borac Čačak

On 31 August 2015, Zorić joined Serbian side Borac Čačak on loan, coached by Nenad Lalatović at the time. [5] On December 2, 2015, Zorić scored a hat-trick and made two assists in a 1-5 upset which eliminated heavily favored Red Star Belgrade in the second round of the 2015-16 Serbian Cup. [6]

Čukarički

In early January 2017, Zorić signed a 2.5-year contract with Serbian team Čukarički, managed by his same coach from Borac Čačak, Nenad Lalatović. [5] [7] He made his debut for Čukarički on January 21, 2017, in a friendly match with BSK Borča which Čukarički won 9–0. [8] On February 1, 2019, Čukarički agreed with Zorić to terminate his contract. [9]

Okzhetpes

On 4 February 2019, Zorić signed a one-year contract with Kazakh club FC Okzhetpes, with an option for a one-year extension. [10]

International career

Zorić debuted at the age of 20 for the Montenegro national football team on May 23, 2014, in a 2–0 loss against Slovakia under coach Branko Brnović. [11] He has, as of 20 October 2020, earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. [12]

International goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first. [13]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2018 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 4–04–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Čelik
AEK Athens

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References

  1. ↑ Darko Zorić at Soccerway
  2. ↑ G Factor: Darko Zoric, il giovane montenegrino sul taccuino di Inter e Borussia Dortmund (in Italian) 7 December 2013
  3. ↑ Janković, Nikola. Mondo: Darko Zorić potvrdio: Pregovaram sa Zvezdom!(in Serbian) 14 January 2014
  4. 1 2 Mijušković, Dejan. "Zorić potpisao za AEK, pa pozajmljen Čeliku". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  5. 1 2 Mihajlo Vidojević (January 23, 2017). "Sportske: Zorić: "Lalatović je garant uspeha"" (in Serbian). Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Katarina Ivanović (December 3, 2015). "Politika: Zvezda nas je potcenila" (in Serbian). Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Novosti: Matijašević: Nadam se da će Zorić biti kapitalno pojačanje" (in Serbian). January 11, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Blic: O NOVOM KLUBU Darko Zorić: Čuka je najsređeniji klub u Srbiji" (in Serbian). January 23, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ Sportske.net: Darko Zorić napustio Čukarički(in Serbian). February 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ Mozzart Sport: Zorić na istoku, potpisao na 1+1(in Serbian). February 4, 2019.
  11. ↑ Soccerway: SLOVAKIA VS. MONTENEGRO 2 - 0
  12. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  13. ↑ "Zorić, Darko". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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