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Domen Makuc | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Postojna, Slovenia | 1 July 2000||
Nationality | Slovenian | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | FC Barcelona | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2009 | RK Gold Club Kozina | ||
2009–2015 | RK Škerjanc Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina | ||
2015–2016 | RK Celje | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2016–2020 | RK Celje | ||
2020– | FC Barcelona | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Slovenia | 20 | (37) |
Domen Makuc (born 1 July 2000) is a Slovenian handball player. He plays as a centre back for FC Barcelona and the Slovenian national team. [1] He participated at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship. [2]
In playing for RK Celje in the 2016–17 EHF Champions League, he became the first player born in the twenty-first century to feature in the competition. [3] That same year, he became the first born in the twenty-first century to score in it. [4] [5] After signing with Barça, he was awarded the player of the match award on his debut in a victory over BM Benidorm in the Supercopa ASOBAL. [6] He made his international debut for Slovenia against the Netherlands in 2021. Makuc was the top scorer in a key 2022-23 EHF Champions League group match against THW Kiel. [7] Considered one of the best young players in the world, he has been compared to his idol, Ivano Balic. [8] [9] Makuc was expected to play a significant role for Barça ahead of the 2023-24 season following the departure of Luka Cindrić, but suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season [10] Makuc missed the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a result. [11] [12]
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