Marko Luka Maletic (; born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Guelph United in League1 Ontario.

Early life

Maletic began playing soccer at age six with Kitchener SC. Afterwards he played for Waterloo Minor SC, Mississauga Falcons, and ProStars FC, while also playing with the Ontario provincial team. In 2015, he moved to Croatia and joined the Dinamo Zagreb Academy. In 2016, he returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy. In 2017, he returned to Croatia and joined the youth system of HNK Hajduk Split.

Marko Maletic (soccer, born 1999)

Club career

In 2016, he played for Toronto FC III in both League1 Ontario and the Premier Development League.

Marko Maletic (soccer, born 1999)

In July 2016, Maletic was promoted to Toronto FC II and made his professional debut on July 10 against the Harrisburg City Islanders. He did not return to the side in 2017.

Marko Maletic (soccer, born 1999)

In 2018, Maletic began playing for League1 Ontario side FC London, where he made fourteen regular season appearances and one playoff appearance. That season, he was a starter for the mid-season all-star game for the League1 Ontario All-Stars against the PLSQ All-Stars. At the end of the season, he was named the League1 Ontario Co-Young Player of the Year and was named a First Team All-Star. In 2019, he made seven league appearances.

During the 2019-2020 season, he played for Croatian club NK Špansko, followed by NK Trnje.

In July 2020, he joined NK Karlovac. He departed the club in early February 2021.

In 2021, he returned to FC London, making ten league appearances.

In 2022, he joined Guelph United F.C. in League1 Ontario, with whom he played in the 2022 Canadian Championship against HFX Wanderers FC. He made nine league appearances in League1 Ontario.

International career

In 2014, he attended a camp with the Canada U15 team.

In March 2015, he was called up to the Croatia U16 team, with whom he played two matches.

References

External links

1999 births

Living people

Men's association football defenders

Canadian men's soccer players

Canada men's youth international soccer players

Canadian people of Croatian descent

Soccer people from Ontario

Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario

GNK Dinamo Zagreb players

Toronto FC players

Toronto FC II players

HNK Hajduk Split players

League1 Ontario players

USL Championship players

BVB International Academy Waterloo players

ProStars FC players

Guelph United F.C. players

NK Karlovac players