Mario Šitum

Mario Šitum

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Catanzaro
Number	92
Youth career
1999–2002	Vrapče
2002–2007	Kustošija
2007–2008	Špansko
2008–2011	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2020	Dinamo Zagreb	67	(8)
2012–2014	→ Lokomotiva (loan)	72	(8)
2014–2016	→ Spezia (loan)	65	(8)
2017–2018	→ Lech Poznań (loan)	24	(2)
2020	Kayserispor	18	(0)
2020–2022	Reggina	21	(2)
2021–2022	→ Cosenza (loan)	30	(2)
2022–	Catanzaro	52	(2)
International career
2009	Croatia U17	3	(1)
2010	Croatia U18	5	(0)
2010–2011	Croatia U19	5	(0)
2012–2013	Croatia U20	3	(0)
2011–2014	Croatia U21	15	(3)
2017	Croatia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Mario Šitum (born 4 April 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Catanzaro.

Club career

Šitum's senior career began when he was promoted from the Dinamo Academy to the first team in 2011, making his first-team debut in the same year in a 3–0 win over Czech side Sigma Olomouc. On 19 February 2011 he started and played 75 minutes in a friendly against NK Istra 1961, which Dinamo won 4–3 at the newly renovated Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula. His first league appearance came on 26 February 2011 in Dinamo's game against Karlovac. Šitum started the match and scored in the 12th minute, a goal which turned out to be the game winner. Šitum started on a high note in the 2011–12 season, scoring the fourth goal in a 5–0 win against NK Karlovac, and then scoring twice in a 4–0 win against NK Osijek. He scored again in the next round, netting the only goal in a win against NK Lučko.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 July 2014, Šitum joined Italian Serie B club Spezia on loan after a 2+1⁄2-year loan spell with NK Lokomotiva.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 June 2017, he was loaned to Polish side Lech Poznań.^[2]

On 1 September 2022, Šitum signed with Catanzaro.^[3]

International career

Internationally, Šitum scored his first goals for the Croatia national under-21 football team, during qualification for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the match against Liechtenstein where Šitum scored the first two goals in a 4–0 win.

In May 2015 he received a call-up to the senior Croatia squad for the friendly against Gibraltar and for a Euro 2016 qualifier game against Italy.^[4] His final international was a January 2017 China Cup against the hosts.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2019^[6][7]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Zagreb	2010–11	1. HNL	5	1	1	0	–		6	1
	2011–12		11	4	1	0	5	0	17	4
	2016–17		19	1	4	1	5	0	28	2
	2018–19		19	2	0	0	5	0	24	2
	Total		54	8	6	1	15	0	75	9
Lokomotiva	2011–12	1. HNL	13	1	0	0	–		13	1
	2012–13		26	2	8	4	–		34	6
	2013–14		33	5	0	0	2	2	35	7
	Total		72	8	8	4	2	2	82	14
Spezia	2014–15	Serie B	27	5	0	0	–		27	5
	2015–16		38	3	5	0	–		43	3
	Total		65	8	5	0	–		70	8
Lech Poznań	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	24	2	0	0	5	2	29	4
Career total			215	26	19	5	22	4	256	35

References

1. "Mario Šitum | Dinamo Zagreb".
2. "Situm podpisał kontrakt z Lechem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
3. "MARIO ŠITUM È UN GIOCATORE DEL CATANZARO!" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
4. "Chelsea midfielder named to Croatia squad to face Italy, Gibraltar". weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
5. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
6. Mario Šitum at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
7. Mario Šitum at Soccerway

External links

• Mario Šitum at Soccerway.com
• Mario Šitum at WorldFootball.net
• Mario Šitum at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mario Šitum at kicker (in German)
• Mario Šitum at FBref.com