Mario Šitum

Mario Šitum

Personal information
Date of birth	4 April 1992 (1992-04-04) (age 19)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Dinamo Zagreb
Number	18
Youth career
2002–2003	Špansko
2003–2010	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2011–	Dinamo Zagreb	15	(5)
National team‡
2009	Croatia U17	3	(1)
2010	Croatia U18	5	(0)
2010–	Croatia U19	5	(0)
2011–	Croatia U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2010

Mario Šitum, (Croatian pronunciation: [marˈio ʃːtum]; born 4 April 1992 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a forward for Dinamo Zagreb in Prva HNL, as well as for the Croatia national under-18 football team, for whom he has made two appearances.

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 the 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 the 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.

Internationally, Šitum has made five appearances for the Croatia under-18 side, without scoring a goal yet.

References

• Mario Šitum at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
• Mario Šitum international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website

Persondata
Name	Situm, Mario
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	4 April 1992
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Date of death
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