Marin Pongracic

Marin Pongracic (Croatian pronunciation: [mariːn ponɡratʃitɕ]; born 11 September 1997) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg. He also represents the Croatia national team. Pongracic is principally a central defender but can also play at right-back or as a defensive midfielder.

Club Career

1860 Munich

Pongracic started his football career as a product of Bayern Munich academy, before moving to Ingolstadt in 2013 at the age of 16. He made 38 appearances at under-17 and under-19 levels, before moving to 1860 Munich in 2016 in search of professional football. After establishing himself in the reserve team, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 16 April 2017 in a 1–1 draw with Sandhausen. He made seven appearances for the first team, including an appearance in a relegation play-off against Jahn Regensburg. Pongracic was sent off in the 80th minute, as the match ended up as a 1–1 draw.

Red Bull Salzburg

In summer 2017, he joined Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on a four year deal. He made his debut for the club on 22 July in a 2–0 victory over Wolfsberger. However, due to an abductor muscle injury, he missed thirteen games for the club. He returned to the team for the 5 November game against St. Polten. He made his UEFA Europa League debut on 23 November in a 3–0 victory over Vitoria Guimaraes. He then featured throughout Salzburg's Europa League campaign as they reached the semi-final, where they were eliminated by Marseille. Salzburg ended the season as the Austrian champions.

On 29 August 2018, in a Champions League play-off against Red Star Belgrade, Pongracic fouled Milan Pavkov and received a yellow card. The game ended as a 2–2 draw and Red Star qualified on away goals. Red Star captain Vujadin Savic later credited Pongracic's foul as the reason for his club's triumph, calling Pongracic out for "provocations during the whole match." On 21 February 2019, he provided

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