Marin Ljubicic

Marin Ljubicic (born 28 February 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Prva HNL side Hajduk Split.

Club Career

Nicknamed "the Split Mbappe", Ljubicic was born and raised in Split to family from Runovici. His great performances for the Hajduk U19s earned him a promotion to the senior team in spring 2021, during the tenure of Paolo Tramezzani. He made his debut for senior Hajduk side on 2 March 2021, in a 3–0 Croatian Cup victory over Zagreb, coming off the bench in the 79th minute and replacing Mehmet Umut Nayir. Ljubicic made his senior league debut for Hajduk on 20 March 2021, in a Dalmatian derby against Sibenik at Stadion Poljud. He came off the bench in the 62nd minute, replacing Tonio Teklic, and converted Mario Vuskovic's cross to score the only goal in the 1–0 victory. He was praised by Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic after the performance. On 29 March, Ljubicic signed a contract with the club until 2026.

On 22 July 2021, in his European debut in a Conference League qualifier, Ljubicic scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Tobol.