Mario Ticinovic

Mario Ticinovic (born 20 August 1991) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a winger for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.

He has amassed a total 44 youth caps for Croatia under six different age groups.

Club Career

Hajduk Split

Ticinovic began his playing career at Hajduk Split, he didn't graduate from all the youth levels of Hajduk. That decision would later affect his career. His first game for Hajduk was on 3 August 2008 against Varteks, he came on for Mladen Bartolovic which made him at that time the youngest player ever that debuted for Hajduk on senior level with only 16 years of age. The game ended in a one all draw. Ticinovic scored his first goal for the team in a 4–0 win over Birkirkara, becoming the youngest Hajduk's scorer in European competitions ever. Ticinovic was often hailed by the media as the new Croatian star and was expected to make a significant international career. Despite his talent he did manage to find himself in the starting 11 and was mostly used as a substitute which affected him negatively.

In 2008, he suffered an injury which kept him of the field for nearly 1 year. In 2009 under manager Edoardo Reja he was used more often in the first team but after suffering another injury during the winter preparations in Marbella he paused for 2 months and after Reja left the club Ticinovic found himself again on the bench. He won the Croatian Cup in 2010. In the following season he joined Karlovac on loan but after 6 months he returned to Hajduk again to find himself with minor minutes on the field.

In 2011, manager Krasimir Balakov came to Hajduk and started using young Ticinovic as a left back. He did not prove himself to the new manager and was used again as a late substitute. In November 2011 Ticinovic was kicked from the first team for breaking the door in the club restaurant and for disrespecting manager Balakov. He was given the status as a not needed player and was loaned to F.C. Nordsjalland. Finally he was sold to

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