Marin Tomasov

Marin Tomasov

Tomasov with TSV 1860 München in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987
Place of birth Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Nassr (on loan from Rijeka)
Number 11
Youth career
NK Sv. Mihovil
Zadar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Zadar 72 (12)
2009–2012 Hajduk Split 76 (15)
2012–2015 1860 München 51 (3)
2015– Rijeka 53 (16)
2016– → Al-Nassr (loan) 8 (1)
Total 259 (47)
National team‡
2007–2008 Croatia U21 9 (1)
2013 Croatia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2015

Marin Tomasov (born 31 August 1987) is a Croatian footballer[1] who has represented Croatia as an under-21 international player. He plays as a right or left winger or an attacking midfielder and is known for his pace and skill on the ball. He plays for Al-Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia, on loan from HNK Rijeka.

Club career

Coming from the village of Dobropoljana, on the island of Pašman, Tomasov entered the youth ranks of NK Sveti Mihovil, on the neighboring island of Ugljan, which represents both islands. Some years after, Tomasov was brought up through the NK Zadar youth academy and in 2006 he signed a professional contract with the senior team and was assigned the number 14 jersey. In the three seasons he spent at the club, spanning from 2006 to 2009, he made 72 appearances scoring 12 goals. His 2008–09 Prva HNL season was especially impressive and Croatian giants Hajduk Split were quick to snap him up in a deal worth over 350,000 euros in the summer of 2009. At his new club he retained his jersey number of 14 which he wore at NK Zadar.

Hajduk Split

In his first season at his new club, he found himself in and out of the starting line-up appearing 22 times in both league and cup games but only 11 of these were from the starting line-up. He managed only two goals in all of the 2009–10 Prva HNL and even though he was only 20 years old at the time, he stated himself that he was disappointed with his season and will be looking to improve in the future.

His 2010–11 season was just that. In the league he made 26 total appearances, 15 of which were starts and scored four goals but where he grabbed the most attention was his performances in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League where he grabbed two goals in nine games and starred throughout the competition in both the group stage games and qualifying.

Tomasov started the 2011–12 Prva HNL season in exhilarating fashion scoring the winner in the opening game against HNK Sibenik in the 87th minute. His next goal came three games later when he scored the first in a 3–0 away win against NK Istra 1961. He also scored the next match in a home game against NK Zagreb where he grabbed the opener, scoring inside 50 seconds of the start of the match. He grabbed the opener again in the next match in the Split derby against RNK Split making it the third consecutive game in which he scored the opener, this time in the second minute.

1860 München

In July 2012, Tomasov joined German 2nd Bundesliga side TSV 1860 München on a three-year contract.

Rijeka

On 10 January 2015, Tomasov signed a  3 1⁄2-year contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia's Prva HNL.[2] In his first season with the club he was prolific, netting 7 goals in 15 league appearances and one goal in three cup fixtures. He continued in the same fashion in the 2015–16 season. He scored both of Rijeka's goals in a 2–0 away win against RNK Split. He also scored from a free-kick and collected two assists in Rijeka's 3–0 away thumping of his former club, Hajduk Split. Tomasov's performances during 2015 did not go unnoticed and earned him the Prva HNL Player of the Year award. He was chosen as the best player in the league by captains of all Croatian First Football League clubs.[3] He finished the 2015–16 season with 8 league goals and 12 assists to his account (the highest in the league). He was also the top scorer in the 2015–16 Croatian Football Cup with 5 goals. During the season, Tomasov did not miss a single match, collecting 43 appearances in as many competitive fixtures.

Al-Nassr (loan)

On 5 August 2016, Rijeka and Al-Nassr agreed terms for Tomasov's transfer to the Saudi club, with the deal valued at €2.8 million. In the first instance, Tomasov will be on loan until June 2017 for a fee of €800,000. The Saudi club will then have an option to buy his contract for the remaining €2 million.[4]

International career

Between 2007 and 2008, Tomasov was capped nine times and scored one goal for Croatia national under-21 football team. He has one cap for the Croatian national football team, earned in the 2–1 away win against South Korea on 10 September 2013.[5]

Career statistics

Season Club League League Cup & Supercup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006–07 Zadar 2. HNL 24310–253
2007–08 1. HNL 31510–325
2008–09 17410–184
Zadar total 721230007512
2008–09 Hajduk Split 1. HNL 13131–162
2009–10 2027020292
2010–11 2643292388
2011–12 1782020218
Hajduk total 761515313210420
2012–13 1860 München 2. Bundesliga 26230–292
2013–14 15110–161
2014–15 10020–120
1860 München total 5136000573
2014–15 Rijeka 1. HNL 15731–188
2015–16 36855214314
2016–17 21002041
Rijeka total 531686416523
2016–17 Al-Nassr (loan) Saudi Professional League 812000101
Al-Nassr FC total 812000101
Career total 2604734917331159
Last Update: 3 November 2016.

Honours

Zadar
Hajduk Split
Rijeka
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Marin Tomasov". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ↑ HNK Rijeka
  3. ↑ Tportal.hr
  4. ↑ Radio Rijeka
  5. ↑ Croatian Football Federation
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