Marko Dugandžić

Marko Dugandžić
	Dugandžić with Sochi in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Tai
Number	9
Youth career
2005–2012	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Osijek
2015	→ Ternana (loan)
2015–2017	Ternana
2017–2018	Matera
2018–2019	Osijek
2020	Botoșani
2020–2021	Sochi
2022	CFR Cluj
2022–2023	Rapid București
2023–	Al-Tai
International career
2009	Croatia U16
2012	Croatia U18
2012–2013	Croatia U19
2015	Croatia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2024

Marko Dugandžić (born 7 April 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai.

Club career

His good performances for Osijek attracted many European teams, such as Fiorentina, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United. Instead, he signed for Serie B Ternana in January 2015.

On 14 October 2020, after a short stint at Romanian side Botoșani, Dugandžić joined Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.^[1]

On 11 January 2022, he returned to Romania and signed with CFR Cluj.^[2]

Rapid București

On 22 July 2022, Dugandžić was transferred to another Liga I side Rapid București for a reported fee of €400,000. He made his debut against Rapid's rivals from Ghencea, FCSB, scoring a goal and assisting captain Cristian Săpunaru. He also scored against rivals Petrolul Ploiesti in the Primvs Derby. After that, he became a vital player for Rapid, scoring 16 goals across the 2022–23 regular season. During the championship play-off stage, he added another six goals to his tally and was crowned the top scorer of the season, with 22 goals.

Al-Tai

On 7 September 2023, Dugandžić joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Tai.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 September 2024^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osijek	2012–13	Prva NHL	6	0	—		2	0	—		8	0
	2013–14		26	3	4	3	—				30	6
	2014–15		6	0	1	0	—				7	0
	Total		38	3	5	3	2	0	—		45	6
Ternana (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	6	0	—						6	0
Ternana	2015–16		12	1	2	1	—				14	2
	2016–17		3	0	2	0	—				5	0
	Total		21	1	4	1	—				25	2
Matera	2017–18	Serie C	25	5	—				1^[a]	1	26	6
Osijek	2018–19	Prva NHL	3	0	2	2	—				5	2
	2019–20	Prva NHL	3	0	1	1	1	0	—		5	1
	Total		31	5	3	3	1	0	—		36	9
Botoșani	2019–20	Liga I	13	8	—						13	8
	2020–21	Liga I	5	2	—		2	1	—		7	3
	Total		18	10	—		2	1	—		20	11
Sochi	2020–21	RPL	14	1	3	1	—				17	2
	2021–22	RPL	4	1	—		3	2	—		7	3
	Total		18	2	3	1	3	2	—		24	5
CFR Cluj	2021–22	Liga I	13	1	—						13	1
	2022–23	Liga I	1	0	—		2	0	1^[b]	0	4	0
	Total		14	1	—		2	0	1	0	17	1
Rapid București	2022–23	Liga I	37	22	4	0	—				41	22
	2023–24	Liga I	7	6	—						7	6
	Total		44	28	4	0	—				48	28
Al-Tai	2023–24	Saudi Professional League	23	2	1	0	—				24	2
Al-Tai	2024–25	First Division League	4	2	1	0	—				5	2
Career total			211	54	21	8	10	3	2	1	244	66