| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-11-29)29 November 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Kraljevo,FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftchi Fergana | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sloga Kraljevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Sloga Kraljevo | 84 | (10) |
| 2014 | →Voždovac (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Slavija Sarajevo | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Krupa | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | BSK Borča | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Temnić | 29 | (2) |
| 2018 | Sloboda Užice | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Dnyapro Mogilev | 25 | (4) |
| 2020 | Neman Grodno | 27 | (10) |
| 2021 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 36 | (16) |
| 2022 | Navbahor Namangan | 25 | (11) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 33 | (17) |
| 2024 | Nasaf | 22 | (9) |
| 2025– | Neftchi Fergana | 15 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 | |||
Zoran Marušić (Serbian Cyrillic:Зоран Марушић; born 29 November 1993) is a Serbian professionalfootballer who plays forUzbekistani clubNeftchi Fergana.
Born inKraljevo,[1] Marušić made his first football steps in football school "Bambi" in his home town. Later he moved toSloga Kraljevo, where he passed all youth categories.[2] Marušić joined the first team and made his first senior appearances for Sloga in the2010–11 Serbian League West season, after which Sloga returned in theSerbian First League. During the season, Marušić made 6 appearances.[1]
During the first half of2011–12 Serbian First League season, Marušić mostly played with the youth team and did not make any appearances for the first team. At the beginning of the spring half-season, he was a back-up player several times, but after solid games and injuries of some standard players, he also started 9 matches on the field.[3] He usually played as adefensive midfielder, but he also appeared as acentre-back. He collected 13 caps, scoring 1 goal.[4]
AfterBoban Dmitrović's andRašo Babić's retirements, Marušić started the2012–13 Serbian First League season as acentre-back, pairing withNemanja Miletić. During the first half season, Sloga had many problems in defense, because of insufficient experienced players and a lot of goals conceded. A new coach,Neško Milovanović broughtNenad Živanović for the second half-season,[5] who played 7 matches, and then left the club due to personal reasons,[6] so Marušić returned in thestopper position. However, he was injured before the end of season,[7]Stefan Drašković replaced him in defense line. Marušić collected 28 league[8] and 1cup appearances for the season.[9][10]
Making solid performances in previous season, Stefan Drašković continued playing as acentre-back, along with Nemanja Miletić. CoachVeljko Dovedan moved Marušić in midfield, but players with more experience had advantage and Marušić started season as back-up player after he recovered an injury. He was starting matches from the bench at the beginning of season, and adopted in starting 11 afterMiloš Janićijević's injury, but he injured in shortly time again. Previously, he scored 5 goals on two matches.[2][11] Marušić and Janićijević had also many injury problems almost the whole season. However, he scored 2 more goals[12][13] until the end of first half-season, Marušić became one of the most effective players for that autumn in theSerbian First League.[14] He is one of the most responsible for all 7 home victories of Sloga Kraljevo in first half-season. Marušić had the dispute with club at the beginning of 2014,[15] when he requested a contract breaking.[16] After his request was denied as groundless, he apologized to teammates and supporters and returned in the first team squad in 4th spring fixture.[17][18] Later he played the whole matches until the end of season, 8 times as starter and 4 times he entered game from the bench. He noted 22 First League appearances, scoring 7 goals, and also played acup match againstVojvodina.[19][20]
AfterSloga's permission to all players for leaving the club,[21] Marušić moved on loan to theSerbian SuperLiga sideVoždovac along withDragoljub Anđelković.[22] He acquired condition to play in 3rd fixture of the2014–15 season, againstRad, when he was substituted in forOgnjen Damnjanović on the beginning of second half.[23] After hisSuperLiga debut, he also started next match, againstČukarički.[24] He left the club in the winter break off-season.[25]
In January 2015 Marušić and Dragoljub Anđelković returned toSloga.[26] Marušić was related withNapredak Kruševac,[27] in the winter break off-season, but he did not sign with the club. He started the second half-season as one of the most experienced players in the club, but he injured in 3rd spring fixture, and he did not play until 22 fixture, againstMoravac Mrštane, when he scored a goal fromdirect free kick.[28][29] He was in starting 11 in next fixture againstRadnik Surdulica, when he renewed an injury and was substituted out during the first-half.[30] Because of many injury problems, Marušić noted just 5 matches for Sloga in the2014–15 Serbian First League season and scored 1 goal.[3]
After the club relegated from theSerbian First League, Marušić started the 2015–16 season inSerbian League West, missing some matches including acup match againstMokra Gora because of recovering an injury.[31] During the first half-season, Marušić noted 10 appearances and scored 1 goal in the 15th fixture match againstMihajlovac 1934. In the winter break off-season, Marušić left the club and spent some period on trial withZlaté Moravce. Previously, he was also training with the same club during the summer pre-season.[32]
At the beginning of 2016, Marušić joined bySlavija Sarajevo recommendation byVeljko Dovedan's recommendation, who trained him as a coach ofSloga Kraljevo.[33] Playing for the club, Marušić made 7 appearances inPremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[3] scoring 1 goal in away match againstBorac Banja Luka.[34]
In summer 2016, Marušić was related withBorac Banja Luka,[35] but he started training with newPremier League clubKrupa.[36] During the first half of2016–17 season, Marušić noted 10 league matches for that club with just 1 start, scoring a goal in a match againstSarajevo.[3] He also played aBosnian Cup match againstTravnik.[37] After the end of first half-season, Marušić terminated the contract and left club.[38]
At the beginning of 2017, Marušić joinedBSK Borča, but was not licensed with the club until April same year.[39] He made his first appearance for the club 21 fixture match of the2016–17 Serbian First League season, againstBežanija. He collected 9 appearances at total for the club until the end of a season.[3] Next the club relegated to theSerbian League Belgrade, Marušić left as afree agent.
In summer 2017, Marušić joined new First League clubTemnić.[40] Passing the complete pre-season with the club, he was ordered to playing in the first squad. Marušić scored his first goal for new club in the first fixture of the2017–18 Serbian First League season for 1–0 victory overRadnički Pirot.[41]
On 15 January 2021, he signed a two-year contract withDinamo Tbilisi.[42]
On December 9, 2024, he signed a contract with the Fergana club Neftchi.[43]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sloga Kraljevo | 2010–11[1] | Serbian League West | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Serbian First League | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Serbian League West | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 84 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 86 | 10 | |||
| Voždovac (loan) | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Krupa | 2016–17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| BSK Borča | 2016–17 | Serbian First League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Temnić | 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 133 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 136 | 13 | |||