Marko Dabro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinkovci, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Cibalia | ||
| 2013–2016 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Cibalia | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cibalia (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Cibalia | 41 | (5) |
| 2018 | Gorica | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bravo | 12 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Bijelo Brdo | 49 | (40) |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiva | 27 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Beijing Guoan | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Riga (loan) | 11 | (9) |
| 2024–2026 | Varaždin | 57 | (4) |
| 2026– | Slaven Belupo | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Croatia U15 | 6 | (5) |
| 2012 | Croatia U16 | 13 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 | |||
Marko Dabro (born 28 March 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo.[1]
Club career
Born in Vinkovci, Dabro went through the ranks of his hometown club HNK Cibalia, becoming a part of the Croatian youth national teams early as 2010, debuting as a 13-year old for the national U15 team.[2] On March 30, 2013, he became the youngest player to debut in the Prva HNL, aged 16 years and 2 days, coming in from the bench in the 78th minute during the 1-0 away loss vs. RNK Split for Tomislav Mazalović.[3]
In the summer of 2013 Dabro joined the youth ranks of the Italian giants ACF Fiorentina for an alleged sum of 1 million Euros.[4] Not breaking through to Fiorentina's senior team, he was loaned back to HNK Cibalia in January 2016,[5] rejoining the club permanently in the summer of 2016.
Following Cibalia's relegation, Dabro moved in the summer of 2018 to Gorica,[6] but left the club in December of the same year, having made just 3 league caps for the team.
In 2019, he then joined NK Bravo.[7]
In April 2022, Dabro joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[8][9]
In February 2023, Dabro joined Latvian Higher League club Riga on loan.[10]
On 14 February 2024, Dabro returned to his home country to join NK Varaždin.[11]
International career
Dabro was a member of each Croatian youth national football team from U-14 to U-20 level, having debuted for the U-15 national team as a 13-year old in 2010.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 October 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cibalia | 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Cibalia (loan) | 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 13 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Cibalia | 2016–17 | 1. HNL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 57 | 10 | |||
| Gorica | 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bravo | 2018–19 | Slovenian Second League | 11 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Bijelo Brdo | 2019–20 | 2. HNL | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | 11 | |
| 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 30 | ||
| Total | 49 | 40 | 4 | 1 | — | 53 | 41 | |||
| Lokomotiva | 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 14 | |
| Beijing Guoan | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Riga (loan) | 2023 | Virslīga | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Varaždin | 2023–24 | HNL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | HNL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | HNL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 234 | 74 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 82 | ||
References
- ^ Eksplozija nekoć velikog talenta hrvatskog nogometa: Zabija kao na traci, lovi rekord i čeka pravu ponudu gol.dnevnik.hr
- ^ Marko Dabro at the Croatian Football Federation official site
- ^ Najmlađi debitant u HNL-u... at Jutarnji List
- ^ Marko Dabro za milijun eura iz Cibalije u Fiorentinu at Tportal.hr
- ^ Dabro se vratio iz Fiorentine na posudbu, Pehar prekrižen at Glas Slavonije
- ^ Dabro, Lovrić i Jovičić pristupili Gorici at nogometplus.net
- ^ a b Marko Dabro at Soccerway
- ^ "Realiziran transfer Marka Dabre u Kinu" (in Croatian). Lokomotiva. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "官方：国安签下姜祥佑、阿德本罗、达布罗三外援，解约安德森" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "HORVĀTS DABRO PIEVIENOJAS "RIGA FOOTBALL CLUB"" (in Latvian). Riga FC. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "官方：国安外援达布罗加盟克罗地亚球队瓦拉日丁" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Marko Dabro at the Croatian Football Federation official site
External links
- Marko Dabro at Soccerway
- Marko Dabro at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Marko Dabro at the Croatian Football Federation