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Tomislav Mrčela (Croatian pronunciation: [tǒmislaʋ mř̩tʃela];[1] born 1 October 1990) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers.[2]

Tomislav Mrčela

Personal information
Full name	Tomislav Mrčela
Date of birth	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Western Sydney Wanderers
Number	5
Youth career
2001–2009	RNK Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Jadran Kaštel
2010–2011	Primorac 1929
2011–2012	Imotski	13	(3)
2012	RNK Split	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Imotski (loan)	28	(0)
2012–2013	Mosor	12	(1)
2013–2014	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	27	(2)
2014–2016	Lokomotiva	39	(2)
2016–2018	Jeonnam Dragons	51	(3)
2018–2020	Perth Glory	30	(2)
2021–2022	East Bengal	9	(1)
2022–	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2015

Club career

Mrcela left Australia at a young age and joined the youth academy of Dalmatian side RNK Split.^{[citation needed]} He left Split in 2009 to join Jadran Kaštel, a third division side at the time, and later signed for NK Primorac 1929 in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

In mid 2011, Tomislav joined NK Imotski.^{[citation needed]} Despite being just 20 years of age, Mrcela was immediately a starter. Missing just one game all season, Mrcela made 29 appearances and scored a further three goals. Mrcela continued his good form into the next season and missed just one further game by January 2013.^{[citation needed]} His good form led to a move to fellow second division side NK Mosor where he played out the remainder of the 2012–13 season.^{[citation needed]}

After good performances at Mosor, he moved to top division side NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.^{[citation needed]} Initially Mrcela struggled, making just four appearances in the first twelve rounds but then became a mainstay in the starting XI.^{[citation needed]} Unfortunately his side were relegated by the end of the season but Mrcela did enough to convince ambitious Zagreb side NK Lokomotiva to keep him in the first division by signing him on a four-year deal[3]

Mrcela scored his first goal for Lokomotiva on debut in a 5–2 loss against HNK Hajduk Split.^{[citation needed]}

On 28 June 2016, Mrcela transferred to South Korean club Jeonnam Dragons.^{[citation needed]}

On 14 June 2018, Mrcela left Jeonnam Dragons to join Australian A-League club Perth Glory on a two-year deal.[4] During his stay at the club, he won the A-League and contributed massively to the team's success.[5]

On 14 September 2021, Mrcela joined Indian Super League club SC East Bengal[6] on a one-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on 12 December in a 1–1 draw against Kerala Blasters.[7] He was later replaced by Nepali defender Ananta Tamang as their sole AFC Quota.[8]

On 17 February 2022, he moved back to Australia signing with Western Sydney Wanderers until the end of the 2021–22 A-League Men season as an injury replacement player for captain Rhys Williams.[9] After making 12 appearances, Mrcela signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[10]

International career

Holding dual citizenship, Mrcela is eligible to play for either Croatia or Australia. On 10 June 2015, he was named in a 23-man squad for Australia before two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Kyrgyzstan.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 May 2022[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Imotski	2011–12	Druga HNL	27	3	0	0	—		27	3
	2012–13		14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	Imotski total		41	3	0	0	0	0	41	3
Mosor	2012–13	Druga HNL	12	1	0	0	—		12	1
	Mosor total		12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac	2013–14	Prva HNL	27	2	0	0	—		27	2
	Hrvatski Dragovoljac total		27	2	0	0	0	0	27	2
Lokomotiva Zagreb	2014–15	Prva HNL	30	1	3	0	—		33	1
	2015–16		20	1	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	1
	Lokomotiva Zagreb total		50	2	5	0	4	0	59	2
Jeonnam Dragons	2016	K League 1	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	2017		28	3	2	0	—		30	3
	2018		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Jeonnam Dragons total		51	3	2	0	0	0	53	3
Perth Glory	2018–19	A-League	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2019–20		18	2	1	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	3
	Perth Glory total		30	2	1	1	1	0	32	3
East Bengal	2021–22	Indian Super League	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
Western Sydney Wanderers	2021–22	A-League	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Career total			232	14	8	1	5	0	245	15

Honours

Perth Glory

• A-League Premiers: 2018–19[13]

References

External links

• Tomislav Mrčela – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Tomislav Mrčela at Soccerway

На других языках

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[it] Tomislav Mrčela

Tomislav Mrčela (Perth, 1º ottobre 1990) è un calciatore australiano, difensore del Western Sydney W..

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