Maks Juraj Čelić (born 8 March 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club Borac Banja Luka.[1]

Maks Čelić
Personal information
Full name Maks Juraj Čelić
Date of birth (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Borac Banja Luka
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Duisburg II 13 (0)
2017–2019 Varaždin 43 (2)
2019–2020 Gorica 8 (0)
2020 Lviv 4 (1)
2021 Varaždin 14 (0)
2022–2023 ACR Messina 29 (1)
2023 Beroe 14 (0)
2023– Borac Banja Luka 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024

Career edit

At the age of 18, Juraj Čelić signed for German second division side MSV Duisburg after Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who he was supposed to join, dissolved their reserves.[2] After failing to make an appearance for MSV Duisburg, he almost joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia's most successful club, but the transfer never happened.[2]

In 2017, Juraj Čelić signed for NK Varaždin, helping them achieve promotion from the Croatian third division to the top flight.[2]

In 2020, he signed for Lviv in the Ukrainian top flight.

On 24 August 2021, he signed with Italian Serie C club ACR Messina.[3]

In early 2023, Čelić joined Bulgarian club Beroe where he remained until the end of the season.[4]

Honours edit

Varaždin

References edit

  1. ^ Maks Čelić at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c 'Studiram, a vjera mi je oslonac. Mi nogometaši moramo biti uzor, živjeti skromno i pomagati' vecernji.hr
  3. ^ MessinaSportiva, Scritto da: Redazione (24 August 2021). "Messina, ufficiale l'ingaggio del difensore Maks Celic. Ha vinto la B croata". MessinaSportiva (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Берое обяви, че се разделя с бранител" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.