Marko Malenica
Goalkeeper · NK Osijek · №31
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
NK Varaždin
NK Osijek
HNL
|
0:0 | |
NK Osijek
Dinamo Zagreb
HNL
|
4:2 | |
HNK Rijeka
NK Osijek
HNL
|
4:1 | |
NK Osijek
NK Slaven Belupo
HNL
|
3:0 | |
HNK Hajduk Split
NK Osijek
HNL
|
4:0 | |
Rudes
NK Osijek
HNL
|
1:6 | |
HNK Gorica
NK Osijek
HNL
|
0:2 | |
Vukovar
NK Osijek
HNL
|
1:0 | |
NK Osijek
NK Lokomotiva
HNL
|
0:0 | |
|
HNK Hajduk Split
NK Osijek
HNL
|
0:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| HNL | 2025 | 12 |
| HNL | 2026 | 7 |
About the player
He came through NK Sloga Nova Gradiška before joining the Osijek academy in 2008, made his first-team debut in 2013, and has stayed at the club through the years since. The only breaks in that spell came through loans — to NK Cibalia and HNK Segesta in 2014–2015, and later a stint in Poland and Hungary with Lech Poznań and Diósgyőri VTK between 2020 and 2021.
He passed 200 appearances for the club in December 2024, a milestone that came alongside a run of individual recognition. His save against Hajduk Split was named Save of the Season in the 2024/25 SuperSport HNL, and he was picked in the league's Team of the Season that year. The following season he was named the SuperSport HNL's Best Goalkeeper and again included in the Team of the Season. Osijek rewarded that form with a contract extension keeping him at the club to 2028.
Malenica has represented Croatia at every youth level from the U17s to the U21s, including a place in the squad for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but a senior international call-up has not followed. Not every week at Osijek has brought praise: after a 7–0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in April 2026, he came out publicly to apologise to the club's supporters.
Career path
- 2013 — 2027 — now NK Osijek 255 matches
- 2021 Diósgyőri VTK 16 matches
- 2021 Lech Poznan II 3 matches
- 2021 Lech Poznan 1 match
- 2015 HNK Segesta Sisak 14 matches
- 2015 HNK Cibalia Vinkovci 9 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 25/26 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 700 |
| 25/26 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 880 |
| 24/25 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 23/24 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 520 |
| 23/24 | NK Osijek | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 23/24 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 710 |
| 22/23 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 21/22 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| 21/22 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 20/21 | Diósgyőri VTK | Nemzeti Bajnokság | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 20/21 | Lech Poznan II | Betclic 2 Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 20/21 | Diósgyőri VTK | Magyar Kupa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 20/21 | Lech Poznan | STS Polish Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 240 |
| 18/19 | NK Osijek | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 18/19 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 790 |
| 17/18 | NK Osijek | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 16/17 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| 16/17 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 15/16 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 800 |
| 14/15 | HNK Segesta Sisak | Prva Nogometna Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 226 |
| 14/15 | HNK Cibalia Vinkovci | Prva Nogometna Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 14/15 | HNK Cibalia Vinkovci | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 13/14 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 675 |
| 13/14 | NK Osijek | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 12/13 | NK Osijek | SuperSport HNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | NK Osijek | 255 | 0 | 0 | 22 984 | |
| Total | Diósgyőri VTK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 440 | |
| Total | HNK Segesta Sisak | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 226 | |
| Total | Croatia U19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 074 | |
| Total | HNK Cibalia Vinkovci | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 | |
| Total | Lech Poznan II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
| Total | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| Total | Croatia U17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Transfers
Transfers- 20/21 Diósgyőr NK Osijek
- 20/21 NK Osijek Diósgyőr
- 20/21 Lech Poznan NK Osijek
- 20/21 NK Osijek Lech Poznan
- 14/15 Segesta Sisak NK Osijek
- 14/15 NK Osijek Segesta Sisak
- 14/15 Cibalia NK Osijek
- 14/15 NK Osijek Cibalia
- 12/13 NK Osijek U19 NK Osijek
- 11/12 NK Osijek U17 NK Osijek U19
- 09/10 NK Osijek Yth. NK Osijek U17
