Place of birth Vienna, Austria Weight 78 kg Height 1.87 m | Number 10 Role Footballer Playing position Name Martin Pusic | |
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Date of birth (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 28) Current team FC Midtjylland (#10 / Forward) | ||
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Martin Pušić (born 24 October 1987) is an Austrian footballer of Croatian origin who currently plays as a striker for Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from FC Midtjylland, in the Dutch Eredivisie.
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- Martin pusic om tr ningslejren i strig
- Club career
- National career
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
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Club career
Pušić began his career in the youth team of Austria Wien. In 2004 he crossed the city to join First Vienna FC, with whom he made his professional debut in 2005, in the Austrian Regional League. His performance attracted attention from higher divisions, and in 2007 he made the switch to SK Schwadorf in the First League, the second tier of the Austrian pyramid.
In the summer of 2008 SK Schwadorf and VfB Admira Wacker Mödling merged to form the new FC Admira Wacker Mödling, and Pušić became a regular player on their left wing. In 2008/9 he managed 24 league appearances, scoring 7 goals. The team also reached the 2009 Austrian Cup Final, which they lost 3–1 to the club where he began his career Austria Wien.
On 8 August 2010, he agreed a contract taking him to SC Rheindorf Altach, initially for only half a season, but with an option to take him through to the end of the 2010/11 season.
In July 2011, he began a trial with English Championship team Hull City. He played his first game for the club on 27 July 2011; a 3–1 win over Yorkshire rivals Bradford City, Pusic scored the final goal of the match. The club website announced on 9 August 2011 that he has signed a deal until the end of the 2011–12 season. He went on to make his debút on the same day in a 2–0 loss at home to Macclesfield Town in the League Cup First Round tie. He made his league debut on 1 October 2011 at the KC Stadium in the 2–1 win against Cardiff City. After injuries stalled his progression, Pušić was released from his contract at the KC Stadium on 9 January 2012.
On 18 March 2012 he signed a one-year contract with the Norwegian club Vålerenga. He also being matchwinner in his first game, against FK Haugesund. However, after only five months in the club, his contract was mutually terminated by both parts. Vålerenga manager Martin Andresen stated at the time that the termination was a result of the fact that Pusic himself did not wish to sign a new contract with the club, combined with the fact that the club's had a full foreign player quota.
On 30 August 2012, the same day he was released from Vålerenga, he signed a short-term contract to the end of the season with the Norwegian club Fredrikstad in hope that he could save them from relegation. Although he stepped up the challenge and was hyped by the Norwegian media as Fredrikstad's potential saviour, the club was relegated in the last match of the season, losing 2–0 at home against Molde. His short-term contract expired shortly after, and was not renewed as Pusic himself did not want to play in the Adeccoliga.
On 17 January 2013, he signed with a third Norwegian club, Brann on a free transfer. He was signed as a striker to replace Brann's previous season's top scorer Kim Ojo, following his transfer to the Belgian club KRC Genk.
On 16 January 2014, he signed a three-year contract with the Danish club Esbjerg fB for an unknown fee.
National career
Whilst playing for Vienna in 2007, Pušić was called up to the Austrian U-20 squad in preparation for the U-20 World Cup in Canada and played his first and, to date, only international game for the Austrian U-20 team. He ultimately failed to make the squad for the tournament, and was not part of the team which went on to finish fourth.