Petar Čuić

Petar Čuić
Personal information
Full name	Petar Čuić
Date of birth	2 June 1999
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Sporting Kansas City II
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2015	NK Zagreb
2015–	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 5, 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 28, 2019

Petar Čuić (born 2 June 1999) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Sporting Kansas City II in USL Championship on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.[1][2]

Čuić joined the GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy in 2015 and rose through the ranks from the club’s Under-15 squad to the reserve team by the start of 2018. Čuić made his debut in the Croatian Second Football League with GNK Dinamo Zagreb II in April of 2018, making two appearances in the latter stages of the club’s 2017-18 campaign. Čuić became a regular in the Dinamo Zagreb II lineup in the second half of the 2018-19 season, making 15 appearances before playing in a further 14 games in the opening period of the 2019-20 season – tallying his first league goal against NK Međimurje on Sept. 21, 2019.

Earlier in the year, Čuić helped Dinamo Zagreb’s U-23 side advance to the Premier League International Cup final by beating Southampton F.C. 3-1 in the semifinal, with Čuić coming off the bench to tally the final goal of the game. During the club’s Under-19 UEFA Youth League appearance in 2016, Čuić started in one game, helping his side claim a 1-0 victory on the road against Italian giants Juventus F.C. on Dec. 7, 2016.

On January 22, 2020, the Croatian signed, alongside teammate Dominik Rešetar, joined USL Championship side Sporting Kansas City II on loan ahead of the 2020 season.[3]

Internationally, Čuić has represented Croatia’s Under-16 and Under-19 National Teams, making his debut for the U-19s in a friendly against Italy on Nov. 8, 2016.

References

https://int.soccerway.com/players/petar-ui/460388/
https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020/01/22/sporting-kc-ii-signs-croatian-duo-petar-ui-and-dominik-re-etar-loan-dinamo-zagreb-ii
Bergabo, Patrik (January 22, 2020). "Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II". Sporting KC. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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[1] ttps://int.soccerway.com/players/petar-ui/460388/

[2] ttps://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020/01/22/sporting-kc-ii-signs-croatian-duo-petar-ui-and-dominik-re-etar-loan-dinamo-zagreb-ii

[3] Bergabo, Patrik (January 22, 2020). "Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II". Sporting KC. Retrieved August 5, 2020.