Marius Marin
Personal information
Full name Marius Mihai Marin[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pisa
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2015 ACS Poli Timișoara
2015–2016 ASU Politehnica Timișoara
2016–2017 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 ACS Poli Timișoara 2 (0)
2015–2016 ASU Politehnica Timișoara
2016–2019 Sassuolo 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Catanzaro (loan) 28 (0)
2018–2019 → Pisa (loan) 30 (0)
2019– Pisa 149 (5)
International career‡
2019–2021 Romania U21 9 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 7 (0)
2021– Romania 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Marius Mihai Marin (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmari.us miˈhaj maˈrin]; born 30 August 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Pisa, which he captains, and the Romania national team.

Marin moved to Italy at age 18, when Sassuolo transferred him from his hometown side ASU Politehnica Timișoara. After three years under contract with the Neroverdi, during which he was loaned out to Catanzaro and Pisa, he decided to sign for the latter club on a permanent basis.

Internationally, Marin represented Romania at under-21 and under-23 levels, before making his full debut in a 2–0 win over Liechtenstein in September 2021.

Club career

Early career

ACS Poli Timișoara head coach Dan Alexa handed Marin his senior debut on 23 May 2015, aged 16, in a 5–0 thrashing of Unirea Tărlungeni in the Liga II championship.[2] The following season, Marin moved to ASU Politehnica Timișoara—the other club founded after the dissolution of the original FC Politehnica—and participated with it in the third league, which they went on win.[3]

In late August 2016, Marin transferred abroad to Sassuolo after having trained in Italy for one month. He signed a four-year contract after turning 18[4] and spent his first season with the Primavera side. For the 2017–18 campaign, he agreed to a loan deal with Catanzaro in the Serie C.

Pisa

Marin was again loaned out by Sassuolo for the 2018–19 season, joining Pisa with which he achieved promotion to the Serie B. On 31 July 2019, he returned to the Arena Garibaldi on a full transfer.[5] Marin scored his first career goal on 3 July 2020, in a 2–0 league win over Cittadella.[6]

During early 2021, it was reported that several teams from the Serie A were monitoring Marin,[7] as well as two of the title contenders from his native country—CFR Cluj and FCSB.[8] Nothing came of it however, and on 20 October 2021 he signed a contract extension with Pisa which would run until 2025.[9]

On 28 August 2022, Marin made his 100th Serie B appearance and also wore the captain armband in a 0–1 loss to Genoa.[10] In October 2023, he played his 185th game for Pisa, becoming the foreign player with the most appearances in all competitions for the club.[11]

International career

Youth

Marin registered his debut for Romania under-21 on 10 October 2019, in a 3–0 win over Ukraine counting for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers; he received a red card just one minute after entering the field.[12] Manager Adrian Mutu called up Marin for the final tournament hosted by Hungary and Slovenia,[13] and he captained the side in the first two group games before missing the last one through a suspension.[14] Romania failed to progress despite finishing with the same number of points as the Netherlands and Germany.[15]

Marin was then named in the squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics,[16] where he continued to serve as captain and played all three matches in the eventual group-stage exit.

Senior

Marin made his full debut for Romania on 5 September 2021, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Darius Olaru in a 2–0 World Cup qualifier defeat of Liechtenstein.[17] He aided with seven appearances in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, including a start in the final 1–0 victory over Switzerland, which secured Romania the first place in Group I.[18]

Personal life

Marin stated that his parents struggled financially in order for him to practise youth football, so he used the first money he earned in Italy to build a house for them.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 February 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ACS Poli Timișoara 2014–15 Liga II 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
ASU Politehnica Timișoara 2015–16 Liga III ? ? ? ? — — ? ?
Sassuolo 2016–17 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Catanzaro (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
Pisa (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 30 0 3 0 — 5[b] 0 38 0
Pisa 2019–20 Serie B 29 1 1 0 — — 30 1
2020–21 Serie B 33 2 2 0 — — 35 2
2021–22 Serie B 35 0 1 0 — 4[c] 0 40 0
2022–23 Serie B 33 1 1 0 — — 34 1
2023–24 Serie B 19 1 1 0 — — 20 1
Total 179 5 9 0 0 0 9 0 197 5
Career total 209 5 11 0 0 0 9 0 229 5
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia and Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2021 2 0
2022 6 0
2023 7 0
Total 15 0

Honours

ACS Poli Timișoara

ASU Politehnica Timișoara[3]

Records

References

  1. ^ a b c "Marius Mihai Marin - Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv Roman" (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "ACS Poli s-a distrat la Tărlungeni chiar dacă a folosit un prim „11" mult schimbat. Doi juniori au debutat la bănățeni" [ACS Poli had fun in Tărlungeni even if it used a much different first "11". Two juniors made their debut for the Banat side] (in Romanian). ProSport. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ASU Politehnica cere sprijin pentru un junior. Fanii îl pot ajuta pe Chris licitând pentru tricourile internaţionalului Marius Marin" [ASU Politehnica asks for help for a junior. Fans can help Chris by bidding for the jersey of international player Marius Marin] (in Romanian). PRESSALERT.ro. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021. Marius Marin played for ASU Poli in the 2015–16 edition, making an important contribution for the promotion of the team in the B league.
  4. ^ "Un nou român în Serie A. Marius Marin (18 ani), patru ani la Sassuolo. "Şansă mare, viaţă nouă!"" [Another Romanian to Serie A. Marius Maris (18 years), four years at Sassuolo. "Great chance, new life!"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Marius Marin è un calciatore del Pisa" [Marius Marin is a Pisa footballer] (in Italian). A.C. Pisa 1909. 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Il Pisa non si ferma più: 2-0 al Cittadella e terza vittoria consecutiva" [Pisa never stops: 2–0 at Cittadella and third consecutive victory]. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Marius Marin, dorit în Serie A! Mijlocașul ar putea deveni coleg cu Man și Mihăilă la Parma" [Marius Marin, wanted in Serie A! The midfielder could become teammates with Man and Mihăilă at Parma] (in Romanian). Eurosport România. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Fanatik a aflat prețul lui Marius Marin! Cât au cerut italienii pe căpitanul naţionalei de tineret. Exclusiv" [Fanatik found out the price of Marius Marin! How much the Italians asked for the captain of the youth national team. Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ "FOTO OFICIAL | Marius Marin a semnat un nou contract cu Pisa" [OFFICIAL PHOTO | Marius Marin signed a new contract with Pisa] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Etapă excelentă reușită de români în Serie B! Valentin Mihăilă și Ionuț Nedelcearu au oferit câte o pasă de gol. Cum s-au descurcat ceilalți 7 internaționali" [Excellent Serie B fixture for the Romanians! Valentin Mihăilă and Ionuț Nedelcearu provided an assist each. How the other 7 internationals did] (in Romanian). ProSport. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Performanță fabuloasă pentru un fotbalist român în Italia: a devenit stranierul cu cele mai multe meciuri din istoria de 114 ani a echipei antrenate și de Mircea Lucescu! "Am jucat mereu cu inima" | EXCLUSIV" [Amazing performance for a Romanian footballer in Italy: he became the foreigner with the most matches in the 114-year history of the team which was also coached by Mircea Lucescu! "I always played with my heart" | EXCLUSIVE] (in Romanian). ProSport. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  12. ^ "România U21 - Ucraina U 21 | Debut de coșmar la națională pentru Marin. A fost eliminat după un minut de la intrarea pe teren" [Romania U21 - Ukraine U 21 | Nightmare debut at the national team for Marin. He was sent off one minute after entering the field] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Adrian Mutu a anunțat lotul României pentru Euro 2021! Ce jucători vor merge în Ungaria și Slovenia" [Adrian Mutu announced Romania's squad for Euro 2021! What players will go to Hungary and Slovenia] (in Romanian). Eurosport România. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Probleme mari pentru Adrian Mutu. Căpitanul naționalei U-21 va fi suspendat pentru meciul cu Germania" [Big trouble for Adrian Mutu. The captain of the U-21 national team will be suspended for the match with Germany] (in Romanian). Look Sport. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Prima reacție a lui Adi Mutu, după eliminarea de la EURO 2021: "Băieții trebuie felicitați". Cum a explicat schimbările" [Adi Mutu's first reaction, after the elimination from EURO 2021: "The boys must be congratulated". How he explained the changes] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Romania 2–0 Liechtenstein". FIFA.com. 5 September 2021.
  18. ^ "VICTORIE cu Elveția și mergem la EURO 2024 de pe primul loc în grupă!" [WIN against Switzerland and we go to EURO 2024 from first place in the group!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Marius Marin le-a construit părinților o casă: „Au făcut multe sacrificii ca să mă țină în fotbal. Stăteau cu chirie"" [Marius Marin built a house for his parents: "They went through many sacrifices so they could keep me in football. They paid rent"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  20. ^ Marius Marin at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Marius Marin". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

External links

Pisa SC – current squad
Romania men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics
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