Dario Župarić

Dario Župarić
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992
Place of birth Županja, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Haifa F.C.
Number 13
Youth career
1998–2002 Sladorana Županja
2002–2007 Graničar Županja
2007–2011 Cibalia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cibalia 58 (1)
2013–2017 Pescara 99 (1)
2017–2019 Rijeka 89 (4)
2020–2026 Portland Timbers 89 (1)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 1 (0)
2026– Hapoel Haifa 10 (0)
International career‡
2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 3 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U20 9 (1)
2011–2014 Croatia U21 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2014

Dario Župarić (Croatian pronunciation: [dâːrio ʒǔparitɕ]; born 3 May 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hapoel Haifa.

Club career

Župarić was born in Županja and played youth football with Graničar Županja before starting his professional career with Cibalia. In June 2013, he was transferred to Pescara, for a club record €700,000.[2] In January 2017, Župarić was loaned to Rijeka in Croatia initially until June 2018, but during the loan deal he signed a permanent contract with the club until June 2020.[3]

On 20 November 2019, Župarić joined Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers,[4] but will stay in Rijeka on loan until the end of the year.[5]

International career

Župarić won three caps with Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19. Even though he was born in Croatia, he initially chose to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina because of his parents who are Bosnian Croats.[6] In October 2011, he debuted for Croatia under-21 squad.

Club statistics

As of match played 23 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cibalia 2010–11 1. HNL 20———20
2011–12 24150——291
2012–13 32060——380
Total 581110——691
Pescara 2013–14 Serie B 21110——221
2014–15 35020——371
2015–16 36020——380
2016–17 Serie A 7020——90
Total 99170——1061
Rijeka 2016–17 1. HNL 11111——122
2017–18 31130120—461
2018–19 3014020—361
2019–20 171104010231
Total 89491180101175
Portland Timbers 2020 MLS 231——10241
2021 310—3040380
2022 30000——300
2023 31100—30341
2024 280——30310
Total 143200301101572
Career total 38982712101204499

Honours

Rijeka
Portland Timbers

References

  1. ↑ "Dario Župarić". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ↑ alfredopedulla.com
  3. ↑ calciomercato.com
  4. ↑ "Portland Timbers acquire defender Dario Zuparic". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "STIGLA POTVRDA Dario Župarić odlazi u Portland, ali će igrati za bijele do zimske stanke - Novi list". 20 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sportin.ba | Vijesti | Župarić: Bolje mi je igrati za BiH, nego u Hrvatsk". Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers". The Guardian. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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