Domen Makuc
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| Domen Makuc | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 July 2000 Postojna, Slovenia | ||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2009 | RK Gold Club Kozina | ||
2009–2015 | RK Škerjanc Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina | ||
2015–2016 | RK Celje | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2020 | RK Celje | ||
2020– | FC Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Slovenia | 20 | (37) |
Domen Makuc (born 1 July 2000) is a Slovenian handball player. He plays as a centre back for FC Barcelona and the Slovenian national team.[1] He participated at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[2]
Career[edit]
In playing for RK Celje in the 2016–17 EHF Champions League, he became the first player born in the twenty-first century to feature in the competition.[3] That same year, he became the first born in the twenty-first century to score in it.[4][5] After signing with Barça, he was awarded the player of the match award on his debut in a victory over BM Benidorm in the Supercopa ASOBAL.[6] He made his international debut for Slovenia against the Netherlands in 2021. Makuc was the top scorer in a key 2022-23 EHF Champions League group match against THW Kiel.[7] Considered one of the best young players in the world, he has been compared to his idol, Ivano Balic.[8][9] Makuc was expected to play a significant role for Barça ahead of the 2023-24 season following the departure of Luka Cindrić, but suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season [10] Makuc missed the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a result.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "MAKUC, DOMEN". EHF. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "SLOVENIA THROW OFF MAIN ROUND WITH BIG WIN". International Handball Federation. IHF. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "35. Makuc". fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Domen Makuc: Top facts to know about Slovenia's rising star". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "THE YEAR 2000 MAKES IT ONTO THE SCORESHEET". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ RIGUEIRA, ÁNGEL (29 August 2020). "18-38: El Barça tritura al Benidorm para ganar su novena Supercopa de España consecutiva". mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Perez, Lluis Carles. "26-24: El Barça regala a Tomàs una batalla de colosos ante el Kiel". mundodeportivo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "'THE NEW BALIC' FULFILS DREAM AT BARÇA". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "BOOM: Barca Lassa to sign "new Balic" Domen Makuc?". handball-planet.com. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Pérez, Lluís Carles (27 February 2024). "Domen Makuc: "Lo más duro ya lo he pasado, se ve el progreso"". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Domen Makuc seriously injured". handball-planet.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Se confirman los peores temores con la lesión de Domen Makuc". mundodeportivo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.