Adam Marušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Адам Марушић, pronounced [ǎdam mǎruʃitɕ]; born 17 October 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Lazio and the Montenegro national team.
Marušić made his senior debut with Voždovac in the third tier of the Serbian football pyramid. After two seasons in Voždovac, he made his debut in the SuperLiga. In the 2013–14 season, Marušić scored six goals and recorded three assists.[1]
On 18 June 2014, Marušić joined K.V. Kortrijk on a three-year contract,[1] with his transfer costing €450,000.[2] By the fall of 2014, he had already become a regular in Kortrijk's starting eleven.[3] On 1 November 2014, Marušić scored two goals in Kortrijk's 4–0 win against Cercle Brugge.[3]
On 27 June 2016, Marušić signed a four-year contract with K.V. Oostende,[4] with his transfer costing €900,000.[5]
On 1 July 2017, Marušić was signed on a five-year contract by Lazio.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, in a 3–0 away win over Hellas Verona.[7]
In Lazio's financial report ending 31 December 2021, it was confirmed that Marušić had extended his contract with the club until 2024.[8] In October 2022, it was revealed that Marušić signed an additional one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2025.[9]
On 10 March 2025, Marušić made his 300th appearance for the club in their 1-1 draw against Udinese.[10]
Although Marušić was born in Belgrade, he accepted an invitation to play for the Montenegro national team. He made his debut for Montenegro on 27 March 2015, in a match against Russia which was suspended after Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was struck in the head by a flare.[11][12]
On 1 September 2021, Marušić scored his first international goal in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Turkey.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Voždovac | 2010–11 | Serbian League Belgrade | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Serbian League Belgrade | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Serbian First League | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| Total | 89 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 90 | 15 | ||||
| Kortrijk | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 74 | 11 | ||||
| Oostende | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| Lazio | 2017–18 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 48 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 251 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 320 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 446 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 524 | 46 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 2021 | Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 June 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 21 March 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Belarus |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 22 March 2025 | Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro | Gibraltar |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
