Maks Čelić

Maks Ćelić
Personal information
Full name Maks Juraj Ćelić
Date of birth (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
FK Csíkszereda
Number 4
Youth career
–2011 Dinamo Zagreb
2010–2011NK Zagreb (loan)
2011–2012 HASK Zagreb
2012–2013 Inter Zaprešić
2014 Varaždin
2014–2015 MSV Duisburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 HASK Zagreb 0 (0)
2016–2019 Varaždin 43 (2)
2019–2020 Gorica 8 (0)
2020 Lviv 4 (1)
2021 Varaždin 14 (0)
2021–2022 Messina 29 (1)
2023 Beroe 14 (0)
2023–2024 Borac Banja Luka 30 (2)
2024 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 (0)
2025 Borac Banja Luka 5 (0)
2025– FK Csíkszereda 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025

Maks Juraj Ćelić (born 8 March 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga I club FK Csíkszereda.

Career

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At the age of 18, Juraj Čelić signed for German second division side MSV Duisburg after Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who he was supposed to join, dissolved their reserves.[1] After failing to make an appearance for MSV Duisburg, he almost joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia's most successful club, but the transfer never happened.[1]

In 2017, Juraj Čelić signed for NK Varaždin, helping them achieve promotion from the Croatian third division to the top flight.[1]

In 2020, he signed for Lviv in the Ukrainian top flight.

On 24 August 2021, he signed with Italian Serie C club ACR Messina.[2]

In early 2023, Čelić joined Bulgarian club Beroe where he remained until the end of the season.[3]

Honours

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Varaždin

Borac Banja Luka

References

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  1. ^ a b c 'Studiram, a vjera mi je oslonac. Mi nogometaši moramo biti uzor, živjeti skromno i pomagati' vecernji.hr
  2. ^ MessinaSportiva, Scritto da: Redazione (24 August 2021). "Messina, ufficiale l'ingaggio del difensore Maks Celic. Ha vinto la B croata". MessinaSportiva (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Берое обяви, че се разделя с бранител" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.