Leonard Mesaric

Leonard Mesarić

Mesarić in spring 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	NK Rudeš
Youth career
	NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	TŠK Topolovac	11	(0)
2002–2003	Croatia Sesvete
2004–2005	Karlovac
2006	Segesta	10	(0)
2006–2007	Karlovac	16	(3)
2008–2010	Lokomotiva	53	(6)
2010–2011	Dinamo Zagreb	11	(1)
2011–2014	Lokomotiva	59	(4)
2014–2016	Foolad	52	(1)
2016–	NK Rudeš	1	(0)
National team‡
2001	Croatia U18	2	(0)
2001	Croatia U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2010

Leonard Mesarić (pronounced [lɛ̌ːɔnar̩d mɛsariːtɕ]; born 10 August 1983) is a Croatian professional footballer who currently plays for NK Rudeš. With Dinamo Zagreb he won the 2010 Croatian Supercup which was his first honour of the career. Before joining the Croatian champions, Mesarić played for TŠK Topolovac, Karlovac, Segesta and NK Lokomotiva. He also represented Croatian national team at the under-18 and under-19 levels.

Mesarić started his career at TŠK Topolovac. The club was competing in the Prva HNL and Mesarić made a total of 11 appearances throughout the season. TŠK Topolovac finished last and was relegated. He continued his career playing for the second and third tier clubs Karlovac and Segesta. He made a total of 33 appearances for Karlovac and scored 3 goals, while for Segesta he played 10 matches. On 21 January 2007 he gets signed by NK Lokomotiva. Mesarić won two consecutive promotions with the new club and the Zagreb club found itself playing in the Prva HNL for the 2009–10 season. In Prva HNL he made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal for Lokomotiva before he was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb on 26 June 2009.

On 27 July 2014, Mesarić signed a one-year contract with Iranian champions Foolad.