Gabriel Marušić

Gabriel Marušić (born 3 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II. Born in Germany, he is a Croatia youth international.

Early life
Marušić was born in Nuremberg, Germany, and started playing football at the age of five. He joined the youth academy of German side 1. FC Nürnberg at the age of eight. Later he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich at the age of fourteen on 2017.

Club career
He started his professional career with German side Bayern Munich II. On 11 March 2022, he debuted for the club during a 3–0 Regionalliga Bayern win over SpVgg Unterhaching.

Marušić has been called-up twice with the Bayern Munich senior team. The first time for a 2–0 home win UEFA Champions League stage group match against Italian Serie A club Inter Milan on 1 November 2022. The second time for a 6–1 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on 8 November 2022. Both times as an unused substitute.

International career
Marušić has represented Croatia internationally from under-14 on 2017, to under-18 level on 2021.

Style of play
He mainly operates as a centre-back and can also play as a left-back.

Personal life
Marušić has regarded Spain international Sergio Ramos as his football idol. He is the son of Damir Marušić and Antonija Marušić.