Leonard Mesarić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Leonard Mesarić

| image = Leonard Mesarić 2010 2.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Mesarić in spring 2010

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|8|10}}

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hnl-statistika.com/p1.asp?ID=849|title=Mesarić Leonard|publisher=Nogometni Magazin|accessdate=24 June 2010|language=Croatian}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= NK Zagreb

| years1 = 2001–2002 | clubs1 = TŠK Topolovac | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = Croatia Sesvete | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = Karlovac | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = Segesta | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = Pula | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = Karlovac | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2008–2010 | clubs7 = Lokomotiva | caps7 = 53 | goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2010–2011 | clubs8 = Dinamo Zagreb | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2011–2014 | clubs9 = Lokomotiva | caps9 = 74 | goals9 = 6

| years10= 2014–2016 | clubs10= Foolad | caps10= 52 | goals10= 1

| years11= 2016–2020 | clubs11= Rudeš | caps11= 61 | goals11= 2

| nationalyears1 = 2001 | nationalteam1 = Croatia U18

| nationalyears2 = 2001 | nationalteam2 = Croatia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 27 October 2022

| nationalteam-update = 30 August 2010

}}

Leonard Mesarić ({{IPA|sh|lɛ̌ːɔnar̩d mɛsariːtɕ|pron}}; born 10 August 1983) is a Croatian retired footballer who last played 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 Croatia national team at the under-18 and under-19 levels.{{cite web|url=http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=hr&w=statistike&repka=U&id=94250|title=Nastupi: Leonard Mesarić|publisher=Croatian Football Federation|language=Croatian|accessdate=2 August 2010}}

Club career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-dinamo.hr/vijest/prikaz/2417/default.aspx|language=Croatian|publisher=Dinamo Zagreb|title=Leonard Mesarić spreman za modre izazove|accessdate=3 August 2010|date=23 June 2010}} 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.[http://www.fooladfc.com/Fa/news-details/6172/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88-%D8%B2%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86 Official: Leonard Mesarić joined Foolad]

Outside football

Mesarić is alumnus of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, graduating two double major programs, Pedagogy and Information science. He also performs in the theatre and speaks five languages.{{cite news|url=http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/leonard-mesaric-nogometas-koji-razbija-predrasude/474472.aspx|title=Leonard Mesarić: Nogometaš koji razbija predrasude|date=8 February 2010|accessdate=3 August 2010|language=Croatian|publisher=Index.hr}}

Career statistics

{{updated|28 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.1hnl.net/igrac.php?id=637|title=Leonard Mesarić|publisher=1hnl.net|language=Croatian|accessdate=2 August 2010}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League
Apps !Goals
TŠK Topolovac \|2001–02 \|11	0
Karlovac \|rowspan="2"\|2005–06 \|17	0
Segesta \|10	0
rowspan="2"\|Karlovac \|2006–07 \|0	0
rowspan="2"\|2007–08 \|16	3
rowspan="3"\|Lokomotiva \|14	2
2008–09 \|27	3
2009–10 \|12	1
Dinamo Zagreb \|2010–11 \|11	1
rowspan="2"\|Foolad \|2014–15 \|28	1
2015–16 \|12	0
colspan="2"\|Total !158	11

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

Apps

!Goals

TŠK Topolovac

|2001–02

|11

Karlovac

|rowspan="2"|2005–06

|17