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2014 Men's Soccer Roster

Marko Drljic #3 D

  • Position:
    D
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Srednja Ekonomsko Sola Koper
  • Hometown:
    Koper, Slovenia

Summary

Biography

2014: The senior appeared in 16 games with 14 starts. ...ranked second in the team in goals (3), tied for first on the team in assists (4) and third on the team in points with 10. ... Drljic ranks third on the NJIT Division I record list with 11 career goals, ranks first in career assists with 15 and first in career points with 37. ... prior to the 2014 season starting he earned Madness Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in the Sun Belt. ...named NJIT Male Athlete of the Week (9/22). ...picked by College Soccer News as one of its 11 National Team of the Week honorees for games played through September 21 (9/22). ...earned CollegeSportsMadness National Defensice Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week in Sun Belt (9/23). ...selected Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year for 2014, and named to the 2014 All-Sun Belt Conference first team.

With one season of eligibility remaining, he is the program's Division I career leader in assists (11), while ranking fifth in goals (8) and fourth in points (27).

2013: Selected to the 2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I Men's All-North Atlantic Region second team. ...becomes the first Highlander to earn All-Region season honors from the NSCAA at the highest level. ...Drljic, who is listed as a defender, but played positions all over the field in various games, led the 2013 Highlanders in goals (6), assists (4), and points (16). All of his totals were twice that of next person in each category. He played in 16 of the team's 18 matches. ... 2013-14 Men's Soccer Outstanding Performer.

2012: Team captain. ...  One of four players to start every match (19). ... major force among the Highlanders' midfielders. Drljic had two goals and a team-high seven assists, displaying a powerful leg on set pieces and free kicks. ...Marko holds the D1 NJIT school-record for assists in a season with (7) and ranks third all-time in the career rankings. ...named National Division I Independent Player of the Week for games played through August 26, selected by the web site College Sports Madness

2011: Did not play.... played on age group national teams in his native Slovenia, Drljic was playing his first college game after studying at NJIT and practicing with the team in 2011-12

Prior to NJIT: Drljic, who is a defender, has played for age group national teams for Slovenian national teams at U15, U17, and U19. ... graduated from secondary school (Srednja Ekonomska Sola Koper) in Koper, Slovenia. Koper is on the Adriatic Sea near Slovenia's border with Italy. ... Played club soccer in Koper.

Personal: Marko Drljic. ... son of Radojica Drljic (father) and Dinka Horvat (mother). ... international business major. ... born 8/12/89 in Virovitica, Croatia.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2011Freshman

    D
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2012Sophomore

    D
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2013Junior

    D
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2014Senior

    D
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3