Domagoj Zubac


Domagoj Zubac was a Bosnian Croat footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Zubac began his career with his native club HNK Čapljina in the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2008–09 season. In 2010, he played abroad in the Croatian 3. HNL with Neretva. In his debut season in the Croatian circuit, he appeared in 11 matches. After a season in Croatia, he returned to his former club Čapljina for the 2012–13 season. Zubac would participate in the 2012–13 Bosnia Cup where Čapljina initially defeated premier league side Borac Banja Luka. He also had an unsuccessful trial session with Czech side Písek in the winter of 2013.
In 2015, he played with Čapljina's mini-football team. He returned to Croatia for the 2015–16 season to play in the country's mini-football league with MNK Metkovic. In total, he appeared in 7 matches and scored 4 goals for Metkovic.

Canada

In the summer of 2014, he ventured out abroad once more this time to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Burlington SC. Burlington would qualify for the playoffs and were eliminated in the opening round by the North York Astros.
For the 2016 season, he signed with league rivals Hamilton City. In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he helped Hamilton secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the league's first division. Hamilton would defeat Scarborough SC in the quarterfinal round of the postseason. In the semifinal stage, Hamilton would advance to the championship final after defeating divisional champions York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout. Zubac appeared in the championship match where he contributed a goal against the Serbian White Eagles however, the Serbs managed to defeat Hamilton in extra time.

Bosnia

In 2017, he returned to his former club Čapljina in the Bosnian second division.

Death

On June 25, 2018, he died from severe injuries that he sustained in a motor accident several days earlier. His former club HNK Čapljina honored his memory with a mural painted on the club's stadium wall. The junior team would also pay tribute to his memory.

Honors

Hamilton City