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Slovenian professional handball player
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Domen Makuc
Personal information
Born (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24)
Postojna, Slovenia
Nationality Slovenian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Number 35
Youth career
Years Team
–2009 RK Gold Club Kozina
2009–2015 RK Škerjanc Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina
2015–2016 RK Celje
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2020 RK Celje
2020– FC Barcelona
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Slovenia 20 (37)

Domen Makuc (born 1 July 2000) is a Slovenian handball player. He plays as a centre back for FC Barcelona and the Slovenian national team. He participated at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.

Career

In playing for RK Celje in the 2016–17 EHF Champions League, he became the first player born in the twenty-first century to feature in the competition. That same year, he became the first born in the twenty-first century to score in it. After signing with Barça, he was awarded the player of the match award on his debut in a victory over BM Benidorm in the Supercopa ASOBAL. He made his international debut for Slovenia against the Netherlands in 2021. Makuc was the top scorer in a key 2022-23 EHF Champions League group match against THW Kiel. Considered one of the best young players in the world, he has been compared to his idol, Ivano Balic. Makuc was expected to play a significant role for Barça ahead of the 2023-24 season following the departure of Luka Cindrić, but suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season Makuc missed the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a result.

Honours

References

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  9. "BOOM: Barca Lassa to sign "new Balic" Domen Makuc?". handball-planet.com. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. Pérez, Lluís Carles (27 February 2024). "Domen Makuc: "Lo más duro ya lo he pasado, se ve el progreso"". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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  12. "Se confirman los peores temores con la lesión de Domen Makuc". mundodeportivo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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