Height: | 5-9 |
Weight: | 160 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
High School: | Illinois Central College / Srednja Strukovna Skola |
Previous College: | Illinois Central College |
Position: | F |
Major: | Business Administration |
2017: Played in four matches with three starts against Carson-Newman (Oct. 18), Catawba (Oct. 21) and Wingate (Oct. 28)... Posted a goal and assisted on the other in a 2-2 draw against Carson-Newman... Logged 194 minutes in those four outings including a season-high 75 against Carson-Newman... Also posted 64 minutes of action in TU's 3-1 road win at Catawba.
Illinois Central: Played two seasons at the Peoria, Illinois school... Coached by Ozkan Bakirdan... Played in 33 matches and 32 starts with three goals and nine assists for the Cougars... Led team to NJCAA Region 24 Championship... 2016 All-Conference first team... Dean's List honoree... 2016 Stats: 18 matches, 18 starts, 3 goals, 8 assists, 14 points... Recorded two assists and a goal at St. Ambrose (Sep. 30, 2016)... Team Record: 13-4-1, 7-1 conference... 2015 Stats: 15 matches, 14 starts, one assist... Team Record: 11-5-1, 5-2-1 conference.
High School: Graduated from Srednja Strukovna Skola in Siroki Brijeg, Herzegovina... Played for Siroki Brijeg FC where he was coached by Denis Coric, Dalibor Kozul, Vlado Glavina and Frano Hrkac... Bosnian First U19 League Runner-Up... Bosnian Cup Runner-Up.
Personal: Born Apr. 30, 1996 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina... Nickname: "Dajo"... Son of Ivan and Spomenka Ljubic... Siblings: Drago, Anton, Hrvoje... Majoring in business administration... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Earn degree and return to Europe to play professional soccer... Hobbies: Ping pong, Netflix, coaching... Favorite movie: "The Godfather"; Favorite musical artist: Miroslav Skoro; Favorite song: Putujem Sam by Miroslav Skoro; Favorite sports team: FC Barcelona; Dario can't imagine a week without: Playing soccer; Favorite athlete: Phillip Lahm; Most thrilling moment in sports: Champions League Final; Advice to kids: "Never give up on your dreams. Do the things that make you happy"; Favorite food: Japrak; Favorite sport other than soccer: Tennis; People Dario most admires: His parents; Most famous person Dario has ever met: Slaven Bilic; Toughest opponents Dario has ever played against: Alen Halilovic (UCD Las Palmas), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen); When he was a kid, Dario tried to be like: Lionel Messi while playing soccer on the streets.
Recent Games | ||
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Oct 27 | at Coker | W, 6-0 |
Oct 30 | Wingate | W, 3-1 |
Nov 2 | vs. Carson-Newman | W, 2-0 |
Nov 4 | vs. Anderson | W, 2-1 |
Nov 9 | vs. Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 |
Nov 11 | at #1 Young Harris | L, 2-1 |
Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 21 | 10 | ||
Games started | 21 | 10 | ||
Goals | 4 | 2 | ||
Assists | 5 | 2 | ||
Points | 13 | 6 | ||
Shots | 23 | 13 | ||
Shot Pct | .174 | .154 | ||
Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
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Aug 15 | at Belmont | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug 31 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 2 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 5 | #5 Young Harris | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 8 | at #10 Lander | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 12 | Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 19 | at Lees-McRae | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 22 | at Wingate | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 29 | Catawba | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 3 | at Carson-Newman | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 6 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 10 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 13 | at Anderson | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 17 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 20 | Mars Hill | W, 2-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0-0 | 1 |
Oct 24 | at Lee | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 27 | at Coker | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 30 | Wingate | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 2 | vs. Carson-Newman | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 4 | vs. Anderson | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 9 | vs. Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 11 | at #1 Young Harris | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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Total | 21 | 21 | .19 | .24 | .62 | 1.10 | .174 | .62 | .565 |
Conference | 10 | 10 | .20 | .20 | .60 | 1.30 | .154 | .70 | .538 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Home | 9 | 9 | .22 | .44 | .89 | .89 | .250 | .44 | .500 |
Away | 9 | 9 | .22 | .00 | .44 | 1.11 | .200 | .67 | .600 |
Neutral | 3 | 3 | .00 | .33 | .33 | 1.67 | .000 | 1.00 | .600 |
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Wins | 13 | 13 | .15 | .38 | .69 | 1.08 | .143 | .62 | .571 |
Losses | 7 | 7 | .29 | .00 | .57 | 1.00 | .286 | .43 | .429 |
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August | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.000 |
September | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | .71 | .400 | .29 | .400 |
October | 9 | 9 | .22 | .22 | .67 | 1.22 | .182 | .78 | .636 |
November | 4 | 4 | .00 | .25 | .25 | 1.50 | .000 | .75 | .500 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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Total | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | .174 | 13 | .565 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Conference | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .154 | 7 | .538 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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Home | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | .250 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Away | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .200 | 6 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Neutral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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Wins | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | .143 | 8 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Losses | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .286 | 3 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
September | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .400 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
October | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .182 | 7 | .636 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
November | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |