Mislav Orsic (31), well-known to domestic fans under the registration name “Orsha” in Jeonnam Dragons and Ulsan HD, ended his contract by mutual agreement with Trabzonspor.
“Our contract with Orsic was valid until June 30, 2025, but we ended the trip early through mutual agreement between the players and the club,” Trabzonspor said on its website on Tuesday (Korea time). “There is no compensation under the contract.” Orsic played in eight official matches this season and had one assist without scoring a goal.
Orsic, who created the “myth of reverse export” of the K-League, has become free. After four seasons in South Jeolla Province and Ulsan, Orsic left Ulsan during the 2018 season and moved to Dinamo Zagreb, a prestigious Croatian club. With 13 goals (five assists) from his first season back in Europe, Orsic has scored 20 goals for three consecutive seasons.
During the 2020-21 season, he scored a hat trick against Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League, causing frustration to the 61-year-old Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho. Orsic, who made his name widely known through the match against Tottenham, has strengthened his position in the Croatian national team. He steadily made the roster and became a regular member.
Orsic further elevated his stock price at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. He led the Croatian national team to third place by scoring a fantastic goal in the third place match against Morocco. Orsic then moved to Southampton in January 2023 and took the English Premier League stage. He surprised many K-League fans by earning 6 million pounds (about 10.9 billion won) for his transfer.
However, Orsic left for Turkiye’s Schiffer League after a half-season hiatus, having only played five games for Southampton. Shortly after joining Travjonspor, he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and damaged medial collateral ligament during training. He managed to make a comeback after a long rehabilitation, but failed to show the same destructive power as before.
In the end, Trabzonspor decided to end his company with Orsic. Orsic, whose team disappeared, can sign a new team regardless of the transfer market. Although it is on a sharp decline due to injuries, not a few clubs are expected to court because of their performances on the European stage. 먹튀검증
Meanwhile, the fact that Orsic was released as a free agent is news that K-League clubs will also listen. Orsic is a proven resource with 28 goals and 15 assists from 101 matches in the K-League. The key to Orsic’s physical condition and salary soaring after his return to Europe are his key. According to the sports finance website “Capology,” Orsic received 2.67 million euros in annual salary from Trabzonspor.