Mauro Zalazar joins NK Kustošija

Mauro Zalazar has left FC Schalke 04 to join Croatian second-division side NK Kustošija. The 21-year-old had previously spent the second half of the 2025/26 season on loan at SC Braga U23s.

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Mauro Zalazar in training.

“We would like to thank Mauro for his efforts and wish him all the best in Zagreb, both on and off the pitch,” said S04’s head of professional football, Youri Mulder.

Zalazar joined the Royal Blues in summer 2024 from the Granada CF U19s. During his time at Schalke, the Uruguay youth international featured once in the 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. He also made 18 appearances in the Regionalliga West for the club’s U23s, scoring twice.

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