Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Dejan Mezga -  Dejan Mezga (born 16 July 1985 in Čakovec) is a Croatian footballer who is a midfielder of club Maribor. His previous clubs were Varteks and Čakovec. He received a Slovenian citizenship on 23 August 2012 even though this information was unknown until 1 September 2012.
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Athlete