Marko Marin

Marko Marin

Marin with Werder Bremen in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Marko Marin[1]
Date of birth	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989
Place of birth	Bosanska Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sevilla (loan from Chelsea)
Number	7
Youth career
0000–1996	SG 01 Hoechst
1996–2005	Eintracht Frankfurt
2005–2006	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2007	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	16	(3)
2007–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach	68	(8)
2009–2012	Werder Bremen	87	(8)
2012–	Chelsea	6	(1)
2013–	→ Sevilla (loan)	10	(0)
National team‡
2004–2005	Germany U16	9	(0)
2005–2006	Germany U17	16	(5)
2006–2007	Germany U18	4	(2)
2007–2009	Germany U21	12	(1)
2008–2010	Germany	16	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:29, 16 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2011

Marko Marin (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Марин; born 13 March 1989) is a German footballer of Bosnian Serb descent who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sevilla on loan from Chelsea. Marin previously played for Bundesliga clubs Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen. Marin is known for his acceleration, dribbling, agility, creativity, versatility, technical ability and as an assist-maker. ^[3]

Early life

Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia to Bosnian Serb parents, mother Borka and father Ranko.^[4] Marin was only two years old when the family moved to Germany in 1991 due to his mother's job.^[5] Growing up in Frankfurt, Marin began playing football with local clubs. His childhood football idol was Dejan Savićević, and favourite club Red Star Belgrade.^[6]

Club career

Early career

He began his footballing career as a youth player, first with SG 01 Hoechst and then with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In 2005, he moved to the Borussia Mönchengladbach youth academy. After a year at Mönchengladbach's academy, he was promoted to the reserve team; he was offered a three-year contract which he signed and later went on to make his professional debut with the club on 31 March 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt. On 9 August 2008, Marin scored a hat-trick within the first 16 minutes of Mönchengladbach's 8–1 thrashing of seventh division club VfB Fichte Bielefeld in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.^[7]

Werder Bremen

On 24 June 2009, Marin was sold for €8.2 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Werder Bremen.^[8] He was a part of Bremen's thrilling attack comprising Aaron Hunt and Mesut Özil, which lit up the Weserstadion. In the 2010–11 season, he showed his quality, scoring four league goals and providing 11 assists.

Following the departure of Özil to Real Madrid in August 2010, however, Marin's form dropped noticeably, as he notched only one goal and five assists during Bremen's 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign.^[9][10] Marin did show his skill in Bremen's eight goal thriller against SC Freiburg on 20 August 2011.^[11] He provided assists for Claudio Pizarro, Marko Arnautović and Wesley as Bremen secured a 5–3 triumph.^[12]

Marin's only goal of the Bundesliga campaign came on 18 February 2012, when he opened the scoring in the ninth minute of a 3–1 derby victory over Hamburger SV at the Imtech Arena.^[13] In Marin's final game for Bremen, he provided the telling ball for Markus Rosenberg's goal, but this was not enough as his side succumbed to a 4–1 away defeat to VfB Stuttgart on 13 April.^[14] Marin ended his time with the Bremen club after scoring eight goals in 87 Bundesliga appearances.^[15]

Chelsea

On 28 April 2012, Marin agreed a deal with English Premier League club Chelsea.^[16] Marin later revealed that he joined Chelsea for the prospect of a new challenge. He indicated that moving to London was a dream come true and he would officially join the Blues as their first summer signing once the transfer window officially opened on 1 July. He signed a five-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2017.^[17] Marko Marin was given the number 21 shirt, previously worn by Salomon Kalou, who left Chelsea for Lille OSC.^[18] Soon after he joined, in keeping with the Chelsea traditions, he sang a song on karaoke in front of the squad, choosing Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. On 18 July, Marin made his debut for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly against Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders FC, scoring Chelsea's third goal in a 4–2 win. Marin missed the Community Shield with a hamstring injury.^[19]

Marin made his competitive debut for Chelsea in a League Cup match against Wolves on 25 September, coming on as a substitute as Chelsea cruised to a 6–0 victory.^[20] He made his Premier League debut on 28 November, replacing Eden Hazard in the 82nd minute of a 0–0 draw in the West London derby at home to Fulham.^[21] On 2 January 2013, Marin made his first start for Chelsea in a 0–1 loss to local rivals Queens Park Rangers.^[22] On 9 February 2013, Marin scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, coming on in the 91st minute and scoring on his first touch with a header in the 92nd minute; as a substitute in a 4–1 home victory over Wigan Athletic.^[23]

Loan to Sevilla

On 28 June 2013, Chelsea confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin to Sevilla FC, subject to the completion of legal documentation and a medical.^[24] Marin scored his first goal for Sevilla in a 3–1 friendly win over Manchester United during Rio Ferdinand's testimonial. He netted two goals in Sevilla's first-leg Europa League play-off tie against Śląsk Wrocław, a 4–1 home win on 22 August.^[25]

International career

In 2010, Marin stated that he never received a call from Bosnia and Herzegovina, so he decided to play for Germany.^[5][6]

In 2007, Marin also received a call up to his under-21 national squad and has since played on nine occasions. On 16 May 2008, it was announced that Marin would be included in senior squad coach Joachim Löw's provisional 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008; he did not, however, make the final 23.^[26] He made his debut on 27 May 2008 in a 2–2 draw against Belarus. Marin entered the game as a half-time substitution for Bastian Schweinsteiger. He was eventually cut from the final squad on 28 May 2008.

In the same year, on 20 August, he made his second appearance for Germany and scored his first goal in a friendly match against Belgium. Marin is a German under-21 international football player, also picked for the European team in the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup.^[27][28]

Marin was included in Germany's provisional squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa announced in May 2010, and following a string of impressive performances in warm-up games (most of which he played as a substitute),^{[citation needed]} was named in the final 23-man squad. He would go on to play twice at the World Cup in South Africa, both as a substitute in Germany's 4–0 win over Australia and in the subsequent 1–0 loss to Serbia. After disappointing performances, however, notably in the game against Serbia,^{[citation needed]} Marin was not selected for any more games in the tournament, as Germany placed third in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club performance

As of 27 October 2013^[29]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 2008	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Belgium	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• 2. Bundesliga: 2007–08

Chelsea

• UEFA Europa League: 2012–13

Country

Germany

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2009
• FIFA World Cup: Third place – Bronze medal (2010)

Individual

• Fritz-Walter-Medal 2006 in Silver (Category U17)
• Fritz-Walter-Medal 2008 in Gold (Category U19)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marko Marin.

• Official website (German)
• Profile at Chelsea website
• Profile at Transfermarkt
• Profile at ESPN
• Marko Marin at fussballdaten.de (German)
• 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
• Marko Marin at National-Football-Teams.com

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