Nebojša Marinković

Nebojša Marinković
Personal information
Full nameNebojša Marinković
Date of birth19 June 1986
Place of birthKnjaževac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Perth Glory
Number10
Youth career
Timočanin
Partizan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007Teleoptik45(16)
2004–2008Partizan34(13)
2005Obilić (loan)12(1)
2006Voždovac (loan)13(6)
2007→ Iraklis (loan)7(0)
2008Djurgården (loan)3(0)
2008–2009Čukarički14(0)
2009Gimnàstic (loan)10(0)
2009–2010Teleoptik10(5)
2010–2011Maccabi Petah Tikva31(6)
2011–2013Hapoel Acre56(12)
2013–2014Hapoel Haifa12(2)
2014–Perth Glory37(6)
National team
2002–2003Serbia and Montenegro U17[1]6(2)
2003–2005Serbia and Montenegro U19[1]11(4)
2007Serbia U21[1]3(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2015

Nebojša Marinković (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Маринковић; born 19 June 1986) is a Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League club Perth Glory.

He is the older brother of Nenad Marinković.

Club career

Early career

Marinković made his first football steps in his hometown club Timočanin. He later joined the youth system of Partizan, becoming a part of their promising generation, along with Borko Veselinović, Milan Smiljanić and Stefan Babović, that won numerous youth tournaments.[2]

Partizan

Marinković made his competitive debut for Partizan's first team in the second half of the 2003–04 season, playing at the same time for their farm team Teleoptik. He signed his first professional contract for the club in June 2004, without making any appearance in the 2004–05 season. Marinković got some playing time in the first part of the 2005–06 season, scoring four goals in seven official appearances. However, he was sent on a six-month loan to Voždovac in January 2006.

After returning to Partizan from a successful loan spell, Marinković became a regular member of the starting eleven, finishing the 2006–07 season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions.

Later career

In the 2010 winter transfer window, Marinković moved to Israel by signing with Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then spent four years in the country, also playing for Hapoel Acre and Hapoel Haifa.

On 20 January 2014, Marinković signed with Perth Glory until the end of the 2014–15 season.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Newcastle Jets on 30 March 2014.

International career

Marinković represented his country at all youth levels from Under-17 to Under-21. He scored two goals at the 2005 UEFA Under-19 Championship.

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 2003–04 10000010
2004–05 00000000
2005–06 53111074
2006–07 281031633714
2007–08 00002020
Total 341342934718

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Only official UEFA matches included
  2. "Kadeti šampioni SiCG!" (in Serbian). partizan.co.rs. 29 June 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. "Perth Glory sign Nebojša Marinkovic". Football Federation Australia. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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