Saša Marković (footballer born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saša Marković | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Brus, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kopaonik | |||
| Partizan | |||
| 2007–2009 | OFK Beograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | OFK Beograd | 49 | (4) |
| 2011– | Partizan | 50 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | Serbia U19[1] | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Serbia U21 | 16 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Saša Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Марковић; born 13 March 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for SuperLiga club Partizan.
Club career
Early career
Marković played for youth selections of Kopaonik and Partizan, before moving to OFK Beograd in 2007. He made his first team debut with the Romantics during the 2008–09 season. Marković played 49 league matches, scoring four goals during his stint at Karaburma.
Partizan
On 15 June 2011, it was announced that Marković had signed a four-year contract with Partizan.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Borac Čačak on 29 April 2012. He also played all six matches of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage campaign and scored a skillful goal against Rubin Kazan, after which he celebrated by dancing to the rhythm of Gangnam Style.[3] He scored an amazing goal in 2014-15 UEFA Europa League game against Beşiktaş at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.[4]
International career
On 7 September 2010, Marković scored on his debut for the Serbian national under-21 team in their UEFA European Championship qualifier against Cyprus U21. He scored his second goal in a friendly match against Bulgaria U21 on 25 March 2011.
Career statistics
- As of 18 December 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 5 | |
| Partizan | 2011–12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
| Total | 48 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 82 | 11 | |
| Career total | 97 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 137 | 16 | |
Honours
- Partizan
- Serbian SuperLiga (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Notes and references
- ↑ Only official UEFA matches included
- ↑ "Saša Marković u Partizanu!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ↑ "Gangnam Sale!" (in Serbian). alo.rs. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ "Besiktas opet bolji Partizan postigao prvenac u Ligi Evrope posle 347-minuta!" (in Serbian). sport.blic.rs. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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