Ivan Marković (footballer, born 1994)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Marković | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Central midfielder Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gyeongnam FC | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2008–2011 | Zemun | ||
| 2011 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 2012 | Partizan | ||
| 2013 | Korona Kielce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Zemun | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | CSKA Sofia | 12 | (2) |
| 2015 | Levadiakos | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cherno More | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Gyeongnam FC | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2016. | |||
Ivan Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивaн Марковић; born 20 June 1994) is a Serbian footballer currently playing as a midfielder. He is nicknamed by Bulgarian media as "The Serbian Neymar".[1] He played for K-league club Gyeongnam FC.
Career
Early career
Born in Belgrade, Marković began playing football in the youth team of Red Star Belgrade before joined Zemun. He made his Zemun first team debut on 15 June 2011 at 16 years 360 days, in a 1–2 loss against Novi Pazar for Serbian First League, coming on as a substitute for Konstantin Stegnjajić at half-time.[2]
After a short spell in the VVV-Venlo's youth academy, Marković joined Partizan in 2012. In January 2013, Ivan left Partizan to join the Polish side Korona Kielce,[3] but failed to make a single league appearance in one year.
CSKA Sofia
On 22 February 2014 after a short trial period, Marković signed a two-and-half-year contract with CSKA Sofia. He made his debut in the Bulgarian A Group on 15 March in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football against Levski Sofia, playing 57 minutes.[4] On 21 April, in his second participation in the Eternal derby, he scored his first league goal for CSKA, netting the 3rd for a 3–1 win.
In pre-season training for the 2014–15 season, Marković ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and received surgery on 22 July 2014.[5] His recovery was said to take up to six months.
Cherno More Varna
On 28 January he signed for Cherno More coming from Levadiakos.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 March 2016 [7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Zemun | 2010–11 | Prva liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Levadiakos | 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Cherno More | 2015–16 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
Personal life
His brother, Vanja Marković, is also a footballer who currently plays for Korona Kielce in Ekstraklasa.
References
- ↑ "Сръбският Неймар подписа договор с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gol.bg. 2014-02-22.
- ↑ "Novi Pazar 2-1 Zemun". soccerway.com. 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Braća Marković napustila Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "CSKA Sofia 1–0 Levski Sofia". soccerway.com. 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Иван Маркович претърпя успешна операция, аут е за 6 месеца" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Черно море с трансферен удар - взима 21-годишна бивша звезда на ЦСКА
- ↑ Serbia - I. Markovic
External links
- Ivan Marković profile at Soccerway
- Ivan Marković – K League stats at kleague.com
