Marko Marin

Marko Marin (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Марин, born 13 March 1989) is a German professional footballer who last played for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli as an attacking midfielder and left winger. He is known for his acceleration, dribbling, agility, creativity, versatility, technical skill and playmaking ability.[4]

For the art historian and theatre director, see Marko Marin (professor).
Not to be confused with Marco Marin.

Marko Marin
Marin playing for Sevilla in 2013
Personal information
Full name Marko Marin[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989[2]
Place of birth Bosanska Gradiška,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
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)
2012–2016 Chelsea 6 (1)
2013–2014 → Sevilla (loan) 18 (0)
2014–2015 → Fiorentina (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Anderlecht (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Trabzonspor (loan) 24 (2)
2016–2018 Olympiacos 37 (11)
2018–2020 Red Star Belgrade 34 (9)
2020–2021 Al-Ahli 17 (1)
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 2 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2011

Marin previously played for Bundesliga clubs Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen, before signing for Chelsea in 2012. He spent most of his time out on loan at four clubs in four countries before leaving for Olympiacos in 2016, then Red Star Belgrade in 2018.

A full German international from 2008 to 2010, he won 16 caps and represented the country at the 2010 World Cup, where they came third.

Early life

Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina) to Bosnian Serb parents, mother Borka Marin and father Ranko Marin.[5] Marin was only two years old when the family moved to Germany in 1991 due to his mother's job.[6] Growing up in Frankfurt, Marin began playing football with local clubs.

Club career

Early career

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Marin with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2007

In 2005, Marin 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 début 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
Marin with Werder Bremen in 2009.

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 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 game against SC Freiburg on 20 August 2011.[11] He provided assists for Claudio Pizarro, Marko Arnautović and Wesley as Bremen secured a 5–3 win.[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] 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]

2012–13 season

On 18 July, Marin made his début 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers 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, 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] Marin started on the bench in the Europa final, coming on late in the second half, and then substituted in extra-time as Sevilla beat Benfica 4–2 in penalties.[26] With this win, Marin won the Europa League in back to back seasons, winning it the year before with his home-club Chelsea.

Loan to Fiorentina

On 18 August 2014, Fiorentina confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin from Chelsea with an option to buy.[27] On 23 October, Marin made his début for Fiorentina in a Europa League match against PAOK.[28] Marin scored his first goal for the Italian side on 27 November 2014, in a Europa League match against Guingamp. In the sixth minute, Marin was able to pick up Aquilani's pass and clipped home the opening goal, as Fiorentina edges out the French side in a 2–1 win.[29] On 11 December 2014, Marin scored in a 2–1 loss against Dinamo Minsk.[30]

Although Marin was on the bench 12 times, he failed to make a single appearance in the league before ending his loan early in January.[2]

Loan to Anderlecht

On 20 January 2015, after an unsuccessful loan spell at Fiorentina, Marin joined Anderlecht for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end of the campaign.[31] Five days after moving to Belgium, Marin made his debut coming off the bench, replacing Maxime Colin in the 75th minute in a 2–0 loss to Standard Liège.[32] Marin was in the starting line-up of the Belgian Cup Final, although he was substituted in the second-half after suffering a hamstring injury as Anderlecht lost 2–1, with Lior Refaelov scoring a late volley.[33]

Anderlecht decided to pass on the option to buy Marin at the end of the season after he suffered a hamstring injury during the Belgium Cup final which ruled him out for several weeks.[34]

Loan to Trabzonspor

On 25 August 2015, Marin joined Trabzonspor on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[35] On 30 August, Marin made his début for Trabzonspor in a 2–2 draw against Akhisar Belediyespor coming on as a second-half substitute.[36] On 26 September 2015, Marin scored his first goal with the Turkish side in a 3–1 loss against Osmanlıspor.[37] On 15 February 2016, Marin scored in a 2–1 win over Kayserispor.[38]

In an interview with kicker, Marin showed his appreciation towards Chelsea for taking care of him since his move to London and also expressed no regrets with his move to Chelsea even though he acknowledge that his future is most likely going to be elsewhere.[39]

Olympiacos

On 23 August 2016, Marin joined Greek side Olympiacos on a three-year deal.[40] On 11 September 2016, Marin made his debut in a 6–1 victory against Veria.[41] After being sidelined for about two months due to manager Paulo Bento not featuring him in his first-team plans, he returned to action on 5 January 2017, netting the winning goal in a 2–1 home comeback win over Asteras Tripolis.[42]

On 17 December 2017, thanks to an impressive long-range effort by the German attacking midfielder, Olympiacos won 1–0 against PAS Giannina. It was the sixth consecutive victory for team of experienced manager Takis Lemonis and the Reds climbed at first Super League position, with 32 points after 15 matches, one more than rivals AEK and PAOK.[43] On 7 January 2018, he opened the score in a 3–0 away win game against AEL, helping his club to achieve the 7th successive win in his rally to gain the eighth consecutive title.[44]

Red Star Belgrade

After Red Star Belgrade qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage (their first ever appearance in its current format), Marin signed a three-year contract with the club for an estimated transfer fee in the range of €700,000 and was registered in the last hour of the summer transfer window in Serbia.[45] Marin scored a goal on his debut with Red Star on 15 September 2018, in a 6–0 home victory against Radnik Surdulica.[46] Marin became the club's first ever goal scorer in the Champions League after giving Red Star a consolation goal in the 6–1 loss against PSG On 18 October 2018. Almost three weeks later, on 6 November 2018 to be exact, Marin was once again involved in Red Star's first ever Champions League campaign, this time by assisting Milan Pavkov's first goal in their historic 2–0 win against Liverpool. On 13 March 2019, Marin agreed to extend his contract with Red Star to the summer of 2021.[47] Marin was voted MVP in the 2018–19 season and was also therefore included in the team of the season.[48]

Before the start of the 2019–20 season, Red Star's general director Zvezdan Terzić confirmed that Marin would become the new club captain.

Al-Ahli

On 5 January 2020, Marin signed for the Saudi Arabian club, Al-Ahli a €6 million contract until the summer of 2022, for an estimated transfer fee in the range of €2.5 million.[49]

International career

In 2010, Marin stated that he never received a call from Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia, so he decided to play for Germany.[6][50]

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.[51] 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 Meridian Cup.[52][53]

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), 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 his native Serbia, Marin was not selected for any more games, as Germany finished third in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 January 2021[54][55][56]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 163———163
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2006–07 Bundesliga 4000——40
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 3142[lower-alpha 1]3——337
2008–09 Bundesliga 3342[lower-alpha 1]1——355
Total 68844——7212
Werder Bremen 2009–10 Bundesliga 3246[lower-alpha 1]112[lower-alpha 2]2—507
2010–11 Bundesliga 3432[lower-alpha 1]18[lower-alpha 3]1—445
2011–12 Bundesliga 2111[lower-alpha 1]0——221
Total 87892203—11613
Chelsea 2012–13 Premier League 616[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 5]0161
Sevilla (loan) 2013–14 La Liga 1800012[lower-alpha 2]2—302
Fiorentina (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 00004[lower-alpha 2]2—42
Anderlecht (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 602[lower-alpha 6]0——80
Trabzonspor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 2425[lower-alpha 7]0——292
Olympiacos 2016–17 Superleague Greece 1445[lower-alpha 8]04[lower-alpha 2]0—234
2017–18 Superleague Greece 2376[lower-alpha 8]07[lower-alpha 3]1—368
Total 3711110111—5912
Red Star Belgrade 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 2264[lower-alpha 9]05[lower-alpha 3]1—317
2019–20 1231[lower-alpha 9]014[lower-alpha 3]1—274
Total 34950192—5811
Al-Ahli Saudi FC 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 90216[lower-alpha 10]1—172
2020–21 8110——91
Total 1723161—263
Career total 3134345775111043461
  1. Appearance(s) in DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Three appearances in FA Cup and three appearances in League Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in Belgian Cup
  7. Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
  8. Appearance(s) in Greek Football Cup
  9. Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
  10. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Marin goal.
International goal scored by Marko Marin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 August 2008Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany Belgium2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Chelsea

Sevilla

Olympiacos

Red Star Belgrade

International

Germany

Individual

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