Marko Stamenic

Marko Stamenic (born 19 February 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen.

Marko Stamenic
Personal information
Full name Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenic[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002[1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 35
Youth career
Stokes Valley
2014–2016 Western Suburbs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Western Suburbs 34 (7)
2019–2020 Team Wellington 7 (1)
2020– Copenhagen 1 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 New Zealand U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2020

Club career

Western Suburbs

Born in Wellington, Stamenic attended St Patrick's College[2] and came through the ranks of the Olé Football Academy.[3] During this time, Stamenic played for Olé-affiliated club Western Suburbs in the Central Premier League, making his debut in 2017 and reaching the final of the 2018 Chatham Cup.[3]

Team Wellington

Following Olé's affiliation with ISPS Handa Premiership side Team Wellington, Stamenic signed for them on 2 October 2019.[3] He made seven league appearances, scoring one goal on 15 December 2019 against Southern United.[4]

FC Copenhagen

Following his standout performances for New Zealand in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Stamenic was invited for a three-week trial at Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen in March 2020. However, following an order from the New Zealand Government for all foreign-based New Zealand citizens to urgently return to the country in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was forced to abort the trial.[3] FC Copenhagen retained their interest, and Stamenic eventually returned to Denmark, signing for the club's under-19 team on 1 September 2020.[2]

Stamenic made his debut for the first team on 23 November 2020, starting in a 2–1 Superliga loss to Randers FC.[5]

International career

U-17

Stamenic made his first appearance for the New Zealand U-17 team coming off the bench in their 0–5 lost to the Solomon Islands at the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[6] He then followed that up starting in New Zealand's next matches against Papua New Guinea in the last pool game,[7] Tahiti in the semi-finals[8] and in the final which saw a rematch against the Solomon Islands that New Zealand won 5–4 on penalties.[9]

Stamenic played all three games for New Zealand in their 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign, finishing third in their group.[1]

Honours

Club

Western Suburbs

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. Rollo, Phillip (2 September 2020). "Another Kiwi in Europe: Rising star Marko Stamenic joins top Danish football club". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. Rollo, Phillip (14 May 2020). "Covid-19 puts Kiwi footballer Marko Stamenic's European dream on hold". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. "Marko Stamenic Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. Rollo, Phillip (23 November 2020). "Teenager Marko Stamenic makes professional debut for Danish club FC Copenhagen". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Group A Solomon Islands v New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Group A New Zealand v Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Semi-finals Tahiti v New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Final Solomon Islands v New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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