Saša Marković (footballer, born 1991)

Saša Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Марковић; born 13 March 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Apollon Limassol.[1]

Saša Marković
Personal information
Full name Saša Marković
Date of birth (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991
Place of birth Brus, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Apollon
Number 10
Youth career
Kopaonik
Partizan
2007–2009 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 OFK Beograd 49 (4)
2011–2015 Partizan 53 (6)
2015–2018 Córdoba 64 (7)
2018– Apollon 61 (8)
National team
2009–2010 Serbia U19 5 (1)
2010–2012 Serbia U21 16 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

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.

By Serbian FA Sasa Markovic was pronounced as best young player of Serbian Super Liga for year 2011.

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]

Córdoba

On 15 June 2015 Marković signed a two-year deal with Córdoba CF.[5]

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 31 January 2021[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd 2008–09 30000030
2009–10 2143100245
2010–11 2500030280
Total 4943130555
Partizan 2011–12 812020121
2012–13 17220112304
2013–14 1113061202
2014–15 1724151254
Total 5361112448811
Córdoba 2015–16 35 3 0 0 35 3
2016–17 13 2 1 0 14 2
2017–18 16 2 2 2 18 4
Total 64 7 3 2 67 9
Apollon Limassol 2017–18 11451--165
2018–19 22240133395
2019–20 1311081222
2020–21 1511020181
Total 6181112349513
Career total 2242528550830538

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. "Μέλος του ΘΡΥΛΟΥ ο Sasa Markovic" (in Greek). apollon.com.cy. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. "Saša Marković u Partizanu!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. "Gangnam Sale!" (in Serbian). alo.rs. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. "Besiktas opet bolji Partizan postigao prvenac u Ligi Evrope posle 347-minuta!" (in Serbian). sport.blic.rs. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. "Sasa Markovic nuevo jugador del CCF" [Sasa Markovic new player of CCF] (in Spanish). Córdoba's official website. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. Saša Marković at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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