Marko Vejinović
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Zeeburgia | |||
Ajax | |||
Utrecht | |||
AZ | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | AZ | 3 | (0) |
2009–2013 | Heracles Almelo | 102 | (11) |
2013–2015 | Vitesse | 61 | (12) |
2015–2018 | Feyenoord | 25 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → AZ (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | AZ | 4 | (0) |
2019 | → Arka Gdynia (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2019– | Arka Gdynia | 38 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 17 | (6) |
2011 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2019 |
Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch[1] footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Arka Gdynia in the Ekstraklasa. Having started his professional career with AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, he went on to play for Heracles Almelo, Vitesse, Feyenoord and AZ.
Club career
Early years
Vejinović started playing football at the age of seven at a small Dutch club by the name of Zeeburgia. Ajax scouts immediately recognized his talent, where he consequently spent the next seven years playing for the youth team at Ajax. He continued his career later at FC Utrecht and then at AZ Alkmaar.[2]
Vejinović made his debut in the Eredivisie with AZ on 22 March 2009, in a 0–0 draw at home against Feyenoord.[3] AZ won the league championship that season.
After he refused to extend his contract, he left Heracles Almelo as a free agent in summer 2013.
International career
Of Bosnian-Serbian descent, Vejinović is eligible to play for the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.[4]
On 2 November 2015, he was called up to the provisional senior Netherlands squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany.[5] The following day he stated he was unsure whether he would accept the invitation.[4] On 9 November 2015, having chosen to accept the invitation, he said he never doubted his choice.[1]
Personal life
Vejinović is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent.[6] In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.[7]
Honours
AZ Alkmaar
Feyenoord
References
- ^ a b "Vejinovic heeft nooit getwijfeld over keuze voor Oranje". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Marko Vejinovic (Serbian)". BeliOrlovi.rs.
- ^ "De gebaartjes van Vejinovic". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b Bell, Michael (3 November 2015). "Vejinovic unsure on Netherlands selection". football-oranje.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands drop Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie for Wales". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
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External links
- Marko Vejinović at WorldFootball.net
- Marko Vejinovic at Voetbal International (in Dutch) – Archived 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Marko Vejinovic at OnsOranje (in Dutch) – Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Dutch footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Ekstraklasa players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Heracles Almelo players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Feyenoord players
- A.V.V. Zeeburgia players
- Arka Gdynia players
- Dutch people of Serbian descent
- Dutch people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Footballers from Amsterdam