Vanja Marković

Vanja Marković
Personal information
Full name	Vanja Marković
Date of birth	20 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Zemun
0000–2011	VVV-Venlo
2011–2012	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2017	Korona Kielce
2017–2018	Vardar
2018–2019	Farense
2019	Kaposvári Rákóczi
2020	Torpedo Kutaisi
2021	Sloboda Tuzla
2021	Persiraja Banda Aceh
2022	Ruch Chorzów
2022–2023	Oțelul Galați
2023	Hrvatski Dragovoljac
2023–2024	Sham Shui Po
International career
2012	Serbia U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Vanja Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Марковић; born 20 June 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

After joining Portuguese club Farense in July 2018, Marković left the club by mutual agreement on 13 March 2019.^[1] After Farense, he played in Hungary for Kaposvári Rákóczi and in Georgia for Torpedo Kutaisi.

On 11 February 2021, Marković signed with Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.^[2] He debuted in a league game against Olimpik on 8 March 2021.^[3]

In June 2021, he moved to Persiraja Banda Aceh in the Indonesian Liga 1.^[4] He made his professional debut for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Bhayangkara on 29 August 2021.^[5]

On 15 February 2022, Marković returned to Poland, signing a half-a-year deal with a two-year extension option with II liga side Ruch Chorzów.^[6]

On 8 October 2023, Marković joined Sham Shui Po.

International career

Marković made an appearance for the Serbia U-19 national team in 2012.

Personal life

His twin brother, Ivan Marković, is also a professional footballer playing for Sham Shui Po.

References

^ Farense rescindiu contrato com médio sérvio Markovic, desporto.sapo.pt, 13-3-2019 (in Portuguese)
^ D.B. (11 February 2021). "Vanja Marković potpisao za Slobodu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ N.K. (8 March 2021). "Olimpik zasluženo pobijedio Slobodu i napravio važan korak u borbi za opstanak" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Kontrak Tiga Pemain Asing". PERSIRAJA.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Bhayangkara 2–1 Persiraja". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Vanja Marković piłkarzem Ruchu!" (in Polish). Ruch Chorzów. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

External links

Vanja Marković at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Vanja Marković at Soccerway

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[1] Farense rescindiu contrato com médio sérvio Markovic, desporto.sapo.pt, 13-3-2019 (in Portuguese)

[2] D.B. (11 February 2021). "Vanja Marković potpisao za Slobodu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

[3] N.K. (8 March 2021). "Olimpik zasluženo pobijedio Slobodu i napravio važan korak u borbi za opstanak" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[persirajaasing1-4] "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Kontrak Tiga Pemain Asing". PERSIRAJA.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[5] "Bhayangkara 2–1 Persiraja". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[6] "Vanja Marković piłkarzem Ruchu!" (in Polish). Ruch Chorzów. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

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