Marko Rakonjac

Marko Rakonjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ракоњац; born 25 April 2000) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Serbian club TSC on loan from the Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.

Marko Rakonjac
Rakonjac with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000
Place of birth Bijelo Polje, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 TSC
(on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
Youth career
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2017–2020 Čukarički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 6 (0)
2019–2022 Čukarički 60 (15)
2019–2020 → IMT (loan)[2] 16 (14)
2022– Lokomotiv Moscow 12 (0)
2023 → Red Star Belgrade (loan) 17 (5)
2023– → TSC (loan) 7 (2)
International career‡
2016–2017 Montenegro U17 6 (3)
2018 Montenegro U19 3 (0)
2020–2022 Montenegro U21 7 (2)
2022– Montenegro 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022

Club career

On 28 April 2022, Rakonjac signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow, beginning in the 2022–23 season.[3]

On 2 February 2023, Rakonjac returned to Serbia to join Red Star Belgrade on loan until the end of the season with the option to buy.[4]

On 27 July 2023, Rakonjac moved on a new season-long loan to TSC with an option to buy.[5]

International career

Rakonjac was called in Montenegro U15, Montenegro U17, Montenegro U18, Montenegro U19 and Montenegro U21 national team squads before becoming part of Montenegro national football team, and debuting as a substitution in a friendly win against Greece.[6]

Career statistics
As of 27 November 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 2016–17 Montenegrin First League 60––60
Čukarički 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 0000–00
2020–21 31110–321
2021–22 2611101[lower-alpha 1]02811
Total 571220106012
Lokomotiv Moscow 2022–23 RPL 12030–150
Career total 751250108112
  1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours
Red Star Belgrade

References
  1. "Marko Rakonjac". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. "MARKO RAKONJAC: PREDUGO SAM ČEKAO NA GOL, HVALA SVIMA NA ČESTITKAMA". FK Čukarički website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. "ФК "ЛОКОМОТИВ" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С МАРКО РАКОНЬЯЦЕМ" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. "Марко Ракоњац у Звезди" [Marko Rakonjac in Zvezda]. www.crvenazvezdafk.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. "РАКОНЬЯЦ ПЕРЕЙДЁТ В СЕРБСКИЙ «ТСЦ БАЧКА ТОПОЛА» НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 27 July 2023.
  6. "Marko Rakonjac". FSCG website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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