Marko Zelenika

Marko Zelenika (born April 24, 1987) is a Croatian footballer who most recently played for German amateur side Posavina Frankfurt.

Marko Zelenika
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987
Place of birth Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Slavonija Požega
2005–2007 Kamen Ingrad 47 (1)
2007–2009 Široki Brijeg 11 (0)
2009–2011 Suhopolje
2011–2014 Imotski 41 (4)
2011–2012 → Rudeš (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 Zmaj Blato
2014–2015 Oriolik
2015 Pajde Möhlin
2016–2018 SG HWWE Niederroßbach
2018–2019 Hamilton City
2019–2021 TuS Montabaur 2 (0)
2021 Posavina Frankfurt 13 (3)
International career
2006 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2006 Croatia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Zelenika had a stint in the Croatian Second Football League with NK Slavonija Požega.[1] He played in the Croatian First Football League during the 2005/06 season with NK Kamen Ingrad.[2] In 2007, he played abroad in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Široki Brijeg.[3] During his tenure with Široki Brijeg he featured in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup against FC Koper, and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.[4][5] He also made appearances in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup against FK Partizani Tirana, and Beşiktaş J.K.[6][7]

In 2009, he returned to Croatia to play with HNK Suhopolje.[8][9] In 2011, he played in the Croatian Second Football League with NK Imotski, and had a loan spell with NK Rudeš.[10][11] He later played in the Treća HNL with BŠK Zmaj, and NK Oriolik.[12] The following season he played with NK Pajde Möhlin, and featured in the 2015 Croatian World Club Championship, where he was named best player in the tournament.[13] He played once more abroad in 2016 with SG HWW Niederroßbach, and later in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC.[1][14] In 2019, he returned to the Bezirksliga to play with TuS Montabaur.[15]

International career

Zelenika made his debut for the Croatia national under-19 football team on February 13, 2006 in a friendly match against Hungary.[16] He represented Croatia in the 2006 Elite Round U-19 Championship against Macedonia, and Israel.[17][18] He also played with the Croatia national under-20 football team making his debut on September 26, 2006 in a friendly match against Slovenia.[19]

References
  1. "Marko Zelenika Petite Amie Salaire SG HWW Niederroßbach". www.footballeur-lifestyle.fr. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  2. "Marko Zelenika". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. "Siroki Brijeg 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  4. UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-Koper 2008 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  5. UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-H. Tel-Aviv 2008 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  6. UEFA.com. "Partizani-Široki Brijeg 2009 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  7. UEFA.com. "Beşiktaş-Široki Brijeg 2009 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  8. "Marko Zelenika | Verein | Spielerprofil | HNK Suhopolje | 2008/09". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  9. "Virovitica.net - Suhopolje ostvarilo vrijednu pobjedu nad Segestom". Virovitica.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  10. "HRVATSKI NOGOMETNI SAVEZ - UDRUŽENJE KLUBOVA DRUGE HNL" (PDF). May 4, 2011.
  11. "Marko Zelenika - Zmaj Blato - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  12. "Slaže se momčad za proljeće: Marko Zelenika iz NK Imotski novi član BŠK Zmaj !". markopolosport.net. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  13. Bosnjak, Daniel. "Najbolji igrač NK Pajde Möhlin u potrazi za novim klubom". Fenix Magazin (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  14. "Hamilton City 1 SC – Canadian Soccer League". 2019-08-03. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  15. "Ein hektisches Spitzenspiel in Montabaur". Blick aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  16. "Croatia - Hungary 1:2 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  17. "Croatia - Macedonia 2:2 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  18. "Croatia - Israel 2:0 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  19. "Croatia - Slovenia 2:1 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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