Vanja Marković

Vanja Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Марковић; born 20 June 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po.

Vanja Marković
Personal information
Full name Vanja Marković
Date of birth (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sham Shui Po
Number 6
Youth career
Zemun
–2011 VVV-Venlo
2011–2012 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Korona Kielce 67 (2)
2017–2018 Vardar 22 (0)
2018–2019 Farense 20 (0)
2019 Kaposvári Rákóczi 1 (0)
2020 Torpedo Kutaisi 11 (0)
2021 Sloboda Tuzla 3 (0)
2021 Persiraja Banda Aceh 17 (0)
2022 Ruch Chorzów 13 (0)
2022–2023 Oțelul Galați 11 (1)
2023 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 11 (0)
2023– Sham Shui Po 0 (0)
International career
2012 Serbia U-19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023

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 brother, Ivan Marković, is also a professional footballer who currently plays for Sham Shui Po.

References

  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.
  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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