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Marko Vejinović

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Marko Vejinović
Vejinović with Heracles Almelo in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Feyenoord Academy (coach)
Youth career
Zeeburgia
Ajax
Utrecht
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 AZ 3 (0)
2009–2013 Heracles Almelo 98 (11)
2013–2015 Vitesse 61 (12)
2015–2017 Feyenoord 25 (0)
2017–2019 AZ 11 (0)
2019 → Arka Gdynia (loan) 14 (5)
2019–2020 Arka Gdynia 24 (8)
2021 ADO Den Haag 17 (0)
2021–2022 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 8 (1)
2022–2024 Heracles Almelo 56 (4)
Total 317 (41)
International career
2006–2007 Netherlands U17 8 (2)
2007–2009 Netherlands U19 17 (6)
2011 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Feyenoord Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch[1] professional football coach and a former central midfielder. He works as a coach at the Feyenoord Academy. Having started his professional career with AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, he went on to play for Heracles Almelo, Vitesse, Feyenoord, AZ, Arka Gdynia, ADO Den Haag and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[2]

Club career

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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.[3]

Vejinović made his debut in the Eredivisie with AZ on 22 March 2009, in a 0–0 draw at home against Feyenoord.[4] 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.

Vejinović returned to Heracles on 4 July 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[5] On 24 June 2024, Heracles announced that Vejinović decided to end his playing career and become a coach at the Feyenoord Academy.[6]

International career

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Of Bosnian-Serbian descent, Vejinović is eligible to play for the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.[7]

On 2 November 2015, he was called up to the provisional senior Netherlands squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany.[8] The following day he stated he was unsure whether he would accept the invitation.[7] On 9 November 2015, having chosen to accept the invitation, he said he never doubted his choice.[1]

Personal life

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Vejinović is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent.[9] In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2008–09 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Heracles Almelo 2009–10 Eredivisie 26 3 3 0 — 2 0 31 3
2010–11 27 2 1 0 — 2 0 30 2
2011–12 20 2 4 2 — — 24 4
2012–13 25 4 2 1 — — 27 5
Total 98 11 10 3 — 4 0 112 14
Vitesse 2013–14 Eredivisie 30 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 36 2
2014–15 31 10 4 1 — 4 2 39 13
Total 61 12 7 1 1 0 6 2 75 15
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 23 0 3 0 — — 26 0
2016–17 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Total 25 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 31 1
AZ 2017–18 Eredivisie 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2018–19 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
2019–20 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 11 0 2 0 0 0 — 13 0
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 14 5 — — — 14 5
Arka Gdynia 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 24 8 0 0 – – 24 8
ADO Den Haag 2020–21 Eredivisie 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2021 Chinese Super League 8 1 2 0 — — 10 1
Heracles Almelo 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 31 3 0 0 — — 31 3
2023–24 Eredivisie 25 1 1 0 — — 26 1
Total 56 4 1 0 — — 57 4
Career total 317 41 28 5 2 0 10 2 357 48


Honours

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AZ

Feyenoord

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vejinovic heeft nooit getwijfeld over keuze voor Oranje". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Marko Vejinovic verlaat ADO Den Haag voor Chinees Avontuur". ADO Den Haag. 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Interview with Marko Vejinovic (Serbian)". BeliOrlovi.rs. 4 November 2011.
  4. ^ "De gebaartjes van Vejinovic". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Heracles Almelo contracteert Marko Vejinović". Heracles (in Dutch). 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "MARKO VEJINOVIĆ STOPT ALS PROFVOETBALLER EN WORDT TRAINER IN DE FEYENOORD ACADEMY" [MARKO VEJINOVIĆ RETIRES AS A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER AND BECOMES A TRAINER AT THE FEYENOORD ACADEMY] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b Bell, Michael (3 November 2015). "Vejinovic unsure on Netherlands selection". football-oranje.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Netherlands drop Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie for Wales". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Baždarević potvrdio novo pojačanje Zmajeva | CAZIN-DANAS". Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Vejinović vaga poziv Bosanaca: Nikuda ne žurim".
  11. ^ Marko Vejinović at Soccerway
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