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Svetozar Marković (footballer)

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Svetozar Marković
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2011 Radnik Bijeljina
2011–2017 Partizan
2015–2016 → Teleoptik (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Partizan 36 (2)
2019–2022 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2020 → AEL (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Partizan (loan) 24 (1)
2022–2024 Partizan 53 (5)
2024– Viktoria Plzeň 7 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Serbia U16 9 (1)
2016–2017 Serbia U17 11 (0)
2017–2019 Serbia U18 2 (0)
2018–2021 Serbia U21 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Svetozar Marković (Serbian: Светозар Марковић, born 23 March 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň.

Club career

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Partizan

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2017–18 season

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Born in Bijeljina, a city in Bosnia Herzegovina, Marković played in the youth academy of local club Radnik.[1] He joined Partizan in 2011, after passing the club's camp at Jahorina in 2009.[2] As a product of youth academy and club scholar, Marković started studying at Belgrade sports gymnasium in 2015, along with teammates Dušan Vlahović and Bojan Bojić.[3] He was also loaned to satellite club Teleoptik for the 2015–16 campaign.[4] In summer 2017, Marković joined senior squad as a captain of cadet team,[5] passing the pre-season with the first squad.[6] Marković made his official debut for Partizan, replacing Bojan Ostojić in the 88 minute of the Serbian Cup match against Rtanj Boljevac, played on 11 October 2017.[7] Marković made his first continental appearance for the club replacing Léandre Tawamba in 90 minute of the match against Viktoria Plzeň on 15 February 2018.[8] Marković made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 11 March 2018, playing a full-time in away 2–0 victory over Čukarički.[9] Several days later, on 14 March, Marković made an assist to Nemanja R. Miletić in 2–0 cup victory over Javor Ivanjica.[10] Marković had also been elected for a player of the match after the game.[11] Marković scored his first goal for Partizan in 5–0 home victory over Borac Čačak in final fixture match of the regular season, played on 5 April 2018.[12] Marković played his first Eternal Derby on 14 April 2018, archiving a full-time in 2–1 defeat.[13] In May 2018, Marković awarded as the best debutant 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign.[14] Marković won 2017–18 Serbian Cup with the club, beating Mladost Lučani on 23 May 2018, which was his first trophy in professional career.[15]

2018–19 season

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In summer 2018, Marković passed the whole pre-season preparations with the first team in Slovenia.[16] He made his first continental appearance for Partizan in starting line-up in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja. He played a full-time away game as a centre-back pairing with Marc Valiente, who had been replaced by Nemanja R. Miletić in the 77th minute.[17] Marković scored his first continental goal for Partizan and his second in professional career in 3–2 victory over Nordsjælland on 16 August 2018.[18] On 2 September 2018, Marković scored the only goal in 1–0 home victory over OFK Bačka on the Nemanja Nikolić's assist.[19]

Olympiacos

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2019–20 season

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On 8 July 2019, reports subsequently confirmed that Markovic has signed a five-year contract with Greek giants Olympiacos on a transfer fee in the region of €1.5 million. The talented defender commented on the transfer: "I have moved to a very big club in Olympiacos. I’m happy about this and it shows that I am making progress in the sport. Yes, it’s hard for me to leave my country and my team, but Partizan will always be in my heart."[20][21]

Viktoria Plzeň

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On 30 August 2024, Marković signed a three-year contract with Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň.[22]

International career

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Despite being born in raise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marković, as an ethnic Serb, started playing with Serbia national under-16 football team in 2015.[23] He capped mostly matches with the team,[24] scoring a goal in a match against Latvia on 15 May 2016.[25] As a regular member of Serbian under-17 national team,[26] Marković was called in squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship by coach Perica Ognjenović.[27] In August 2017, Marković was called into the Serbia 19 squad, for the memorial "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", but failed to make a debut during the tournament.[28] In December 2017, Perica Ognjenović called Marković in Serbian under-18 national team for the tournament in Israel.[29] He made his debut for the team in 1–0 defeat against home team on 11 December same year,[30] and also played against Germany next day.[31] As a coach of the Serbian under-21 level, Goran Đorović included Marković to the squad for competitive matches against Macedonia and Russia in September 2018.[32]

Style of play

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"Sveta archived this game like the one against Čukarički, played without a mistake. I've said a million times, and now I repeat that he is the future of the club."

—Nemanja R. Miletić, an interview after the victory over Javor Ivanjica, March 2018[33]

At the beginning of his youth career, Marković used to play as a defensive midfielder or winger through the categories of Radnik Bijeljina.[34] Coming to Partizan's youth setup, he has adapted as a centre-back. As a player with strong team role effect, Marković has been ordered to lead youth team as a captain.[35] During the match against Javor Ivanjica in March 2018, coach Miroslav Đukić moved him to right-back position, which allowed him to break through the opponent's side and make an assist for a goal.[10] Standing at 6 ft 1⁄2 inches (1.84 m),[36] and being a right-legged footballer, Marković is sometimes compared with Sergio Ramos.[37]

Career statistics

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As of 2 October 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 11 1 5 0 1[b] 0 17 1
2018–19 25 1 1 1 7[b] 1 33 3
Total 36 2 6 1 8 1 50 4
Olympiacos 2019–20 Superleague Greece 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
Total 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 0
AEL (loan) 2019–20 Superleague Greece 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Partizan (loan) 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 24 1 5 1 0 0 29 2
Partizan 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 22 2 1 0 11 1 34 3
2023–24 27 2 3 0 4 0 34 2
2024–25 4 1 0 0 6 1 10 2
Total 53 5 4 0 21 2 78 7
Viktoria Plzeň 2024–25 Czech First League 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
Career total 128 8 18 2 35 3 181 13
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup and Greek Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Partizan

Individual

References

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  32. ^ "Spisak mlade reprezentacije: Marković i Terzić debituju, povratak Babića". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Немања Р. Милетић: "Милион пута" сам рекао и сада понављам да је Марковић будућност Партизана". Sportski žurnal. Belgrade. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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  37. ^ "Poluvreme - Đukićeve nove brige, navijači oduševljeni "Ramosom (TVITOVI)". sportske.net (in Serbian). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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