Marko Lešković

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Marko Lešković
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Našice, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 55
Youth career
2002–2009 Osijek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Osijek 56 (5)
2010–2011 → Suhopolje (loan) 14 (4)
2013–2016 Rijeka 62 (3)
2016–2021 Dinamo Zagreb 51 (3)
2020–2021 → Lokomotiva (loan) 17 (1)
2021– Kerala Blasters 8 (0)
National team‡
2009 Croatia U18 2 (0)
2009–2010 Croatia U19 3 (0)
2010–2011 Croatia U20 2 (1)
2012–2013 Croatia U21 2 (0)
2014–2017 Croatia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:40, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Marko Lešković (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrko lěʃkoʋitɕ];[1][2] born 27 April 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Club career[]

Lešković started his career playing at youth level for Osijek, with whom he signed a professional contract in December 2009.

In the first part of the 2010–11 season he was loaned to Druga HNL side Suhopolje where he was featured in 14 games scoring four times.

He returned to Osijek after the winter break and made his debut for the first team as a late substitute in the 2–1 win against Istra 1961 on 5 March 2011. He made one further appearance that season.[3][4][5] In the 2011–12 season, Lešković was much more involved in the first team, making eight starts and eleven appearances off the bench. He scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 2–2 draw with NK Zagreb on 20 March 2012.[6]

In the 2012–13 season, Marko truly broke out as a player. He made 35 appearances for Osijek, playing in a range of positions including LB, CB and DM. He also scored four goals in the league as his side finished in 8th position.

In the summer of 2013, Lešković finalised a transfer to HNK Rijeka, signing a four-year contract. Lešković managed 25 appearances in his first season. The following season, Marko made 41 appearances as Rijeka qualified for the group stages of the Europa League and finished runners up in the 1. HNL.

In July 2016, after three seasons with Rijeka, Lešković was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb.[7]

In January 2020, Lešković was loaned out to NK Lokomotiva until the end of the season.[8]

On 15 September 2021, Kerala Blasters announced that Lešković had joined the Indian Super League club on a one-year deal.[9][10][11] He made his debut for the club on 19 November in the 2021–22 Indian Super League season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2.[12][13]

International career[]

Leskovic has represented Croatia at all youth national levels from U18 to U21. He made his debut for the senior national team against Argentina in 2014.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 December 2021[14]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Suhopolje (loan) 2010–11 Croatian Second Football League 14 4 3 0 – 17 4
Osijek 2010–11 Croatian First Football League 2 0 – – 2 0
2011–12 19 1 6 0 – 25 1
2012–13 28 4 4 2 3 0 35 6
Total 49 5 10 2 3 0 62 7
Rijeka 2013–14 Croatian First Football League 15 2 5 0 5 0 25 2
2014–15 27 0 5 3 9 1 41 4
2015–16 20 1 – 1 0 21 1
Total 62 3 10 3 15 1 87 7
Dinamo Zagreb 2016–17 Croatian First Football League 15 1 2 0 – 17 1
2017–18 13 0 3 0 1 0 17 0
2018–19 18 2 2 0 1 0 21 2
2019–20 5 0 2 0 3 0 10 0
Total 51 3 9 0 5 0 65 3
Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan) 2020–21 Croatian First Football League 17 1 – – 17 1
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 7 0 – – 7 0
Career total 200 16 32 5 23 1 255 22

Honours[]

Osijek
Rijeka
Dinamo Zagreb

References[]

  1. ^ "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Mȃrko
  2. ^ "lijéska". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Lèšković
  3. ^ Keler, Dalibor (17 December 2009). "Na Gavrića se računa, Prijić i Buljević ostaju na posudbama". Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ Plavčić, Mario (5 March 2011). "Istra 1961 pala i u Osijeku". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. ^ Lekšan, Dražen (26 July 2011). "Ponosan i počašćen sudjelovanjem na svjetskoj smotri". Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  6. ^ Bradovski, Mihaela (20 March 2012). "Zagreb i Osijek proradili u nastavku". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  7. ^ "LEŠKOVIĆ NA KORAK DO DINAMA!". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ^ Službeno: Marko Lešković ima novi klub at Germanijak
  9. ^ "KERALA BLASTERS FC SIGN CROATIAN DEFENDER MARKO LEŠKOVIĆ". Kerala Blasters FC. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ Waseem Zaidi (18 September 2021) Profile: Who is Kerala Blasters’ latest foreign signing Marko Leskovic? Khel Now. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  11. ^ "KERALA BLASTERS ANNOUNCED TWENTY EIGHT MEMBER SQUAD FOR ISL". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan trounce Kerala Blasters in ISL 8 opener | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. ^ "ISL 2021-22, ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters Highlights: Hugo Boumous Stars as ATKMB Beat KBFC 4-2". News18. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  14. ^ Marko Lešković at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Dinamo – Rijeka: ulaznice za Superkup u prodaji od ponedjeljka" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 7 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Maksimirski dvoboj Dinama i Rijeke za trofej Superkupa" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 10 July 2019.

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