Marko Stamenic

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Marko Stamenic
Personal information
Full name Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenic[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 35
Youth career
Stokes Valley
2014–2016 Western Suburbs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Western Suburbs 34 (7)
2019–2020 Team Wellington 7 (1)
2020– Copenhagen 1 (0)
2021– → HB Køge (loan) 10 (1)
National team‡
2018–2019 New Zealand U17 4 (0)
2021– New Zealand U23 4 (0)
2021– New Zealand 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021

Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenic (born 19 February 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen, and the New Zealand national team.

Club career[]

Western Suburbs[]

Born in Wellington, Stamenic attended St Patrick's college, Silverstream, Wellington.[2] and came through the ranks of the Olé Football Academy.[3] During this time, Stamenic played for Olé-affiliated club Western Suburbs in the Central Premier League, making his debut in 2017 and reaching the final of the 2018 Chatham Cup.[3]

Team Wellington[]

Following Olé's affiliation with ISPS Handa Premiership side Team Wellington, Stamenic signed for them on 2 October 2019.[3] He made seven league appearances, scoring one goal on 15 December 2019 against Southern United.[4]

FC Copenhagen[]

Following his standout performances for New Zealand in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Stamenic was invited for a three-week trial at Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen in March 2020. However, following an order from the New Zealand Government for all foreign-based New Zealand citizens to urgently return to the country in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was forced to abort the trial.[3] FC Copenhagen retained their interest, and Stamenic eventually returned to Denmark, signing for the club's under-19 team on 1 September 2020.[2]

Stamenic made his debut for the first team on 23 November 2020, starting in a 2–1 Superliga loss to Randers FC.[5]

International career[]

U-17[]

Stamenic made his first appearance for the New Zealand U-17 team coming off the bench in their 0–5 lost to the Solomon Islands at the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[6] He then followed that up starting in New Zealand's next matches against Papua New Guinea in the last pool game,[7] Tahiti in the semi-finals[8] and in the final which saw a rematch against the Solomon Islands that New Zealand won 5–4 on penalties.[9]

Stamenic played all three games for New Zealand in their 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign, finishing third in their group.[1]

Senior national team[]

Stamenic made his international debut with the senior New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.[10]

Personal life[]

Born in New Zealand, Stamenic is of Serbian and Samoan descent.[11]

Honours[]

Western Suburbs

  • Central League winners: 2017, 2019
  • 2018 Chatham Cup runner-up: 2018

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rollo, Phillip (2 September 2020). "Another Kiwi in Europe: Rising star Marko Stamenic joins top Danish football club". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Rollo, Phillip (14 May 2020). "Covid-19 puts Kiwi footballer Marko Stamenic's European dream on hold". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Marko Stamenic Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (23 November 2020). "Teenager Marko Stamenic makes professional debut for Danish club FC Copenhagen". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. ^ "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Group A Solomon Islands v New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Group A New Zealand v Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Semi-finals Tahiti v New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ^ "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 – Final Solomon Islands v New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Football: Gutsy All Whites grind out impressive victory over Curacao on international return". Newshub. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Covid-19 puts Kiwi footballer Marko Stamenic's European dream on hold". Stuff. 14 May 2020.

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