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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 2000 | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 | |||
Partizan
2017–18 season
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
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
2019–20 season
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
On 30 August 2024, Marković signed a three-year contract with Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň.[22]
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]
"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]
- As of 2 October 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
- Includes Serbian Cup and Greek Cup
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
Partizan
Individual
- 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga: best debutant[14]
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