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Marko Jesic (born 7 August 1989) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Marconi Stallions FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marko Danny Jesic | ||
Date of birth | 7 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marconi Stallions | ||
Youth career | |||
Marconi Stallions | |||
2005–2006 | NSWIS | ||
2006–2007 | AIS | ||
2008 | Newcastle Jets | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Newcastle Jets | 52 | (10) |
2013–2014 | Sun Pegasus | 8 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Rockdale City Suns | 30 | (13) |
2015– | Marconi Stallions | 250 | (92) |
International career | |||
2006–2007 | Australia U17 | 5 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Australia U20 | 11 | (5) |
2010–2011 | Australia U23 | 9 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023 |
Jesic grew up on the streets of Bossley Park in Sydney's south west and was promoted to the Newcastle Jets A-League squad after playing in the youth league. Jesic is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Sport.
Marko started his football career at AIS. Upon his graduation from the Australian Institute of Sport he moved to Newcastle United Jets in 2008. On 6 October 2008 he made his A-League debut for Newcastle United Jets as a substitute against Wellington Phoenix. In his second game Marko scored his first goal for the Jets on his starting debut in Newcastle's 1–0 win over Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2008 in the 86th minute.[1][2]
In 2009 Marko competed in the AFC Champions League with the Newcastle United Jets. On 7 April 2009 Newcastle Jets played against Nagoya Grampus and he was the man of the match.
On 30 December 2013 it was announced that Marko had signed with Hong Kong club Sun Pegasus.[3]
On his return to Rockdale, he scored a brace in the opening game of the 2015 NPL NSW season against APIA Leichhardt in their 4–2 loss.[4]
In October 2015, Marconi Stallions announced that they had signed Jesic, along with other high-profile names, for their 2016 NPL2 campaign.[5]
With Australia:
Sun Pegasus
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