Marko Stamenic

Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenic (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Сеуфату Никола Стаменић; born 19 February 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen and the New Zealand national team. From 1 July 2023, Stamenic will play for Red Star Belgrade.

Marko Stamenic
Personal information
Full name Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenic[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002[1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2013 Stokes Valley
2014–2016 Western Suburbs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Western Suburbs 34 (7)
2019–2020 Team Wellington 7 (1)
2020–2023 Copenhagen 15 (0)
2021–2022 → HB Køge (loan) 23 (2)
2023– Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 New Zealand U17 4 (0)
2021– New Zealand U23 4 (0)
2021– New Zealand 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022

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]

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]

On 9 January 2023, Copenhagen announced they would not be extending his contract, which expires in June 2023.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Team Wellington 2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
Copenhagen 2020–21 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 10 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 0
Total 11 0 1 0 4 0 16 0
HB Køge (loan) 2021–22 Danish 1st Division 13 1 0 0 — 13 1
Career total 21 1 1 0 4 0 26 2
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International career

Under-17

Stamenic made his first appearance for the New Zealand U-17 team coming off the bench in their 0–5 loss to the Solomon Islands at the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[7] He then followed that up starting in New Zealand's next matches against Papua New Guinea in the last pool game,[8] Tahiti in the semi-finals[9] and in the final which saw a rematch against the Solomon Islands that New Zealand won 5–4 on penalties.[10]

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

Senior

Stamenic made his international debut with the senior New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.[11]

Personal life

Born in New Zealand, Stamenic is of Serbian and Samoan descent.[12]

Honours

Western Suburbs

References
  1. "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. Rollo, Phillip (2 September 2020). "Another Kiwi in Europe: Rising star Marko Stamenic joins top Danish football club". Stuff. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. 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. "No contract extension with Marko Stamenic". F.C. København. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "Football: Gutsy All Whites grind out impressive victory over Curacao on international return". Newshub. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. "Covid-19 puts Kiwi footballer Marko Stamenic's European dream on hold". Stuff. 14 May 2020.
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