Nebojša Marinković (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Маринковић; born 19 June 1986) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Nebojša Marinković
Personal information
Full name Nebojša Marinković
Date of birth (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Knjaževac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Timočanin
2000–2003 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Partizan 34 (13)
2003–2004Teleoptik (loan) 31 (6)
2005Obilić (loan) 12 (1)
2005Teleoptik (loan) 13 (10)
2006Voždovac (loan) 13 (6)
2006Teleoptik (loan) 1 (0)
2007Iraklis (loan) 7 (0)
2008Djurgården (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2009 Čukarički 14 (0)
2009Gimnàstic (loan) 10 (0)
2009 Teleoptik 10 (5)
2010–2011 Maccabi Petah Tikva 31 (6)
2011–2013 Hapoel Acre 56 (12)
2013 Hapoel Haifa 12 (2)
2014–2017 Perth Glory 80 (15)
2017 Rad 5 (0)
2018 Sarawak FA 7 (0)
2018 Nakhon Ratchasima 6 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Serbia and Montenegro U17[a] 6 (2)
2003–2005 Serbia and Montenegro U19[a] 11 (4)
2007 Serbia U21[a] 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2019

He is the older brother of fellow footballer Nenad Marinković.

Club career edit

Early years edit

Born in Knjaževac, Marinković made his first football steps in his hometown club Timočanin. He joined the youth system of Partizan in 2000, becoming a member of their promising generation, together with Borko Veselinović, Milan Smiljanić and Stefan Babović, that won numerous youth tournaments.[1]

Partizan edit

After already playing for Partizan's affiliated club Teleoptik, Marinković made his official debut for the Crno-beli in the second part of the 2003–04 season under manager Vladimir Vermezović. He signed his first professional contract for Partizan in June 2004, on a five-year deal.[2] However, Marinković failed to make any appearances for the club in the first part of the 2004–05 season, before being loaned to Obilić.[3] He subsequently returned to Partizan and got some playing time in the first part of the 2005–06 season, scoring four goals in seven competitive appearances. However, Marinković was eventually sent on loan to Voždovac in January 2006.[4] He scored six goals in 13 league appearances for Voždovac, as they finished in third place. After returning to Partizan from a successful loan spell, Marinković became a regular member of the starting eleven, finishing the 2006–07 season as the team's top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions.

Israel edit

In the 2010 winter transfer window, Marinković moved to Israel and signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva. He spent the following four years in the country, also playing for Hapoel Acre and Hapoel Haifa. During that period, Marinković made a total of 99 league appearances and scored 20 goals for these three clubs combined.

Perth Glory edit

On 20 January 2014, Marinković signed with Perth Glory until the end of the 2014–15 season.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 March 2014, equalizing the score in an eventual 2–1 win over Newcastle Jets. On 14 May 2017, Marinković was released by The Glory.[6]

Later years edit

In October 2017, Marinković joined Rad on a one-year deal.[7] He left the club after just five games.[citation needed]

In early 2018, Marinković moved to Malaysia and joined Sarawak FA.[8]

International career edit

Marinković was capped for his country at all youth levels from under-17 to under-21. He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2005 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team reached the semi-finals of the tournament. Marinković appeared in all four of Serbia and Montenegro's games and scored two goals in the process.[9]

Statistics edit

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 2003–04 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06 5 3 1 1 1 0 7 4
2006–07 28 10 3 1 6 3 37 14
2007–08 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 34 13 4 2 9 3 47 18
Perth Glory 2013–14 12 1 12 1
2014–15 25 5 5 5 30 10
2015–16 20 3 5 2 25 5
2016–17 23 6 2 0 25 6
Total 80 15 12 7 92 22

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Only official UEFA matches included

References edit

  1. ^ "Kadeti šampioni SiCG!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 29 June 2003. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Potpisali Ćirić i Marinković" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Šestorica partizanovaca u Obiliću na proleće!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 30 January 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Perth Glory sign Nebojša Marinkovic". myfootball.com.au. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Aussie Media Watch: Diego Castro signs new Glory deal, Mathew Leckie relegated from Bundesliga". dailytelegraph.com.au. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Небојша Маринковић нови играч Рада" (in Serbian). fkrad.rs. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Crocs aiming to enter top flight". thestar.com.my. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Fryatt climbs into contention". uefa.com. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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