Marko Vešović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Вешовић; born 28 August 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a right wing-back for Qarabağ and the Montenegro national team.
.jpg) Vešović with Montenegro in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-back / winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | FK Mladost Podgorica | ||
| 2007–2009 | Budućnost | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Budućnost | 11 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Mladost Podgorica (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | 84 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Torino | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Rijeka (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Rijeka | 67 | (10) |
| 2018–2021 | Legia Warsaw | 62 | (2) |
| 2021– | Qarabağ | 60 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Montenegro U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Montenegro U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013– | Montenegro | 54 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, he spent a portion of his childhood in Lučani, where he played for the youth team of the local club Mladost Lučani. He made his senior debut with Budućnost in the 2008–09 season. He also had a half season loan spell at Mladost Podgorica.[2]
Torino
editOn 30 January 2014, he signed with Italian side Torino on a free transfer, after a couple of days on trial under the manager Giampiero Ventura.[3] He made his official debut for the Granata on 9 March 2014 during the trip to Milan against Inter, in which he was a starter, playing the full 90 minutes, lost 1–0. By the end of the 2013–14 season he made four appearances for Torino.[4]
Rijeka
editIn summer 2014, he moved to Rijeka in Croatia's Prva HNL on a one-year loan.[4] In the following year, Vešović returned to Rijeka. The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club, Spezia Calcio in Serie B.[5][6] On 18 September 2016, he scored a brace in a 5–2 victory for Rijeka over Dinamo Zagreb.[7] Rijeka went on to win the Croatian First Football League in 2017; it was the first season in which Dinamo Zagreb did not finish first since 2005. Vešović was coached by Matjaž Kek during his three years at Rijeka.
Legia Warsaw
editVešović scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw in a 2–1 win over Lech Poznań on 4 March 2018.[8]
Qarabağ
editOn 16 July 2021, he signed with Qarabağ on a free transfer.[9]
International career
editAfter having been part of the Montenegrin U-19 team, Vešović was a regular player for Montenegro's U21 team between 2009 and 2013.[2] On 20 May 2013, he was called up to the Montenegro national football team for the first time.[10] After being an unused substitute in several games, he finally made his debut for Montenegro on 15 October 2013, as a substitute in the last match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova.[11] On 1 September 2017, Vešović scored his first goal for Montenegro in a 3–0 away win over Kazakhstan as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. As of 16 October 2020, he has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 2 goals.[12]
Personal life
editHis father Rade Vešović, also a football player and coach, died on 23 August 2019.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 May 2018
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Red Star | 2010–11 | SuperLiga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | SuperLiga | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | SuperLiga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | SuperLiga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 110 | 4 | ||
| Torino | 2013–14 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 84 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 118 | 12 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 282 | 18 | ||
International
edit- As of 29 August 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[14]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 2017 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 March 2019 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  England |
1–0 | 1–5 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
editRed Star Belgrade
HNK Rijeka
Legia Warsaw[15]
Qarabağ
References
edit- ^ "Marko Vešović". HNK Rijeka. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b Marko Vešović at FSCG.co.me
- ^ "Vesovic al Toro" [Vesovic to Torino] (in Italian). Torino Football-Club. 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b HNK Rijeka (1 September 2014). "Potpisao Marko Vešović". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Mercato: arriva Vesovic, va in prestito al Rijeka" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Marko Vesovic allo Spezia a titolo definitivo". toronews.net (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Ivan Volarić (September 18, 2016). "novilist.hr: Povijesna večer na Rujevici: Rijeka "petardom" ponizila Kranjčarov "Dinamo" (5:2)" (in Croatian). Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Marek Wawrzynowski (March 4, 2018). "SportoweFakty: Marko Vesović: Karny dla Legii był ewidentny" (in Polish). Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ fanat.az/ (July 16, 2021). ""Qarabağ" Monteneqro millisinin üzvünü transfer etdi" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Брновић звао пет играча из ЈСЛ, Вешовић дебитант at Sportski žurnal, 20-5-2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ Match report at Soccerway
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ Večernje novosti (2019-08-24). "Umro Rade Vešović" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "M. Vešović". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Legia Warsaw beat Arka Gdynia 2:1 in Polish Cup final". www.thenews.pl.
External links
edit- Marko Vešović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marko Vešović at Soccerway
- Marko Vešović at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Marko Vešović Stats at Utakmica.rs (in Serbian)