Marko Zelenika

Marko Zelenika (born April 24, 1987) is a Croatian footballer playing with TuS Montabaur in the Bezirksliga.

Marko Zelenika
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987
Place of birth Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
TuS Montabaur
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 NK Slavonija Požega
2005–2007 NK Kamen Ingrad 47 (1)
2007–2009 NK Široki Brijeg 11 (0)
2009–2011 HNK Suhopolje
2011–2014 NK Imotski 41 (4)
2011–2012NK Rudeš (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 BŠK Zmaj
2014–2015 NK Oriolik
2015 NK Pajde Möhlin
2016–2018 SG HWW Niederroßbach
2018–2019 Hamilton City SC
2019– TuS Montabaur
National team
2006 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2006 Croatia U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Zelenika had a stint in the Croatian Second Football League with NK Slavonija Požega.[1] He played in the Croatian First Football League during the 2005/06 season with NK Kamen Ingrad.[2]In 2007, he played abroad in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Široki Brijeg.[3]During his tenure with Široki Brijeg he featured in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup against FC Koper, and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C..[4][5] He also made appearances in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup against FK Partizani Tirana, and Beşiktaş J.K..[6][7]

In 2009, he returned to Croatia to play with HNK Suhopolje.[8][9]In 2011, he played in the Croatian Second Football League with NK Imotski, and had a loan spell with NK Rudeš.[10][11]He later played in the Treća HNL with BŠK Zmaj, and NK Oriolik.[12]The following season he played with NK Pajde Möhlin, and featured in the 2015 Croatian World Club Championship, where he was named best player in the tournament.[13]He played once more abroad in 2016 with SG HWW Niederroßbach, and later in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC.[1][14]In 2019, he returned to the Bezirksliga to play with TuS Montabaur. [15]

International career

Zelenika made his debut for the Croatia national under-19 football team on February 13, 2006 in a friendly match against Hungary.[16] He represented Croatia in the 2006 Elite Round U-19 Championship against Macedonia, and Israel.[17][18]He also played with the Croatia national under-20 football team making his debut on September 26, 2006 in a friendly match against Slovenia.[19]

References

  1. "Marko Zelenika Petite Amie Salaire SG HWW Niederroßbach". www.footballeur-lifestyle.fr. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  2. "Marko Zelenika". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. "Siroki Brijeg 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  4. UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-Koper 2008 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  5. UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-H. Tel-Aviv 2008 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  6. UEFA.com. "Partizani-Široki Brijeg 2009 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  7. UEFA.com. "Beşiktaş-Široki Brijeg 2009 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  8. "Marko Zelenika | Verein | Spielerprofil | HNK Suhopolje | 2008/09". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  9. "Virovitica.net - Suhopolje ostvarilo vrijednu pobjedu nad Segestom". Virovitica.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  10. "HRVATSKI NOGOMETNI SAVEZ - UDRUŽENJE KLUBOVA DRUGE HNL" (PDF). May 4, 2011.
  11. "Marko Zelenika - Zmaj Blato - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  12. "Slaže se momčad za proljeće: Marko Zelenika iz NK Imotski novi član BŠK Zmaj !". markopolosport.net. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  13. Bosnjak, Daniel. "Najbolji igrač NK Pajde Möhlin u potrazi za novim klubom". Fenix Magazin (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  14. "Hamilton City 1 SC – Canadian Soccer League". web.archive.org. 2019-08-03. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  15. "Ein hektisches Spitzenspiel in Montabaur". Blick aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  16. "Croatia - Hungary 1:2 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  17. "Croatia - Macedonia 2:2 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  18. "Croatia - Israel 2:0 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  19. "Croatia - Slovenia 2:1 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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