Marko Zelenika
Marko Zelenika (born April 24, 1987) is a Croatian footballer playing with TuS Montabaur in the Bezirksliga.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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) |
2011–2012 | → NK 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
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- "Marko Zelenika". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "Siroki Brijeg 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-Koper 2008 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-H. Tel-Aviv 2008 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- UEFA.com. "Partizani-Široki Brijeg 2009 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- UEFA.com. "Beşiktaş-Široki Brijeg 2009 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- "Marko Zelenika | Verein | Spielerprofil | HNK Suhopolje | 2008/09". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "Virovitica.net - Suhopolje ostvarilo vrijednu pobjedu nad Segestom". Virovitica.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "HRVATSKI NOGOMETNI SAVEZ - UDRUŽENJE KLUBOVA DRUGE HNL" (PDF). May 4, 2011.
- "Marko Zelenika - Zmaj Blato - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "Slaže se momčad za proljeće: Marko Zelenika iz NK Imotski novi član BŠK Zmaj !". markopolosport.net. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- Bosnjak, Daniel. "Najbolji igrač NK Pajde Möhlin u potrazi za novim klubom". Fenix Magazin (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "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.
- "Ein hektisches Spitzenspiel in Montabaur". Blick aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "Croatia - Hungary 1:2 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- "Croatia - Macedonia 2:2 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- "Croatia - Israel 2:0 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- "Croatia - Slovenia 2:1 - Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.