Marko Maletić

Marko Maletić
Personal information
Full name Marko Maletić
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lommel United
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2004 Voetbalvereniging Lengel
2004–2009 De Graafschap
2010–2012 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 VfB Stuttgart II 14 (1)
2013–2014 → FC Oss (loan) 29 (8)
2014–2016 Excelsior 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Telstar (loan) 27 (9)
2016– Lommel United 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 9 (2)
2011–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 8 (3)
2012–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 11 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2014

Marko Maletić (born 25 October 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Lommel United. He holds dual Bosnian and Dutch citizenship, but competes internationally for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Club career

Maletić made his debut for VfB Stuttgart II on 25 August 2012 in the 3. Liga in a 3–0 victory against SpVgg Unterhaching.[1]

On 2 September 2013 he was loaned out to FC Oss until the end of the season.[2]

On 27 June 2014, Maletić signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Excelsior.[3]

International career

Maletić playing for the national under-21 team in 2014

Marko Maletić played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-17 team at the 2010 European Under-17 Championship qualifying round. He scored a goal in this qualifying round on 30 September 2009 against Wales and reached the elite round of the competition. Maletić scored three goals for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team when he participated in the 2012 European Under-19 Championship qualification and elite round.

At the age of 18 Maletić was called for the first time into the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 team for the last two matches of the 2013 European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1 in September 2012.[4] He made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team on 14 November 2012 against Poland. On June 4, 2013 he scored his first goal for the under-21 national team in friendly match against Serbia.

Private life

Parents of Marko and his brother Stefan are originally from Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His older brother Stefan Maletić is also a footballer, currently playing for Dutch Eerste Divisie side Achilles '29 as a defender.

References

  1. ↑ "Official match report: SpVgg Unterhaching - VfB Stuttgart II 0:3 (0:0)". German Football Association. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Der VfB verleiht Marko Maletic". VfB Stuttgart. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Promovendus vangt vertrek topscorer op met spits van Stuttgart". Voetbalprimeur. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Thoughts turn to Brazil". VfB Stuttgart. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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