Marko Drobnjak

Marko Drobnjak
Personal information
Full name Marko Drobnjak
Date of birth (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Čačak, FR Yugoslavia[2]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Marsaxlokk
Number 95
Youth career
2003–2014 Borac Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Borac Čačak 1 (0)
2014 → Polet Ljubić (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Polet Ljubić (loan) 14 (0)
2016 → Radnički Kragujevac (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Polet Ljubić (loan) 15 (0)
2017 Polet Ljubić 14 (0)
2017–2019 Železiarne Podbrezová 1 (0)
2019 Zlatibor 0 (0)
2019 Jošanica
2020–2021 Novi Pazar 36 (0)
2021–2022 Sevan 2 (0)
2022 Radnički Niš 5 (0)
2022– Marsaxlokk 48 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Serbia U19
2014 Serbia U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024

Marko Drobnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Дробњак; born 17 May 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Marsaxlokk.

Club career

Borac Čačak

Born in Čačak,[2] Drobnjak started playing football with local club Borac at the age of 8,[4] and later passed the whole youth school of the same club until 2013 when he joined the first team as a third choice goalkeeper.[5] He also stayed with youth team until 2014, and after he overgrown that level he definitely joined the first team. He also signed his first, four-and-a-half-year professional contract with his home club on 5 February 2014.[6] After the first half-season he spent as a third choice behind captain a Nikola Petrić and Vladimir Bajić, Drobnjak was mostly used as a back-up option for Bajić during the spring, but he was also loaned to Polet Ljubić on dual registration eventually.[2] He made his SuperLiga debut for Borac Čačak in 20 fixture of the 2014–15 season in away match against OFK Beograd, played on 21 March 2015, replacing injured Vladimir Bajić in 67 minute.[7] At the beginning of 2016, Drobnjak moved on loan to Polet Ljubić until the end of 2015–16 season.[8] After the end of same season, he was nominated for the most prospective goalkeeper in his home town.[9] He started the 2016–17 season with the first team of Borac Čačak,[10][5] but after Branimir Aleksić joined the club, Drobnjak left on six-month loan to Radnički Kragujevac.[11] In summer 2017 Drobnjak returned to his home club and started new season under Igor Spasić,[12] but later mutually terminated the contract and moved to Polet Ljubić as a single player.[13]

Železiarne Podbrezová

Ending of November 2017, Drobnjak signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Slovak Super Liga side Železiarne Podbrezová.[14] He was ordered number 1 jersey and was usually used as a back-up for Martin Kuciak in early 2018. Drobnjak has also played with Podbrezová reserves in the Slovakian second tier.[15] Drobnjak made his official debut in the Slovakian top level league in 1–0 away defeat against Zemplín Michalovce on 12 May 2018.[16]

FK Jošanica

In August 2019, FK Jošanica announced on Facebook, that Drobnjak had joined the club.[17]

Sevan FC

On 27 June 2021, Drobnjak signed with Sevan FC.

International career

After he was a member of Serbia U19 national team level between 2013 and 2014,[5] Drobnjak was also called in U20 squad under coach Veljko Paunović in 2014.[18]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borac Čačak 2013–14 Serbian First League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Polet Ljubić 2014–15 (loan)[2] Serbian League West 0 0 — — — 0 0
2015–16 (loan)[2] 14 0 — — — 14 0
2016–17 (loan)[2] 15 0 — — — 15 0
2017–18[2] 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 43 0 — — — 43 0
Radnički Kragujevac 2016–17 (loan)[2] Serbian League West 0 0 1[19] 0 — 1[20] 0 2 0
Podbrezová II 2017–18 2. Liga 5 0 — — — 5 0
Podbrezová 2017–18 Slovak Super Liga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 60 0 1 0 — 1 0 62 0

References

  1. ^ "Drobnjak Marko". Serbian First League (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Marko Drobnjak". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Marko Drobnjak". fieldoo.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Marko Drobnjak: Srpski Petr Čeh". mediaportal.rs (in Serbian). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Mladi golman Borca iskreno: Zaslužio sam šansu u seniorskom timu". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Drobnjak potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Borcem". mediaportal.rs (in Serbian). 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Minimalan poraz na Karaburmi". FK Borac Čačak official website (in Serbian). 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. ^ "ФК Полет добио нова појачања". glaszapadnesrbije.rs (in Serbian). 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Drobnjak najperspektivniji golman". caglas.rs (in Serbian). 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Spisak putnika za Vlasinsko jezero". FK Borac Čačak official website (in Serbian). 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. ^ ""FUDBAL" 31/16 - page 1927" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Borac promovisao Spasića". bmedia.rs (in Serbian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  13. ^ "ЛЕТЊА ПИЈАЦА: Рудовић Спартаков три године, Мијић у Раднику, Маричић Јаворов..." Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Još jedan srpski fudbaler u Slovačkoj". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  15. ^ a b Marko Drobnjak at Soccerway
  16. ^ "9. kolo nadstavba, MFK Zemplín Michalovce – FK Železiarne Podbrezová". FK Železiarne Podbrezová official website (in Slovak). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  17. ^ Marko Drobnjak, rođen u Čačku,... - FK Josanica - Zvanicna ..., facebook.com, 23 August 2019
  18. ^ "Пaунoвићеве првa прoвере за Нoви Зелaнд". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Polet Ljubić - Radnički 1923 teamsheets". FK Radnički 1923 official facebook page (in Serbian). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ "Radnički i Vodojaža u finalu Kupa grada". kgsport.info (in Serbian). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.