Marko Maletić (footballer, born 1993)

For the Canadian soccer player, see Marko Maletic (soccer).

Marko Maletić
Maletić in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nardò
Number 9
Youth career
–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)
2016–2017 Lommel United 27 (4)
2017–2019 Roeselare 15 (1)
2018–2019 → FC Dordrecht (loan) 10 (2)
2019 → Paris FC (loan) 7 (1)
2019 Paris FC II 1 (0)
2019–2020 Paris FC 4 (0)
2020 Stade-Lausanne 12 (2)
2020–2021 NK Aluminij 14 (0)
2021 Zlatibor Čajetina 1 (0)
2022 TOP Oss 4 (0)
2022–2023 Javor Ivanjica 14 (0)
2023 Nocerina 17 (8)
2023–2024 Renate 10 (0)
2024 Cjarlins Muzane 12 (1)
2024– Nardò 8 (3)
International career
2009–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (1)
2011–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 6 (3)
2012–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Marko Maletić (born 25 October 1993) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie D club Nardò. He holds dual Bosnian and Dutch citizenship, but competes internationally for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

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.[2]

On 2 September 2013, he was loaned out to FC Oss until the end of the season.[3]

On 27 June 2014, Maletić signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Excelsior.[4]

In June 2017, he moved to K.S.V. Roeselare.[5]

In January 2019, Maletić joined Paris FC on loan from Roeselare until the end of the season.[6]

In June 2022, Maletić signed with Javor Ivanjica in Serbia.[7]

International career

Maletić playing for the national under-21 team in 2014

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.[8] He made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team on 14 November 2012 against Poland. On 4 June 2013, he scored his first goal for the under-21 national team in friendly match against Serbia.

Personal life

The parents of Marko and his older brother Stefan, who is also a footballer, are originally from Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Marko Maletić at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Official match report: SpVgg Unterhaching - VfB Stuttgart II 0:3 (0:0)". German Football Association. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Der VfB verleiht Marko Maletic". VfB Stuttgart. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Promovendus vangt vertrek topscorer op met spits van Stuttgart". Voetbalprimeur. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ^ Roeselare legt Marko Maletic en Guy Dufour vast‚ nieuwsblad.be, 7 June 2017
  6. ^ "Marko Maletić rejoint le Paris FC". Paris FC. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Devet fudbalera pojačalo Javor Matis" (in Serbian). Javor Ivanjica. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Thoughts turn to Brazil". VfB Stuttgart. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.