Marko Vejinović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zeeburgia | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Utrecht | |||
| AZ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | AZ | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Heracles Almelo | 102 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Vitesse | 61 | (12) |
| 2015– | Feyenoord | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2011 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2016. | |||
Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch[1] footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has previously played for AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, and for Heracles Almelo. After he refused to extend his contract, he left Heracles Almelo as a Free Agent.[2] He is of Bosnian-Serbian descent.[3]
Vejinović made his debut in the Eredivisie on 22 March 2009, in home match against Feyenoord. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[4]
Club career
Early years
Vejinović started playing football at the age of seven at a small Dutch club by the name of Zeeburgia. Ajax scouts immediately recognized his talent, where he consequently spent the next 7 years playing for the youth team at Ajax. He continued his career later at FC Utrecht and then at AZ Alkmaar.[5]
International career
On 2 November 2015 Vejinović was called up to the senior Netherlands squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany.[6]
Personal life
He is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent.[7] In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4161428/vejinovic-heeft-nooit-getwijfeld-keuze-oranje.html
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Marko Vejinović Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ http://www.football-oranje.com/vejinovic-unsure-on-netherlands-selection/
- ↑ AZ – Feyenoord (22-03-2009)
- ↑ "Interview with Marko Vejinovic (Serbian)". BeliOrlovi.rs.
- ↑ "Netherlands drop Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie for Wales". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cazin-danas.com/bazdarevic-potvrdio-novo-pojacanje-zmajeva/
- ↑ http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:569610-Vejinovic-vaga-poziv-Bosanaca-Nikuda-ne-zurim
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje