Marko Jesic (born 7 August 1989) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Marconi Stallions FC.
 Jesic playing for the Olyroos in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Danny Jesic | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marconi Stallions | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| 2005–2006 | NSWIS | ||
| 2006–2007 | AIS | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Newcastle Jets | 52 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Sun Pegasus | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Rockdale City Suns | 30 | (13) |
| 2015– | Marconi Stallions | 250 | (92) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Australia U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Australia U20 | 11 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Australia U23 | 9 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023 | |||
Club career
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Jesic grew up on the streets of Bossley Park in Sydney's south west and was promoted to the Newcastle Jets A-League squad after playing in the youth league. Jesic is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Sport.
Newcastle United Jets
editMarko started his football career at AIS. Upon his graduation from the Australian Institute of Sport he moved to Newcastle United Jets in 2008. On 6 October 2008 he made his A-League debut for Newcastle United Jets as a substitute against Wellington Phoenix. In his second game Marko scored his first goal for the Jets on his starting debut in Newcastle's 1–0 win over Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2008 in the 86th minute.[1][2]
In 2009 Marko competed in the AFC Champions League with the Newcastle United Jets. On 7 April 2009 Newcastle Jets played against Nagoya Grampus and he was the man of the match.
Sun Pegasus
editOn 30 December 2013 it was announced that Marko had signed with Hong Kong club Sun Pegasus.[3]
Return to Rockdale
editOn his return to Rockdale, he scored a brace in the opening game of the 2015 NPL NSW season against APIA Leichhardt in their 4–2 loss.[4]
Marconi Stallions
editIn October 2015, Marconi Stallions announced that they had signed Jesic, along with other high-profile names, for their 2016 NPL2 campaign.[5]
Honours
editWith Australia:
- International Cor Groenewegen Tournament (U-20): 2009
- AFF U19 Youth Championship: 2008
- Weifang Cup (U-18): 2007
Honours
editSun Pegasus
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Runners-up: 2013–14
References
edit- ^ "Jets turn to Jesic after search fails". Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Youngster Jesic Add To Jets". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ Pegasus signed an Australian player
- ^ Lopez, Matthew (16 March 2015). "Tigers dominate Suns". NPL NSW. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- Newcastle Jets profile
- FFA – Young Socceroos profile
- http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/189296,jeffers-a-dream-come-true-jesic.aspx
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