Marko Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Костић; born 10 October 1995) is a Serbian football goalkeeper[1] who most recently played for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC.

Marko Kostić
Kostić in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kosovska Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Radnički Kragujevac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Radnički Kragujevac 24 (0)
2014–2015 → Pobeda Beloševac (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 Mokra Gora
2017–2018 Trstenik PPT
2018–2020 Trepča
2020 RSK Rabrovo
2021–2022 Sloga Kraljevo 1 (0)
2022–2024 Serbian White Eagles 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024

Club career

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Radnički Kragujevac

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Kostić played at the youth level with Radnički Kragujevac.[2][3] In 2014, he joined the senior team in the Serbian SuperLiga.[4][5] He made his professional debut on May 16, 2015, against FK Jagodina.[6] The following season Radnički was relegated to the Serbian First League where Kostić remained with the team.[7] The club experienced another season where they were relegated to the third tier.[8] Throughout the season, he appeared in 23 matches.[6]

Following his departure from Radnički he played in the country's third division with RSK Rabrovo in 2020.[9] In 2020, he returned to the second tier to play with Sloga Kraljevo as an emergency goalkeeper.[10][9] He made his debut for Sloga on May 1, 2021, against FK Dubočica.[6]

Canada

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In the summer of 2022, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[11] He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth.[12] He played in the second round of the postseason against FC Continentals where the White Eagles were eliminated.[13]

Kostić re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[14] The Serbs would finish the 2023 campaign as runners-up to Scarborough SC in the regular season.[15]

Honours

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Serbian White Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "Marko Kostić". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Kostić "začarao" mrežu" [Kostić "bewitched" the net]. KRAGUJEVAČKI SPORT (in Serbian). 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ Petkovic, Stojan (8 December 2015). "Marko Kostić - Počeo kraj Ibra blista na Lepenici" [MARKO KOSTIĆ - IT STARTED NEAR THE IBAR, IT SHINES ON LEPENICA]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Fudbaleri Radničkog 1923 otputovali u Antaliju" [Radnicki 1923 football players traveled to Antalya]. KRAGUJEVAČKI SPORT (in Serbian). 2 February 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ^ "FK Radnički 1923 (Proleće 2015.)" [FK Radnički 1923 (Spring 2015)]. KRAGUJEVAČKI SPORT (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Serbia - M. Kostić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Sinđelić prejak za Radnički - iKragujevac" [Sinđelić is too strong for Radnički]. www.ikragujevac.com (in Serbian). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Radnički se, ipak, remijem oprostio od Prve lige" [Radnički, however, said goodbye to the First League with a draw]. KRAGUJEVAČKI SPORT (in Serbian). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Sloga jača za još trojicu" [THE CHORD IS STRONGER FOR THREE MORE]. sportdc.net (in Serbian). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Radnički nastavlja sa pobedama" [Radnički continues to win]. Moj grad SM. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (16 November 2022). "Re-Cap of 2022 Signings". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (29 September 2022). "The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  13. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (20 August 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (24 May 2023). "SWE Finish Second in First Ever Royal CSL Cup". serbianwhiteagles.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе канадския "Скарбъро" до нова титла в редовния сезон" ["Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led the Canadian "Scarborough" to a new title in the regular season"]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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