Marko Vejinović
Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch[1] professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Heracles Almelo. Having started his professional career with AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, he went on to play for Heracles Almelo, Vitesse, Feyenoord, AZ, Arka Gdynia, ADO Den Haag and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Feyenoord | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | AZ | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Arka Gdynia | 38 | (13) |
| 2021 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | Heracles Almelo | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2011 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2022 | |||
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 seven years playing for the youth team at Ajax. He continued his career later at FC Utrecht and then at AZ Alkmaar.[3]
Vejinović made his debut in the Eredivisie with AZ on 22 March 2009, in a 0–0 draw at home against Feyenoord.[4] AZ won the league championship that season.
After he refused to extend his contract, he left Heracles Almelo as a free agent in summer 2013.
Vejinović returned to Heracles on 4 July 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[5]
International career
Of Bosnian-Serbian descent, Vejinović is eligible to play for the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.[6]
On 2 November 2015, he was called up to the provisional senior Netherlands squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany.[7] The following day he stated he was unsure whether he would accept the invitation.[6] On 9 November 2015, having chosen to accept the invitation, he said he never doubted his choice.[1]
Personal life
Vejinović is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent.[8] In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.[9]
Honours
AZ
Feyenoord
References
- ^ a b "Vejinovic heeft nooit getwijfeld over keuze voor Oranje". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Marko Vejinovic verlaat ADO Den Haag voor Chinees Avontuur". ADO Den Haag. 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Marko Vejinovic (Serbian)". BeliOrlovi.rs. 4 November 2011.
- ^ "De gebaartjes van Vejinovic". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Heracles Almelo contracteert Marko Vejinović". Heracles (in Dutch). 4 July 2022. from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b Bell, Michael (3 November 2015). "Vejinovic unsure on Netherlands selection". football-oranje.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands drop Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie for Wales". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Vejinović vaga poziv Bosanaca: Nikuda ne žurim".
External links
- Marko Vejinović at WorldFootball.net
- Marko Vejinovic at Voetbal International (in Dutch) – 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Marko Vejinovic at OnsOranje (in Dutch) – 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine