Dalibor Markovic
{{Short description|Australian professional soccer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dalibor Markovic
| fullname = Dalibor Markovic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|1|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Australia
| height =
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Heidelberg United
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Marconi Stallions
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Melbourne City NPL
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = Melbourne Victory
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2023
| clubs3 = Western United
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Western United NPL
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Preston Lions
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2024–2025
| clubs6 = Green Gully
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = Heidelberg United
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Australia U-17
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 28 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 20 July 2017
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFF U-16 Youth Championship}}
{{Medal|3rd|2017 Thailand|U-17 Team}}
}}
Dalibor Markovic (born 17 January 2002), is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays as a left back for Heidelberg United in the NPL Victoria.[https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194780865&client=0-8746-124207-644378-27182122]
Club career
=Melbourne Victory=
On 24 February 2021, Markovic made his debut in the A-League against Wellington Phoenix in a 2–0 win by finishing the full 90 minutes and was impressed by head coach Grant Brebner.{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/markovic-bello-impress-debut-victory-youth-steps|title=Markovic, Bello impress as Victory youth steps up|date=25 February 2021|publisher=Melbourne Victory FC}}
=Western United=
It was announced on 12 April 2021 that Markovic will switch Victorian clubs to join Melbourne Victory's cross-town rivals Western United.{{cite web|url=https://www.wufc.com.au/news/western-united-sign-talented-full-back-dalibor-markovic|title=Western United sign talented full-back Dalibor Markovic|date=12 April 2021|publisher=Western United FC}} In an interview with A-League Access, Markovic stated that his move to Western United was due to uncertainty with an expected club restructure.{{Citation|title=A League Access S1E07 28 May 2021| date=28 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD6n5RHMIyU|language=en|access-date=2021-05-28}} Furthermore, he stated that his move was "best for [his] development".{{Cite web|title=Western United sign talented full-back Dalibor Markovic|date = 10 April 2021|url=https://www.wufc.com.au/news/western-united-sign-talented-full-back-dalibor-markovic#:~:text=Western%20United%20is%20pleased%20to,his%20development%20as%20a%20footballer.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410084815/https://www.wufc.com.au/news/western-united-sign-talented-full-back-dalibor-markovic |archive-date=10 April 2021 }} Two weeks later, he made his Western United debut in a 2–0 home win against Newcastle Jets.{{cite web|url=https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/news/whirlwind-time-for-young-gun/|title=Whirlwind time for young gun|last=Murray|first=Tara|date=3 May 2021|publisher=Star Weekly}}
=Preston Lions=
On 15 February 2023, Markovic signed with Preston Lions FC for NPL 2 Victoria 2023 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=644503071014782&set=a.465448305586927|title=Welcome to Preston, Dalibor Markovic|website=Facebook |date=15 February 2023}}
Personal life
Dalibor's father played for FK Partizan Belgrade as a goalkeeper.{{Citation|title=A League Access S1E07 28 May 2021| date=28 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD6n5RHMIyU|language=en|access-date=2021-05-28}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|21 January 2022}}{{soccerway|dalibor-markovic/606474}}{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=205709442&client=0-10178-196649-513752-21800675|title=Player statistics for Dalibor Markovic|accessdate=5 June 2021|publisher=SportsTG|website=GameDay}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Asia !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Melbourne City NPL
|2019 |24 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Melbourne Victory
|rowspan="2"|A-League |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Western United
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Western United NPL
|2021 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 20 July 2017.}}{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/dalibor-markovic/210560/|title=Dalibor Markovic – Global Sports Archive|accessdate=5 June 2021|publisher=Global Sports Archive}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition | |||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Year !colspan=2|Competitive !colspan=2|Friendly !colspan=2|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Australia U17
|2017 |1Appearance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|dalibor-markovic/606474}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Dalibor}}
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Western United FC players
Category:Melbourne Victory FC players
Category:Preston Lions FC players
Category:Heidelberg United FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Australian people of Serbian descent
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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