Marin Šverko

{{short description|Croatian professional footballer (born 1998)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marin Šverko

| image = Venezia - Empoli Serie A 04012025 Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo 15 (Marin Šverko).jpg

| caption = Šverko in 2025 with Venezia

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|2|4}}

| birth_place = Pforzheim, Germany

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Venezia

| clubnumber = 33

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010

| youthclubs1 = FC Kieselbronn

| youthyears2 = 2010–2016

| youthclubs2 = Karlsruher SC

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Karlsruher SC II

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Karlsruher SC

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2020

| clubs3 = Mainz 05 II

| caps3 = 39

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2017–2020

| clubs4 = Mainz 05

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019

| clubs5 = → Karlsruher SC (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020

| clubs6 = → Sonnenhof Großaspach (loan)

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps7 = 24

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2021–2023

| clubs8 = Groningen

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = → Venezia (loan)

| caps9 = 4

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–

| clubs10 = Venezia

| caps10 = 45

| goals10 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Croatia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = Croatia U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam3 = Croatia U19

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2018

| nationalteam4 = Croatia U20

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2019–2021

| nationalteam5 = Croatia U21

| nationalcaps5 = 11

| nationalgoals5 = 1

| club-update = 17:34, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 18 June 2021

}}

Marin Šverko (born 4 February 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{Italian football updater|Venezia}} club Venezia.{{WorldFootball.net|marin-sverko}}

Club career

Šverko went through the youth ranks of Karlsruher SC. On 27 November 2016, the 14th matchday of the 2016–17 season, he made his debut on the first team of Karlsruher SC in a 0–0 game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[https://www.kicker.de/klautern-gegen-karlsruhe-2016-bundesliga-3317671/analyse Kein Sieger im Südwest-Derby], kicker.de, 27 November 2016

In January 2017, Šverko moved to Mainz 05 on a deal until 2021.[https://www.pz-news.de/sport_artikel,-FSV-Mainz-05-holt-KSC-Talent-Marin-Sverko-aus-Kieselbronn-_arid,1142061.html FSV Mainz 05 holt KSC-Talent Marin Sverko aus Kieselbronn], pz-news.de, 2 January 2017 On 25 February 2017, he made his debut for Mainz' reserve team in the 3. Liga in a 3–1 win against Preußen Münster.[https://www.kicker.de/mainz--ii-gegen-muenster-2017-liga-3319755/analyse Schlusslicht Mainz jubelt am Karneval], kicker.de, 25 February 2017 After four more games for Mainz II, Šverko and the team was relegated to the Regionalliga.

For the 2018–19 season, Šverko returned to Karlsruher SC on loan.[https://www.ksc.de/profis/saison/news/show/article/ausleihe-marin-sverko-kehrt-in-den-wildpark-zurueck/ AUSLEIHE: MARIN SVERKO KEHRT IN DEN WILDPARK ZURÜCK], ksc.de, 4 June 2018 At the beginning of the season he was injured and therefore lost the competition for the position of the left back against Damian Roßbach. Therefore, he made only two league appearances since his return.[https://www.kicker.de/karlsruhe-gegen-grossaspach-2019-liga-4278722/analyse Doppelter Pourié lässt KSC weiter träumen], kicker.de, 4 May 2019 His loan was not extended, so he returned to Mainz and played another 15 games in the first half of the 2019–20 Regionalliga season. On 21 January 2020, he was loaned out to 3. Liga team SG Sonnenhof Großaspach until the end of the season.[https://www.mainz05.de/news/sverko-auf-leihbasis-in-die-dritte-liga/ SVERKO AUF LEIHBASIS IN DIE DRITTE LIGA], mainz05.de, 21 January 2020

In August 2020, he moved to 3. Liga club 1. FC Saarbrücken on a deal until June 2022.[https://www.fc-saarbruecken.de/profis/news/detail/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=2646&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=8f7a917ddacef16c7a552505f56743fb MARIN ŠVERKO WECHSELT ZUM 1. FC SAARBRÜCKEN], fc-saarbruecken.de, 14 August 2020

On 31 January 2023, Šverko joined Venezia in Italian Serie B on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|publisher=Venezia F.C.|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/en/news/marin-sverko-joins-venezia-fc|title=MARIN ŠVERKO JOINS VENEZIA FC|date=31 January 2023|access-date=1 February 2023}} On 7 July 2023, Venezia made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Šverko.{{cite web|publisher=Venezia FC|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/en/news/marin-sverko-joins-venezia-fc-0707|title=MARIN ŠVERKO JOINS VENEZIA FC|date=7 July 2023|access-date=8 August 2023}}