Marko Vejinović
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marko Vejinović
| image = Marko Vejinović Heracles - 53243027915 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Vejinović with Heracles Almelo in 2023
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.86 m
| currentclub = Feyenoord Academy (coach)
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 =
| youthyears4 =
| youthclubs1 = Zeeburgia
| youthclubs2 = Ajax
| youthclubs3 = Utrecht
| youthclubs4 = AZ
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = AZ
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2013
| clubs2 = Heracles Almelo
| caps2 = 98
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = Vitesse
| caps3 = 61
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2015–2017
| clubs4 = Feyenoord
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = AZ
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = → Arka Gdynia (loan)
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2019–2020
| clubs7 = Arka Gdynia
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 8
| years8 = 2021
| clubs8 = ADO Den Haag
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021–2022
| clubs9 = Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2022–2024
| clubs10 = Heracles Almelo
| caps10 = 56
| goals10 = 4
| totalcaps = 317
| totalgoals = 41
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps2 = 17
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 2011
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2024– | managerclubs1 = Feyenoord Academy
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
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Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former central midfielder. He works as a coach at the Feyenoord Academy. 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.{{cite web|url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/9689-marko-vejinovic-verlaat-ado-den-haag-voor-chinees-avontuur|title=Marko Vejinovic verlaat ADO Den Haag voor Chinees Avontuur |date=28 July 2021|publisher=ADO Den Haag}}
Club career
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.{{cite web|url=http://beliorlovi.rs/intervju-sa-markom-vejinovicem/|title=Interview with Marko Vejinovic (Serbian)|date=4 November 2011|publisher=BeliOrlovi.rs}}
Vejinović made his debut in the Eredivisie with AZ on 22 March 2009, in a 0–0 draw at home against Feyenoord.{{cite news|title=De gebaartjes van Vejinovic|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2002802-de-gebaartjes-van-vejinovic.html|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|date=8 November 2014|language=Dutch}} 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.{{cite web |title=Heracles Almelo contracteert Marko Vejinović |url=https://www.heracles.nl/2022/07/04/heracles-almelo-contracteert-marko-vejinovic/ |website=Heracles |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706063611/https://www.heracles.nl/2022/07/04/heracles-almelo-contracteert-marko-vejinovic/ |archive-date=6 July 2022 |language=nl |date=4 July 2022 |url-status=live}} On 24 June 2024, Heracles announced that Vejinović decided to end his playing career and become a coach at the Feyenoord Academy.{{cite web|publisher=Heracles Almelo|url=https://www.heracles.nl/2024/06/24/marko-vejinovic-stopt-als-profvoetballer-en-wordt-trainer-in-de-feyenoord-academy/|title=MARKO VEJINOVIĆ STOPT ALS PROFVOETBALLER EN WORDT TRAINER IN DE FEYENOORD ACADEMY|trans-title=MARKO VEJINOVIĆ RETIRES AS A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER AND BECOMES A TRAINER AT THE FEYENOORD ACADEMY|date=24 June 2024|access-date=15 July 2024|language=nl}}
International career
Of Bosnian Serb descent, Vejinović is eligible to play for the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.{{cite web|last1=Bell|first1=Michael|title=Vejinovic unsure on Netherlands selection|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/vejinovic-unsure-on-netherlands-selection/|website=football-oranje.com|accessdate=30 October 2017|date=3 November 2015}}
On 2 November 2015, he was called up to the provisional senior Netherlands squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34700893|title=Netherlands drop Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie for Wales|date=2 November 2015|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=4 November 2015}} The following day he stated he was unsure whether he would accept the invitation. On 9 November 2015, having chosen to accept the invitation, he said he never doubted his choice.{{cite news|title=Vejinovic heeft nooit getwijfeld over keuze voor Oranje|url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4161428/vejinovic-heeft-nooit-getwijfeld-keuze-oranje.html|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=NU.nl|date=9 November 2015|language=Dutch}}
Personal life
Vejinović is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cazin-danas.com/bazdarevic-potvrdio-novo-pojacanje-zmajeva/ |title=Baždarević potvrdio novo pojačanje Zmajeva | CAZIN-DANAS |access-date=2015-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902012241/http://www.cazin-danas.com/bazdarevic-potvrdio-novo-pojacanje-zmajeva/ |archive-date=2016-09-02 |url-status=dead }} In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.{{Cite web|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:569610-Vejinovic-vaga-poziv-Bosanaca-Nikuda-ne-zurim|title = Vejinović vaga poziv Bosanaca: Nikuda ne žurim}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 19 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|66278}}
| 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"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AZ
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Heracles Almelo
|rowspan="4"|Eredivisie |26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11
|27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12
|20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13
|25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!98 | 11 | 10 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 112 | 14 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Vitesse
|rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2014–15
|31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 2 | 39 | 13 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 15 | |
| rowspan="3"|Feyenoord
|rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|AZ
|rowspan="3"|Eredivisie |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| Arka Gdynia (loan)
|14 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Arka Gdynia
|Ekstraklasa |24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 8 | |||
| ADO Den Haag
|Eredivisie |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
|2021 |8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Heracles Almelo
|31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Eredivisie |25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 57 | 4 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!317 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 357 | 48 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|marko-vejinovic}}
- [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/marko-vejinovic/profiel Marko Vejinovic] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} – {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922134807/http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/marko-vejinovic.htm}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185189/speler/6218 Marko Vejinovic] at OnsOranje {{in lang|nl}} – {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024047/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/25/4f8c4268-2f0e3756-883421}}
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Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Chinese Super League players
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Category:Dutch people of Serbian descent
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Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
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