Nikola Marković
{{Short description|Serbian basketball player}}
{{for|the Serbian painter|Nikola Marković (painter)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Nikola Marković
| image = Nikola Markovic - CSM Oradea.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Markovic with CSM Oradea
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 232
| league = Basketball League of Serbia
| team = Metalac Valjevo
| number = 11
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
| nationality = Serbian
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2007–2011
| team1 = FMP Železnik
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 = → Radnički FMP
| years3 = 2011–2012
| team3 = Crvena zvezda
| years4 = 2012–2013
| team4 = Radnički FMP
| years5 = 2013
| team5 = Vojvodina Srbijagas
| years6 = 2013–2014
| team6 = KAOD
| years7 = 2014–2015
| team7 = Panelefsiniakos
| years8 = 2015–2016
| team8 = PAOK
| years9 = 2016–2018
| team9 = Trefl Sopot
| years10 = 2018
| team10 = Stelmet Zielona Góra
| years11 = 2018–2019
| team11 = Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
| years12 = 2019–2024
| team12 = CSM Oradea
| years13 = 2024–present
| team13 = Metalac Valjevo
| highlights =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SRB}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Spain|U18 Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Mersin|National Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Kazan|National Team}}
}}
Nikola Marković (born 7 July 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Metalac Valjevo of the Basketball League of Serbia. He is a {{convert|2.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?seasoncode=U2015&pcode=000694 MARKOVIC, NIKOLA HEIGHT: 2.08.] power forward-center. He won one Championship with Oradea, and one SuperCup - both in 2020.
Professional career
Markovic started his professional career at KK Mega Basket, where he had 6 successful seasons before moving to Radnički Belgrade.
He moved back to FMP Železnik for the 2010–11 season and went to Crvena zvezda for the 2011–12 season. He joined Radnički Belgrade again for the 2012–13 season, but in March 2013, he moved to Vojvodina Srbijagas. He then moved to KAOD for the 2013–14 season.
He joined Panelefsiniakos for the 2014–15 season,[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/131818/panelefsiniakos-sign-nikola-markovic.html Panelefsiniakos sign Nikola Markovic.] and for the next season he moved to PAOK.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801030215/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/67ul9n5om5ftufnp/paok-inks-forward-markovic PAOK inks forward Markovic.]
In July 2016, he signed with Polish club Trefl Sopot.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/207948/trefl-sopot-signs-nikola-markovic.html Trefl Sopot signs Nikola Markovic.] On 5 January 2018 he left Trefl Sopot and signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra for the rest of the season.[http://www.basketzg.pl/druzyna/aktualnosc/nikola-markovic-graczem-stelmetu-bc Nikola Marković graczem Stelmetu BC!] {{in lang|pl}}
National team career
Marković was a member of the junior national teams of Serbia. He played at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Spain, where he won the gold medal. He also played at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
He also played with Serbia at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, where he won a silver medal, and at the 2013 Summer Universiade, where he won a bronze medal.
References
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External links
- [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Nikola%20MARKOVIC/pid/63107/_//players.html Nikola Marković] at fiba.com
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Nikola-Markovic/Summary/26110 Nikola Marković] at realgm.com
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?seasoncode=U2015&pcode=000694 Nikola Marković] at eurocupbasketball.com
- [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=504C9A39&mode=1&idteam=0000000B&idchampionship=3E05D578 Nikola Marković] at esake.gr {{in lang|el}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Nikola}}
Category:Basketball players from Belgrade
Category:Zastal Zielona Góra players
Category:Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Category:CSM Oradea (basketball) players
Category:K.A.O.D. B.C. players
Category:KK Crvena zvezda players
Category:KK FMP (1991–2011) players
Category:KK Radnički FMP players
Category:KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players
Category:Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia
Category:Panelefsiniakos B.C. players
Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Poland
Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania
Category:Serbian men's basketball players
Category:Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski players
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Serbia
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in basketball