Stefan Marinovic

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Stefan Marinovic
Marinovic at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Stefan Tone Marinovic[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 TSV Grünwald
Youth career
Waitakere United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 SV Wehen Wiesbaden II 36 (0)
2009–2012 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2 (0)
2013 FC Ismaning 1 (0)
2013–2014 1860 Munich II 1 (0)
2014 SpVgg Unterhaching II 8 (0)
2014–2017 SpVgg Unterhaching 70 (0)
2017–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 32 (0)
2019 Bristol City 1 (0)
2019–2021 Wellington Phoenix 33 (0)
2021–2022 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 28 (0)
2022–2023 Hapoel Tel Aviv 18 (0)
2024– TSV Grünwald 1 (0)
International career‡
2011 New Zealand U20 7 (0)
2015– New Zealand 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022

Stefan Tone Marinovic (Croatian: Stefan Tone Marinović, pronounced [stêfaːn tǒːne marǐːnoʋitɕ]) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German Bayernliga club TSV Grünwald.

Club career

Born in New Zealand to Croatian parents,Marinovic attended Auckland private school, Kings College. In 2005, he won the New Zealand Nike Cup. In 2008, Marinovic was selected for the New Zealand under-19 schoolboys national team for its tour of Austria. He received trials from clubs such as Everton FC, FC Zürich and FC Schalke 04, but they all failed, and so he joined Waitakere United. He reached the national final with United, but they lost 6–0 to Canterbury.

In mid-2009, he graduated from the Wynton Rufer Soccer School of Excellence, created to help talented players earn trials overseas.

Marinovic was spotted by German club, SV Wehen Wiesbaden, in the 3. Liga at that time, and he signed a professional contract with them. He was the third choice goalkeeper during the 2010–11 season, and played with the U23 team. He made his professional debut for Wiesbaden on 27 April 2010 in an away game to league leaders Erzgebirge Aue when Marc Birkenbach was injured after 30 minutes. The game finished 2–2.[3] When Michael Gurski was signed, he again became the third choice keeper, only being used for the U23 team.

In 2013, Marinovic left Wiesbaden and joined FC Ismaning and then 1860 Munich reserves, making one appearance at each club. In 2014, Marinovic signed with German Regionalliga club SpVgg Unterhaching, playing an important role in their promotion to the 3. Liga in his final season.

On 21 July 2017, Marinovic signed with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC after impressing with the national team.[4] He was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season.[5]

On 7 March 2019, Marinovic signed for EFL Championship side Bristol City until the end of the 2018–19 season, covering for injured goalkeepers Frank Fielding and Niki Mäenpää.[6][7] He was released by Bristol City at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]

On 6 June 2019, Marinovic signed a two-year contract with A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[9]

International career

In 2011, Marinovic made two appearances for the New Zealand U20 national team at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Colombia.[10]

On 8 March 2015, Marinovic was called into the senior New Zealand national team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson.[11] He made his debut in the match in Seoul on 31 March, playing the full 90 minutes, and has since established himself as the No.1 stopper for New Zealand. On his debut, he conceded a penalty kick, but saved it, eventually conceding the only goal of the game by Lee Jae-sung in the 86th minute.[12]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2009–10 3. Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden II 2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2010–11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2011–12 Hessenliga 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 36 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
FC Ismaning 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1860 Munich II 2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SpVgg Unterhaching II 2014–15 Bayernliga Süd 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
SpVgg Unterhaching 2014–15 3. Liga 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 31 0 3 0 0 0 34 0
2016–17 30 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
Total 70 0 4 0 0 0 74 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2017 Major League Soccer 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2018 24 0 4 0 0 0 28 0
Total 32 0 4 0 0 0 36 0
Bristol City 2018–19 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wellington Phoenix 2019–20 A-League 27 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
2020–21 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 33 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
Hapoel Nof HaGalil 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 28 0 0 0 4 0 32 0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 212 0 9 0 4 0 225 0

Honours

SpVgg Unterhaching

New Zealand U20

New Zealand

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Stefan Marinovic profile". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Wiesbadener Kurier - SVWW beendet die Heimsieg-Serie von Spitzenreiter Erzgebirge Aue". Wiesbadener-kurier.de. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Whitecaps FC add New Zealand international keeper Stefan Marinović". 21 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps exercise option to keep Reyna, ditch Marinovic | The Star". thestar.com. 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Keeper Marinovic signs until season end". Bristol City. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Bristol City sign Stefan Marinovic with Frank Fielding to miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Frank Fielding & Eros Pisano among Bristol City departures". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign All Whites goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic". Stuff.co.nz. 6 June 2019.
  10. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 - New Zealand - Squad List". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  11. ^ "New-look All Whites squad named for Korea trip". Radio New Zealand. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Late winner hurts All Whites". New Zealand Football. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  13. ^ a b "All Whites keeper Stefan Marinovic training with Wolves in England". Stuff.co.nz. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  14. ^ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
  15. ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME OCEANIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.