Marko Dmitrović

Marko Dmitrović
Dmitrović with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marko Dmitrović[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2010 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Red Star Belgrade 50 (1)
2013–2015 Újpest 12 (0)
2015–2016 Charlton Athletic 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Alcorcón (loan) 38 (0)
2016–2017 Alcorcón 41 (0)
2017–2021 Eibar 130 (1)
2021–2024 Sevilla 34 (0)
2024– Leganés 1 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 Serbia U19 9 (0)
2012–2015 Serbia U21 15 (0)
2017–2022 Serbia 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:45, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Marko Dmitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Дмитровић, pronounced [mâːrko dmîtroʋitɕ]; born 24 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Leganés as a goalkeeper. He has also previously played for the Serbia national team.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in Subotica, Dmitrović was a Red Star Belgrade youth graduate, being promoted to the main squad in 2010.

Újpest

On 3 September 2013, after making no senior appearances for the side, he moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest FC.[4] He made his professional debut on 1 March 2014, starting in a 3–2 away loss against Budapest Honvéd FC. He finished the campaign with 12 appearances, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Charlton Athletic

On 6 January 2015, Dmitrović signed an 18-month contract with Charlton Athletic, for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his debut for the club on 24 January, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6]

Alcorcón

On 27 July 2015, Dmitrović was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón, for one year.[7] On 7 July of the following year, after being an undisputed starter, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the Community of Madrid side.[8]

Eibar

On 23 June 2017, Dmitrović signed a four-year contract with SD Eibar in La Liga.[9] He made his debut in the category on 21 August, starting in a 1–0 away win against Málaga CF.[10] In May 2018, Dmitrović was elected for the best player of SD Eibar for the 2017–18 season.[11] On 21 January 2021, he scored the first goal of his career from the penalty spot in a 2–1 defeat against Atlético Madrid.[12]

Sevilla

On 4 July 2021, Dmitrović was announced as a new signing on a free agent contract by Sevilla, with a deal that ran until 2025.[13]

On 23 February 2023, Dmitrović was attacked by a pitch invader while playing away at PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League. His attacker was already banned from all stadiums by the Royal Dutch Football Association until 2026, but entered the Philips Stadion on a friend's ticket. The man was jailed for three months, banned from the stadium for 40 years and from its surroundings for two years.[14]

Leganés

On 11 August 2024, Dmitrović joined newly promoted Leganés on a free transfer.[15]

International career

In August 2016, Dmitrović was named in Serbia's squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.[16] He debuted on 14 November 2017 in a friendly match against South Korea.[17]

Dmitrović was selected in Serbia's squads for the 2018,[18] where he was unused backup to Vladimir Stojković, and 2022 FIFA World Cups.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 January 2024[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Újpest 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 12 0 1 0 0 0 — 13 0
2014–15 0 0 1 0 4 0 — 5 0
Total 12 0 2 0 4 0 — 18 0
Charlton Athletic 2014–15 Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Alcorcón 2015–16 Segunda División 38 0 0 0 — — 38 0
2016–17 41 0 1 0 — — 42 0
Total 79 0 1 0 — — 80 0
Eibar 2017–18 La Liga 36 0 1 0 — — 37 0
2018–19 24 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2019–20 35 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2020–21 35 1 0 0 — — 35 1
Total 130 1 1 0 — — 131 1
Sevilla 2021–22 La Liga 6 0 3 0 — 0 0 9 0
2022–23 15 0 5 0 — 5[c] 0 25 0
2023–24 13 0 2 0 — 4[d] 0 19 0
Total 34 0 10 0 — 9 0 53 0
Career total 260 1 14 0 4 0 9 0 287 1
  1. ^ Includes Magyar Kupa, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Ligakupa
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 9 June 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2017 1 0
2018 4 0
2019 8 0
2020 3 0
2021 2 0
2022 1 0
Total 19 0

Honours

Újpest

Sevilla

Individual

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Serbia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Marko Dmitrovic az Újpest FC kapusa!" [Marko Dmitrovic Újpest FC goalkeeper!] (in Hungarian). Újpest's official website. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ "New goalkeeper signs, Pope departs on loan". Charlton's official website. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Wolves 0–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Marko Dmitrovic, nuevo portero de la AD Alcorcón" [Marko Dmitrovic, new goalkeeper of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Alcorcón's official website. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Marko Dmitrovic jugará las próximas tres temporadas en la A.D. Alcorcón" [Marko Dmitrovic will play the following three seasons at A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Marko Dmitrovic será jugador del Eibar hasta 2021" [Marko Dmitrovic will be an Eibar player until 2021] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Charles, tú sí que vales" [Charles, you are really great] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. ^ Признање за репрезентативног голмана: Марко Дмитровић најбољи играч Еибара у сезони 2017/18. [Recognition for the representative goalkeeper: Marko Dmitrovic the best player of Eibar in the 2017/18 campaign]. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Dmitrovic Penalty Almost Derails Unshakable Atletico Madrid On La Liga Week 19". Forbes. 21 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Marko Dmitrović, Sevilla FC's First Signing for the 2021/22 season". sevillafc.es. Sevilla FC. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  14. ^ "PSV Eindhoven: Fan given 40-year stadium ban for attack on Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic". BBC Sport. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Dmitrovic moves to CD Leganés on a permanent deal". Sevilla FC. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Muslin odabrao 26 igrača za Irce! Tu je Katai, ali nema devet igrača sa prvog spiska..." Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. ^ Todorović, Dragan (14 November 2017). Дмитровић одбранио реми. Politika (in Serbian).
  18. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  20. ^ Marko Dmitrović at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  21. ^ Marko Dmitrović at Soccerbase
  22. ^ "Marko Dmitrović". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  23. ^ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Marko Dmitrović wins Save of the Month for September". La Liga. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Marko Dmitrović, EA SPORTS LALIGA Best Save in December". La Liga. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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