Marko Vešović

For the writer, see Marko Vešović (writer).
Marko Vešović
Vešović with Montenegro in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Titograd, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing-back / winger
Team information
Current team
 Qarabağ
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2007 FK Mladost Podgorica
2007–2009 Budućnost
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Budućnost 11 (1)
2008 → Mladost Podgorica (loan) 12 (3)
2010–2013 Red Star Belgrade 84 (3)
2014–2015 Torino 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Rijeka (loan) 17 (1)
2015–2018 Rijeka 67 (10)
2018–2021 Legia Warsaw 62 (2)
2021– Qarabağ 60 (3)
International career‡
2009 Montenegro U19 3 (1)
2010–2012 Montenegro U21 5 (1)
2013– Montenegro 54 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Marko Vešović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Вешовић; born 28 August 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a right wing-back for Qarabağ and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, he spent a portion of his childhood in Lučani, where he played for the youth team of the local club Mladost Lučani. He made his senior debut with Budućnost in the 2008–09 season. He also had a half season loan spell at Mladost Podgorica.[2]

Torino

On 30 January 2014, he signed with Italian side Torino on a free transfer, after a couple of days on trial under the manager Giampiero Ventura.[3] He made his official debut for the Granata on 9 March 2014 during the trip to Milan against Inter, in which he was a starter, playing the full 90 minutes, lost 1–0. By the end of the 2013–14 season he made four appearances for Torino.[4]

Rijeka

In summer 2014, he moved to Rijeka in Croatia's Prva HNL on a one-year loan.[4] In the following year, Vešović returned to Rijeka. The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club, Spezia Calcio in Serie B.[5][6] On 18 September 2016, he scored a brace in a 5–2 victory for Rijeka over Dinamo Zagreb.[7] Rijeka went on to win the Croatian First Football League in 2017; it was the first season in which Dinamo Zagreb did not finish first since 2005. Vešović was coached by Matjaž Kek during his three years at Rijeka.

Legia Warsaw

Vešović scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw in a 2–1 win over Lech Poznań on 4 March 2018.[8]

Qarabağ

On 16 July 2021, he signed with Qarabağ on a free transfer.[9]

International career

After having been part of the Montenegrin U-19 team, Vešović was a regular player for Montenegro's U21 team between 2009 and 2013.[2] On 20 May 2013, he was called up to the Montenegro national football team for the first time.[10] After being an unused substitute in several games, he finally made his debut for Montenegro on 15 October 2013, as a substitute in the last match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova.[11] On 1 September 2017, Vešović scored his first goal for Montenegro in a 3–0 away win over Kazakhstan as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. As of 16 October 2020, he has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 2 goals.[12]

Personal life

His father Rade Vešović, also a football player and coach, died on 23 August 2019.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2018
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Star 2010–11 SuperLiga 24 2 3 0 2 0 29 2
2011–12 SuperLiga 23 1 5 0 2 0 30 1
2012–13 SuperLiga 25 0 3 0 5 1 33 1
2013–14 SuperLiga 12 0 2 0 4 0 18 0
Total 84 3 13 0 13 1 110 4
Torino 2013–14 Serie A 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Rijeka 2014–15 Prva HNL 17 1 5 1 5 0 27 2
2015–16 Prva HNL 18 2 4 0 0 0 22 2
2016–17 Prva HNL 33 6 5 0 2 0 40 6
2017–18 Prva HNL 16 2 1 0 12 0 29 2
Total 84 11 15 1 19 0 118 12
Legia Warsaw 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 15 1 3 1 0 0 18 2
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 25 0 3 0 4 0 32 0
Total 40 1 6 1 4 0 50 2
Career total 211 15 34 2 37 1 282 18

International

As of 29 August 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Montenegro 2013 2 0
2014 3 0
2015 1 0
2016 5 0
2017 4 1
2018 8 0
2019 7 1
2021 8 0
2022 7 0
2023 5 0
2024 4 0
Total 54 2

International goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[14]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 September 2017 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 25 March 2019 City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  England 1–0 1–5 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

HNK Rijeka

Legia Warsaw[15]

Qarabağ

References

  1. ^ "Marko Vešović". HNK Rijeka. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Marko Vešović at FSCG.co.me
  3. ^ "Vesovic al Toro" [Vesovic to Torino] (in Italian). Torino Football-Club. 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b HNK Rijeka (1 September 2014). "Potpisao Marko Vešović". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Mercato: arriva Vesovic, va in prestito al Rijeka" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Marko Vesovic allo Spezia a titolo definitivo". toronews.net (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ^ Ivan Volarić (September 18, 2016). "novilist.hr: Povijesna večer na Rujevici: Rijeka "petardom" ponizila Kranjčarov "Dinamo" (5:2)" (in Croatian). Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Marek Wawrzynowski (March 4, 2018). "SportoweFakty: Marko Vesović: Karny dla Legii był ewidentny" (in Polish). Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  9. ^ fanat.az/ (July 16, 2021). ""Qarabağ" Monteneqro millisinin üzvünü transfer etdi" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Брновић звао пет играча из ЈСЛ, Вешовић дебитант at Sportski žurnal, 20-5-2013 (in Serbian)
  11. ^ Match report at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  13. ^ Večernje novosti (2019-08-24). "Umro Rade Vešović" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  14. ^ "M. Vešović". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Legia Warsaw beat Arka Gdynia 2:1 in Polish Cup final". www.thenews.pl.