Lazar Marković

Lazar Marković

Marković with Liverpool in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lazar Marković[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994
Place of birth Čačak, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 50
Youth career
Borac Čačak
2006–2011 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2013 Partizan 46 (13)
2013–2014 Benfica 26 (5)
2014– Liverpool 19 (2)
2015– → Fenerbahçe (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2009–2011 Serbia U17[3] 8 (0)
2011– Serbia U21[3] 2 (0)
2012– Serbia 21 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2015

Lazar Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Марковић; born 2 March 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Fenerbahçe,[4] on loan from English club Liverpool, and the Serbia national team.

He started his career at Partizan, before moving to Benfica in 2013 where he won a domestic treble in his only season, before completing a £20 million move to Liverpool.

Marković made his full international debut for Serbia in 2012.

Club career

Partizan

After playing for the youth selections of Borac Čačak, Marković joined Partizan in 2006 as a 12-year-old trainee.[5] On 29 May 2011, coach Aleksandar Stanojević promoted Marković to the first team ahead of the final round of the 2010–11 SuperLiga, which Partizan played against Sloboda Užice. He was given the number 50 shirt. Marković was used as a second-half substitute for Joseph Kizito in his team's 2–1 win.[6]

2011–12 season

On 11 July 2011, together with Nikola Ninković, Marković signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on a five-year deal.[7][8] Marković made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season in Partizan's opener against Shkëndija, in the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, playing the last three minutes of the match.[9] He scored his first senior goal in a league match versus FK Novi Pazar, on 13 August 2011.[10] At the end of the 2011, Marković was voted Partizan's Player of the Year in a poll on the club's website.[11] In his first full senior season, Marković made 26 league appearances and scored six goals. Despite the fact that he did not score any goals in the second half of the championship, Marković earned 2011–12 SuperLiga Team of the Year selection.[12]

2012–13 season

As Partizan appeared in the group stage of an UEFA competition for the first time since 2010, Marković appeared in all group fixtures and even impressed against the likes of Neftchi Baku, Rubin Kazan, and Internazionale. In the group stage, he assisted Saša Marković against Rubin Kazan on 6 December 2012. By the end of the 2012–13 season, Marković appeared in 19 league games and scored 7 goals and earned a place in the Jelen SuperLiga's Team of the Year selection for the second season in a row.[13] Additionally, Serbian sports portal Mozzart Sport rated Marković among the 25 best players in the SuperLiga that season.[14]

Benfica

On the morning hours of 10 June 2013, FK Partizan president Dragan Đurić told Sportski žurnal that "Chelsea wants to loan Marković to Benfica for two years, and honestly speaking, I hope to God that they don't come to an agreement so that Lazar can stay six more months at Partizan"(sic).[15] This statement was later misinterpreted by several non-Serbian sports news outlets, which incorrectly cited Đurić stating that "It is true, Chelsea will send Marković on a loan for two years" (sic).[16][17] Approximately eight hours after the article was published by Sportski žurnal, Benfica's official website released a statement saying that Lazar Marković had penned a five-year contract with the club, not mentioning any loan deal with Chelsea.[18] The earlier statements regarding a potential loan deal with Chelsea caused great confusion among journalists and followers of the transfer saga alike.[19]

On 25 August 2013, Marković made his debut for Benfica in 2–1 win against Gil Vicente, scoring a decisive goal at the 92nd minute that drew the game.[20] In the third matchday, against Sporting at Alvalade, Marković scored the equalizing goal after a dribble past three players, as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[21] On 1 May 2014, in injury time of Benfica's Europa League semi-final second leg against Juventus, Marković was sent off for a fight with his opponent Mirko Vučinić. Neither were on the field of play at the time, Marković having been substituted and Vučinić still on the substitutes bench. He therefore missed the final through suspension.[22]

Liverpool

2014-15 season

Marković with Liverpool in 2014

On 15 July 2014, Liverpool announced the signing of Marković from Benfica for £20 million.[23][24] Benfica received €12.5 million for their 50% share of his economic rights.[25] He made his competitive debut on 25 August in Liverpool's second match of the Premier League season, replacing Philippe Coutinho after 60 minutes of a 3–1 defeat at Manchester City.[26] In Liverpool's final group game in the UEFA Champions League on 9 December 2014 against Basel, Marković was shown a straight red card for violent conduct after he appeared to flick his fingers into the face of opponent Behrang Safari; the match ended as a 1–1 draw which saw Liverpool drop into the Europa League.[27] In February 2015, he was given a four-match European ban for this incident.[28]

He scored his first goal for Liverpool against Bournemouth in the League Cup quarter-finals on 17 December 2014, scoring in the 27th minute of a 3–1 victory.[29] On 10 January 2015 he scored his first Premier League goal, netting in the eight minute for the only goal in a victory at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.[30] On 10 February 2015, Marković opened the scoring for Liverpool in a 3–2 win over Tottenham Hotspur and it was his first league goal at Anfield.

2015-16: Loan to Fenerbahçe

On 30 August 2015, Marković joined Fenerbahçe on a season-long loan.[31] He made his Süper Lig debut on 13 September, replacing Robin van Persie in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 win at Kasımpaşa S.K., and scored his first goal on 10 December by opening a 1–1 draw against Celtic at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. The result advanced the Yellow Canaries to the last 32.[32]

Marković scored his first goal in domestic Turkish football on the following 21 January when he came on as a substitute, and scored the only goal of a home win against Tuzlaspor in added time, in the group stage of the season's national cup.[33] His season ended in February due to a hamstring injury.[34]

International career

In October 2009, Marković made his Serbia under-17 debut in the qualification round for the 2010 UEFA European Championship. In May 2011, he was part of the same team at the 2011 UEFA European Championship, which the country hosted.

Marković skipped the national under-19 selection and was immediately invited to the Serbian under-21 team for their qualification matches for the 2013 UEFA European Championship.[35] He made his debut against Denmark on 11 October 2011.

On 24 February 2012, Marković was called up to the Serbian senior team for their friendly fixtures against Armenia and Cyprus.[36] He debuted as a starter against Armenia on 28 February 2012, three days before his 18th birthday.[37] He scored his first international goal for Serbia in a friendly match against Chile.[38][39]

Personal life

Marković's older brother, Filip, is also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he too came through Partizan's youth setup.[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 February 2016[41]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 2010–11 1000—0010
2011–12 26631—40337
2012–13 19700—120317
Total 461331—1606514
Benfica 2013–14 2656140131497
Liverpool 2014–15 192305140313
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2015–16 140410021202
Career total 105201639135216526

International

As of match played 7 September 2015[42]
Serbian national team
YearAppsGoals
201261
201331
201480
201541
Total213

International goals

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first[42]

# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2012 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland 6  Chile 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2 10 September 2013 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 9  Wales 3–0 3–0 2014 World Cup qualification
3 7 June 2015 NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria 19  Azerbaijan 4–1 4–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Partizan Belgrade
Benfica

Individual

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 3 September 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Lazar Markovic". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 Only official UEFA matches included
  4. ↑ Lazar Markovic wellcome to Fenerbahce
  5. ↑ "Braća Marković: Sanjamo Ligu šampiona!" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "JSL: Partizan pobedio i na rastanku" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Marković i Ninković profesionalci!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Partizan osvežio vezni red svojim talentima, Ninkovićem i Markovićem" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Four-goal Partizan too hot for Skendija". uefa.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Presrećni Marković" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Marković najbolji igrač Partizana" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Lazović, Marković i Šimić predvode idealan tim Superlige" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  13. ↑ Mozzart Sport (Serbian): Idealnih 11 Superlige: Partizan pet, Voša tri, Zvezda, Hajduk i Srem po jednog predstavnika! (VIDEO) – 27 May 2013
  14. ↑ Mozzart Sport (Serbian): TOP 25 najboljih fudbalera Superlige u izboru MOZZART Sporta (VIDEO) – 2 June 2013
  15. ↑ КРАЈ САГЕ: Челзи позајмио Марковића у Бенфику на две године. zurnal.rs (in Serbian). 10 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "Partizan Belgrade Claim Chelsea Have Already Signed Serbian Youngster Lazar Markovic". caughtoffside.com. 10 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "Partizan: Chelsea own Markovic". FOX Sports. 10 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Lazar Markovic contratado pelo SL Benfica por cinco temporadas" [Lazar Markovic signed by Benfica for five seasons]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 10 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "Benfica contradict Partizan, claim they're signed Markovic to 5-year deal". weaintgotnohistory.com. 10 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "Benfica 2–1 Gil Vicente". espnfc.com. 25 August 2013.
  21. ↑ "SuperLiga – New signings shine as Lisbon derby ends in draw". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 31 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "Juventus 0–0 Benfica". BBC Sport. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  23. ↑ "Reds complete Markovic deal". Liverpool F.C. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "Liverpool complete £20m signing of Lazar Markovic". BBC Sport. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  25. ↑ "Comunicado" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (25 August 2014). "Man City 3-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  27. ↑ "Lazar Markovic deserved to be sent off for Liverpool and referee was right to turn down Steven Gerrard penalty appeal". Mail Online. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  28. ↑ "Liverpool's Lazar Markovic handed four-game European ban". BBC Sport. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "Raheem Sterling double helps Liverpool recover poise against Bournemouth". Guardian. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  30. ↑ "Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "Markovic completes Fenerbahce loan switch". Liverpool F.C. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "Celtic level but Fenerbahçe forge on". UEFA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  33. ↑ "Fenerbahçe 1-0 Tuzlaspor". Hurriyet. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  34. ↑ Pearce, James (7 April 2016). "Lazar Markovic to miss rest of the season with hamstring injury". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  35. ↑ "Janković pozvao Lazara Markovića" (in Serbian). smedia.rs. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  36. ↑ "Ćurčić zvao Markovića nije Lazovića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  37. ↑ "Mali, malecni korak napred" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  38. ↑ "Pobeda Srbije za kraj 2012". B92. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  39. ↑ "Pobeda za ohrabrenje". RTS. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  40. ↑ Nigde bez brata: Uz Lazara i Filip Marković potpisao za Benfiku! (Nowhere without his brother: Lazar and Filip Marković signed for Benfica!); Blic Sport, 11 June 2013 (in Serbian)
  41. ↑ "L. Marković". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  42. 1 2 "Lazar Marković". European Football. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  43. 1 2 3 4 "The vital facts on Lazar Markovic". liverpoolfc.com.
  44. ↑ "Lazar Markovic: The sublime Serbian key to Benfica's Europa League hopes". goal.com. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015. Named in the Serbian SuperLiga's Team of the Season in the last two years
  45. ↑ "Markovic eleito melhor jogador da I Liga". dn.pt. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  46. ↑ "UEFA Europa League squad of the season". UEFA.com. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

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