Marko Grujić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Grujić | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Red Star Belgrade (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bulbuderac[1] | |||
| – | FK Winner | ||
| – | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2016 | Red Star Belgrade | 36 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Kolubara (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2016– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U16 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012 | Serbia U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | Serbia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 0 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2016. | |||
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Marko Grujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Грујић; born 13 April 1996) is a Serbian football player who plays as a midfielder for SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade, on loan from Liverpool.
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
Grujić is a product of the Red Star youth academy, where he went through the youth program, passed all categories and was the captain of his generation. He made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on 26 May 2013, in a Serbian SuperLiga match versus Vojvodina.[2] Up to the 2015 season, he played simultaneously with Red Star and lower-tier FK Kolubara on dual registration. On May 10, 2015, Serbian newspaper Blic reported that they had insider information that Hamburger SV intended to bid €1.5 million for Grujić.[3] A week later on May 17, 2015, Grujić signed a three-year contract with Red Star to last until 2018.[4]
Grujić scored his first senior goal against Novi Pazar. He also assisted Aleksandar Katai for the second goal in the last minute of the game. His next goal came in the next round against Spartak, an equalizer which lead to Red Star winning the match 3–2, and to a ninth consecutive victory. Grujić scored from long range against Rad in the King Petar I Stadium, his third consecutive goal. Red Star won the game 3-0.
From the fall of 2015, Grujić was a part of an unprecedented run of Red Star victories, as the club set a new record by the number of consecutive victories (19), ending first half of the season without defeat, with 25 points advantage over the runner-up team.[5] Throughout the autumn, Grujić was scouted by a number of established European teams, including Liverpool, Internazionale, Juventus, Chelsea, and Milan. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp called Grujić personally to convince him to switch to Anfield, but initially Grujić's father was against his son moving to Liverpool.[6] Jurgen Klopp's assistant from Borussia Dortmund, Željko Buvač flew to Belgrade to speak with Marko.
Liverpool
On January 6, 2016, it was confirmed that Grujić completed his move to Premier League side Liverpool, signing a five-year deal for reported fee of £5.1 million.[7][8] Despite being Jürgen Klopp’s first signing, he was immediately loaned back to Red Star, until the end of the season for a fee of £740,000. Upon joining, Grujić hailed Klopp for convincing him to join and told the press, "I would choose Liverpool over Real Madrid and Barcelona".[9]
International career
Grujić was a member of the Serbia squad which won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Statistics
Club
- As of 27 April 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Red Star | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Kolubara (loan) | 2014–15 | Serbian First League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
Honours
Club
- Red Star Belgrade
- Serbian SuperLiga (1): 2015–16
International
- Serbia
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2015
References
- ↑ sport.rs: ZVEZDINO BLAGO od 25.000.000 evra (Serbian) 26 January 2016
- ↑ Војводина - Црвена звезда 3:0 (1:0). Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 26 May 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ M. Milošević. Blic: "Blic" saznaje: Zvezdin vezista ide u Hamburg za milion i po evra! (Serbian) May 10, 2015
- ↑ Radio Televizija Vojvodine: Grujić i Jović do 2018. u Zvezdi (Serbian) 17 May 2015
- ↑ Michael Yokhin (December 15, 2015). "ESPN: Miodrag 'The Count' Bozovic breaking records at Red Star Belgrade". Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ Aleksandar Radonić (December 23, 2015). "OTAC MARKA GRUJIĆA EKSKLUZIVNO ZA KURIR: Terziću, ne diraj mi sina" (in Serbian). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ Bell, Tom (6 January 2016). "Marko Grujic confirmed as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's first signing". ESPN FC. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Marko Grujic: Liverpool sign Red Star Belgrade midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Lusby, Jack. "Marko Grujic reveals his Liverpool role, hints at Lazar Markovic's future - This Is Anfield". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
External links
- Marko Grujić profile at Soccerway
- Marko Grujić stats at utakmica.rs
- Marko Grujić stats at footballdatabase.eu
- Marko Grujić profile on Red Star Belgrade official website
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