Marko Ješić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Danny Ješić | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marconi Stallions | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| 2005–2006 | NSWIS | ||
| 2006–2007 | AIS | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle Jets Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2013 | Newcastle Jets | 52 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Sun Pegasus | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Rockdale City Suns | 30 | (13) |
| 2015– | Marconi Stallions | 8 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 11 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Australia U-23 | 9 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2015. | |||
Marko Ješić (born 7 August 1989 in Fairfield, New South Wales) is an Australian football player of Serbian descent who plays for Marconi Stallions FC.
Club career
Ješić grew up on the streets of Bossley Park in Sydney's south west and was promoted to the Newcastle Jets A-League squad after playing in the youth league. Jesić is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Sport.
Newcastle United Jets
Marko started his football career at AIS. Upon his graduation from the Australian Institute of Sport Jesić moved to Newcastle United Jets in 2008. On 6 October 2008 he made his A-League debut for Newcastle United Jets as a substitute against Wellington Phoenix. In his second game Marko scored his first goal for the Jets on his starting debut in Newcastle's 1–0 win over Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2008 in the 86th minute.[1][2]
In 2009 Marko competed in the AFC Champions League with the Newcastle United Jets. On 7 April 2009 Newcastle Jets played against Nagoya Grampus who at the time were one of the best teams in Asia. Nagoya Grampus were managed by Dragan Stojković. Ješić played a man of the match performance.
Sun Pegasus
On 30 December 2013 it was announced that Marko had signed with Hong Kong club Sun Pegasus.[3]
Return to Rockdale
On his return to Rockdale, he scored a brace in the opening game of the 2015 NPL NSW season against APIA Leichhardt in their 4-2 loss.[4]
Marconi Stallions
In October 2015, Marconi Stallions announced that they had signed Ješić, along with other high profile names, for their 2016 NPL2 campaign.[5]
Honours
With Australia:
- International Cor Groenewegen Tournament (U-20): 2009
- AFF U19 Youth Championship: 2008
- Weifang Cup (U-18): 2007
Honours
Sun Pegasus
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Runners-up: 2013–14
References
- ↑ Jets turn to Jesic after search fails
- ↑ Youngster Jesic Add To Jets
- ↑ Pegasus signed an Australian player
- ↑ Lopez, Matthew (16 March 2015). "Tigers dominate Suns". NPL NSW. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.clubmarconi.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/21_PRESS_RELEASE_-_VAUGHAN_PROFILIO.PDF
External links
- Newcastle Jets profile
- FFA – Young Socceroos profile
- http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/189296,jeffers-a-dream-come-true-jesic.aspx