Marko Zelenika

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Marko Zelenika
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Slavonija Požega
2005–2007 Kamen Ingrad 47 (1)
2007–2009 Široki Brijeg 11 (0)
2009–2011 Suhopolje
2011–2014 Imotski 41 (4)
2011–2012 → Rudeš (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 Zmaj Blato
2014–2015 Oriolik
2015 Pajde Möhlin
2016–2018 SG HWWE Niederroßbach
2018–2019 Hamilton City
2019–2021 TuS Montabaur 2 (0)
2021 Posavina Frankfurt 13 (3)
International career
2006 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2006 Croatia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marko Zelenika (born April 24, 1987) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Zelenika began playing in the Croatian Second Football League with Slavonija Požega for the 2005-06 season. [1] He played in the Croatian First Football League during the 2005/06 season with Kamen Ingrad. [2] [3] During his time with Kamen Ingrad, he had an unsuccessful trial session with Swedish-side Umeå FC in the summer of 2007. [4]

Bosnia

In 2007, he played abroad in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Široki Brijeg. [5] [6] [7] During his tenure with Široki Brijeg he featured in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup against Koper, and Hapoel Tel Aviv [8] [9] He made his second continental appearance in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup against Partizani Tirana, and Beşiktaş J.K. [10] [11]

Croatia

In 2009, he returned to the Croatian circuit to play with HNK Suhopolje. [12] [13] In 2011, he returned to the Croatian second division with Imotski, and had a loan spell with NK Rudeš. [14] [15] He later played in the Treća HNL with BŠK Zmaj, and NK Oriolik. [16]

Europe

In 2015, he had another run abroad this time in the regional Switzerland circuit with NK Pajde Möhlin. [17] Zelenika would feature in the 2015 Basel Cup final against FC Pratteln, where he contributed a goal. [18] He also participated in the 2015 Croatian World Club Championship, where he was named best player in the tournament. [19] Pajde Möhlin would end up defeating Vojvodina Croats in the tournament finals. [20] [21]

Following his stint in Switzerland, he transferred over to SG HWW Niederroßbach in the German Bezirksliga in 2016. [22] He would re-sign with Niederroßbach for the 2017 season. [23] The 2018 season would mark his third and final with Niederroßbach. [24]

Canada

In the summer of 2019, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC. [25] Throughout the 2019 campaign, he helped the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the league's first division. [26] Hamilton would be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Ukraine United in a penalty shootout. [27]

Germany

After the conclusion of the Canadian season, he played the remainder of the season by returning to the German regional circuit to sign with TuS Montabaur. [28] He re-signed with Montabaur for the following season. [29] After two seasons with Montabaur, he departed in 2021 to play with Posavina Frankfurt. [30]

International career

Zelenika made his debut for the Croatia national under-19 football team on February 13, 2006 in a friendly match against Hungary. [31] He represented Croatia in the 2006 Elite Round U-19 Championship against Macedonia, and Israel. [32] [33] He also played with the Croatia national under-20 football team making his debut on September 26, 2006 in a friendly match against Slovenia. [34]

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