Marko Jesic

Marko Jesic
	Jesic playing for the Olyroos in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Marko Danny Jesic
Date of birth	7 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Marconi Stallions
Youth career
	Marconi Stallions
2005–2006	NSWIS
2006–2007	AIS
2008	Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2013	Newcastle Jets
2013–2014	Sun Pegasus
2014–2015	Rockdale City Suns
2015–	Marconi Stallions
International career
2006–2007	Australia U17
2007–2009	Australia U20
2010–2011	Australia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023

Marko Jesic (born 7 August 1989) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Marconi Stallions FC.

Club career

Jesic 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. Jesic 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 he 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 and he was the man of the match.

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 Jesic, 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". Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
^ "Youngster Jesic Add To Jets". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
^ Pegasus signed an Australian player
^ Lopez, Matthew (16 March 2015). "Tigers dominate Suns". NPL NSW. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Jets turn to Jesic after search fails". Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

[2] "Youngster Jesic Add To Jets". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

[3] Pegasus signed an Australian player

[4] Lopez, Matthew (16 March 2015). "Tigers dominate Suns". NPL NSW. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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