Marko Marin
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Full name | Marko Marin[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 March 1989||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–1996 | SG 01 Hoechst | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2005 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 68 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Werder Bremen | 87 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Chelsea | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Sevilla (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Olympiacos | 37 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Red Star Belgrade | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 |
Al-Ahli | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | → Al-Raed (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Ferencváros | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 341 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Germany U16 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Germany U17 | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Germany U18 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Germany U21 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Germany | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Marko Marin (
Marin previously played for Bundesliga clubs Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen, before signing for Chelsea in 2012. He spent most of his time out on loan at four clubs in four countries before leaving for Olympiacos in 2016, then Red Star Belgrade in 2018.
A full German international from 2008 to 2010, he won 16 caps and represented the country at the 2010 World Cup, where they came third.
Early life
Marin was born in
Club career
Early career
Marin began his footballing career as a youth player, first with SG 01 Hoechst and then with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
In 2005, Marin moved to the Borussia Mönchengladbach youth academy. After a year at Mönchengladbach's academy, he was promoted to the reserve team; he was offered a three-year contract which he signed and later went on to make his professional début with the club on 31 March 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt. On 9 August 2008, Marin scored a hat-trick within the first 16 minutes of Mönchengladbach's 8–1 thrashing of seventh division club VfB Fichte Bielefeld in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[7]
Werder Bremen
On 24 June 2009, Marin was sold for €8.2 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Werder Bremen.[8] He was a part of Bremen's attack comprising Aaron Hunt and Mesut Özil, which lit up the Weserstadion. In the 2010–11 season, he showed his quality, scoring four league goals and providing 11 assists.
Following the departure of Özil to
Marin's only goal of the Bundesliga campaign came on 18 February 2012, when he opened the scoring in the ninth minute of a 3–1 derby victory over
Chelsea
On 28 April 2012, Marin agreed a deal with English Premier League club Chelsea.[16] He signed a five-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2017.[17] Marko Marin was given the number 21 shirt, previously worn by Salomon Kalou, who left Chelsea for Lille OSC.[18]
2012–13 season
On 18 July, Marin made his début for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly against Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders FC, scoring Chelsea's third goal in a 4–2 win. Marin missed the Community Shield with a hamstring injury.[19]
Marin made his competitive debut for Chelsea in a
Loan to Sevilla
On 28 June 2013, Chelsea confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin to
Loan to Fiorentina
On 18 August 2014,
Although Marin was on the bench 12 times, he failed to make a single appearance in the league before ending his loan early in January.[2]
Loan to Anderlecht
On 20 January 2015, after an unsuccessful loan spell at Fiorentina, Marin joined
Anderlecht decided to pass on the option to buy Marin at the end of the season after he suffered a hamstring injury during the Belgium Cup final which ruled him out for several weeks.[34]
Loan to Trabzonspor
On 25 August 2015, Marin joined
In an interview with
Olympiacos
On 23 August 2016, Marin joined Greek side
On 17 December 2017, thanks to an impressive long-range effort by the German attacking midfielder,
Red Star Belgrade
After Red Star Belgrade qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage (their first ever appearance in its current format), Marin signed a three-year contract with the club for an estimated transfer fee in the range of €700,000 and was registered in the last hour of the summer transfer window in Serbia.[45] Marin scored a goal on his debut with Red Star on 15 September 2018, in a 6–0 home victory against Radnik Surdulica.[46] Marin became the club's first ever goal scorer in the Champions League after giving Red Star a consolation goal in the 6–1 loss against PSG On 18 October 2018. Almost three weeks later, on 6 November 2018 to be exact, Marin was once again involved in Red Star's first ever Champions League campaign, this time by assisting Milan Pavkov's first goal in their historic 2–0 win against Liverpool. On 13 March 2019, Marin agreed to extend his contract with Red Star to the summer of 2021.[47] Marin was voted MVP in the 2018–19 season and was also therefore included in the team of the season.[48] Before the start of the 2019–20 season, Red Star's general director Zvezdan Terzić confirmed that Marin would become the new club captain.
Al-Ahli
On 5 January 2020, Marin signed for the Saudi Arabian club, Al-Ahli a €6 million contract until the summer of 2022, for an estimated transfer fee in the range of €2.5 million.[49]
Ferencváros
In September 2021, Marin transferred to Ferencváros.[50] The Hungarian league became his ninth top-flight league (in the Serie A he didn't feature when on loan at Fiorentina) in his career which ended in 2022.[51]
International career
In 2010, Marin stated that he never received a call from Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia, so he decided to play for Germany.[6][52]
In 2007, Marin also received a call up to his under-21 national squad and has since played on nine occasions. On 16 May 2008, it was announced that Marin would be included in senior squad coach Joachim Löw's provisional 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008. He did not, however, make the final 23.[53] He made his debut on 27 May 2008 in a 2–2 draw against Belarus. Marin entered the game as a half-time substitution for Bastian Schweinsteiger. He was eventually cut from the final squad on 28 May 2008.
In the same year, on 20 August, he made his second appearance for Germany and scored his first goal in a friendly match against Belgium. Marin is a German under-21 international football player, also picked for the European team in the Meridian Cup.[54][55]
Marin was included in Germany's provisional squad for the
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
2008–09 | Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
Total | 68 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 72 | 12 | |||||
Werder Bremen | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 12[a] | 2 | — | 50 | 7 | ||
2010–11 | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 1 | — | 44 | 5 | |||
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
Total | 87 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 20 | 3 | — | 116 | 13 | ||||
Chelsea | 2012–13 | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Sevilla (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12[a] | 2 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
Fiorentina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
Anderlecht (loan) | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League
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6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Trabzonspor (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
Olympiacos | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Super League Greece | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 8 | |||
Total | 37 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 59 | 12 | ||||
Red Star Belgrade | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | ||
2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 14[b] | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
Total | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | — | 58 | 11 | ||||
Al-Ahli Saudi FC | 2019–20
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Saudi Pro League
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9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
2020–21
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Saudi Pro League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 313 | 43 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 61 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Marin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 August 2008 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg , Germany |
Belgium | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly
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Honours
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Chelsea
Sevilla
Olympiacos
Red Star Belgrade
Ferencváros
Germany U21
- 2009[60]
Germany
- FIFA World Cup Third place: 2010[61]
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal: U17 Silver Medal 2006[62]
- Fritz Walter Medal: U18 Gold Medal 2007[63]
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Season: 2018–19
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2018–19
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External links
- Official website (in German)
- Marko Marin at WorldFootball.net
- Marko Marin at ESPN FC
- Marko Marin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
- Marko Marin at National-Football-Teams.com