Marko Poletanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Полетановић; born 20 July 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Vojvodina.

Marko Poletanović
Poletanović with Tosno in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vojvodina
Number 4
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Vojvodina 72 (5)
2011Cement Beočin (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2017 Gent 11 (1)
2016Zulte Waregem (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017Red Star Belgrade (loan) 23 (3)
2017–2018 Tosno 18 (0)
2018–2019 Jagiellonia Białystok 33 (2)
2020–2022 Raków Częstochowa 45 (1)
2022 Wisła Kraków 10 (0)
2022–2024 Zagłębie Lubin 49 (2)
2022Zagłębie Lubin II 1 (0)
2024– Vojvodina 13 (1)
International career
2010 Serbia U17 1 (0)
2011–2012 Serbia U19 9 (0)
2013 Serbia U21 1 (0)
2016 Serbia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024

Club career

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Poletanović in action for Raków Częstochowa in 2021

Vojvodina

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Born in Novi Sad, he played with the youth teams of Vojvodina through several age categories. He made his senior debut in the first half of the 2011–12 season when he was loaned to Serbian League Vojvodina side Cement Beočin.[1] During the winter break he returned to Vojvodina. Despite the fact that at same time Vojvodina brought much older players such as Stephen Appiah and Almami Moreira to the squad in the midfield role, Poletanović managed to earn himself 12 appearances out of 15 matches during his first half season in the Serbian top flight.

Gent

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On 21 January 2015, Poletanović signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Gent.[2] On 30 December 2015, news was released that he was going to be loaned out for six months to OH Leuven,[3] however a few days later it became apparent that although both clubs had an agreement Poletanović did not want to move to OH Leuven and the deal was cancelled. Eventually, he was loaned to Zulte Waregem. In summer 2017, Poletanović mutually terminated the contract with the club and left as a free agent.[4]

Red Star Belgrade

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On June 22, 2016, he signed a one-year loan deal with Serbian giant, champions Red Star Belgrade, with option for permanent deal. Poletanović made his debut in an official match for Red Star on July 22, in the first round of the new season of the Superliga, in a draw against Napredak.[5] Red Star manager Miodrag Božović praises his debut game. In his second game scored debut goal for Red Star against Metalac, in a win in the second championship round, with another good performance.[6] After the end of season a loan spell expired and Poletanović left the club.[7]

Tosno

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On 19 August 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Tosno.[8]

He played as Tosno won the 2017–18 Russian Cup final against Avangard Kursk on 9 May 2018 in the Volgograd Arena.[9]

International career

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Poletanović played for the Serbian under-17 and under-19 national youth teams.[10] He made his international debut for Serbia in an friendly 3–0 loss to Qatar.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 29 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 12 0 1 0 13 0
2012–13 19 0 3 0 3 0 25 0
2013–14 26 4 6 0 8 0 40 4
2014–15 15 1 3 1 2 0 20 2
Total 72 5 13 1 13 0 98 6
Cement Beočin (loan) 2011–12[1] Serbian League Vojvodina 11 1 11 1
Gent 2014–15 Belgian First Division A 8 1 1 0 9 1
2015–16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 11 1 1 0 12 1
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 8 0 8 0
Red Star Belgrade (loan) 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 23 3 3 1 2 0 28 4
Tosno 2017–18 Russian Premier League 18 0 3 0 21 0
Jagiellonia Białystok 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 25 2 5 0 30 2
2019–20 8 0 1 0 9 0
Total 33 2 6 0 39 2
Raków Częstochowa 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 5 0 5 0
2020–21 21 0 5 0 26 0
2021–22 19 1 1 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 27 1
Total 45 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 58 1
Wisła Kraków 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 10 0 1 0 11 0
Zagłębie Lubin 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 24 1 1 0 25 1
2023–24 25 1 2 0 27 1
Total 49 2 3 0 52 2
Zagłębie Lubin II 2022–23 III liga, gr. III 1 0 0 0 1 0
Vojvodina 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 13 1 1 0 3 0 17 1
Career total 294 16 37 2 24 0 1 0 356 18
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

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As of 29 September 2016[13]
Serbia
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Vojvodina

Gent

Tosno

Raków Częstochowa

References

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  1. ^ a b Marko Poletanović at Srbijafudbal
  2. ^ Marko Poletanovic tekent contract tot 2018 Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine at K.A.A. Gent official website, 21-1-2015
  3. ^ "OH Leuven neemt Poletanovic zes maanden over van AA Gent" [OH Leuven loans Poletanovic for six months from AA Gent] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 30 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Poletanović u Rusiji dve godine". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Delije najbolje na svetu!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Prva pobeda Zvezde, konacno pogodio Ugo, prvenci Ruiza i Poletanovica!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Zvezda - uoči današnje prozivke: Zahvalnice Lukoviću i dvojici napadača". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ^ Марко Полетанович стал игроком "Тосно" (in Russian). FC Tosno official website. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Tosno-Avangard game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ Marko PoletanovićUEFA competition record (archive)
  11. ^ "Qatar - Serbia match report". eurosport.com. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  12. ^ Marko Poletanović at Soccerway
  13. ^ Marko Poletanović at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ "Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Arka Gdynia". 90minut (in Polish). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Legia Warszawa 1-1 k. 3-4 Raków Częstochowa". 90minut (in Polish). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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