| Svetozar Marković | |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Radnik Bijeljina |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Partizan |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Teleoptik (loan) |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Partizan |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Olympiacos |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → AEL (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Partizan (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Partizan |
| Caps5: | 53 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Serbia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Serbia U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Serbia U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018–2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Serbia U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 2 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16 November 2021 |
Svetozar Marković (Serbian: Светозар Марковић, born 23 March 2000) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň.
Born in Bijeljina, a city in Bosnia Herzegovina, Marković played in the youth academy of local club Radnik.[1] He joined Partizan in 2011, after passing the club's camp at Jahorina in 2009.[2] As a product of youth academy and club scholar, Marković started studying at Belgrade sports gymnasium in 2015, along with teammates Dušan Vlahović and Bojan Bojić.[3] He was also loaned to satellite club Teleoptik for the 2015–16 campaign.[4] In summer 2017, Marković joined senior squad as a captain of cadet team,[5] passing the pre-season with the first squad.[6] Marković made his official debut for Partizan, replacing Bojan Ostojić in the 88 minute of the Serbian Cup match against Rtanj Boljevac, played on 11 October 2017.[7] Marković made his first continental appearance for the club replacing Léandre Tawamba in 90 minute of the match against Viktoria Plzeň on 15 February 2018.[8] Marković made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 11 March 2018, playing a full-time in away 2–0 victory over Čukarički.[9] Several days later, on 14 March, Marković made an assist to Nemanja R. Miletić in 2–0 cup victory over Javor Ivanjica. Marković had also been elected for a player of the match after the game.[10] Marković scored his first goal for Partizan in 5–0 home victory over Borac Čačak in final fixture match of the regular season, played on 5 April 2018.[11] Marković played his first Eternal Derby on 14 April 2018, archiving a full-time in 2–1 defeat.[12] In May 2018, Marković awarded as the best debutant 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign.[13] Marković won 2017–18 Serbian Cup with the club, beating Mladost Lučani on 23 May 2018, which was his first trophy in professional career.[14]
In summer 2018, Marković passed the whole pre-season preparations with the first team in Slovenia.[15] He made his first continental appearance for Partizan in starting line-up in the first leg match of the first qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League campaign, against Rudar Pljevlja. He played a full-time away game as a centre-back pairing with Marc Valiente, who had been replaced by Nemanja R. Miletić in the 77th minute.[16] Marković scored his first continental goal for Partizan and his second in professional career in 3–2 victory over Nordsjælland on 16 August 2018.[17] On 2 September 2018, Marković scored the only goal in 1–0 home victory over OFK Bačka on the Nemanja Nikolić's assist.[18]
On 8 July 2019, reports subsequently confirmed that Markovic has signed a five-year contract with Greek giants Olympiacos on a transfer fee in the region of €1.5 million. The talented defender commented on the transfer: "I have moved to a very big club in Olympiacos. I’m happy about this and it shows that I am making progress in the sport. Yes, it’s hard for me to leave my country and my team, but Partizan will always be in my heart."[19] [20]
On 30 August 2024, Marković signed a three-year contract with Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň.[21]
Despite being born in raise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marković, as an ethnic Serb, started playing with Serbia national under-16 football team in 2015.[22] He capped mostly matches with the team,[23] scoring a goal in a match against Latvia on 15 May 2016.[24] As a regular member of Serbian under-17 national team, Marković was called in squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship by coach Perica Ognjenović.[25] In August 2017, Marković was called into the Serbia 19 squad, for the memorial "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", but failed to make a debut during the tournament.[26] In December 2017, Perica Ognjenović called Marković in Serbian under-18 national team for the tournament in Israel.[27] He made his debut for the team in 1–0 defeat against home team on 11 December same year,[28] and also played against Germany next day.[29] As a coach of the Serbian under-21 level, Goran Đorović included Marković to the squad for competitive matches against Macedonia and Russia in September 2018.[30]
At the beginning of his youth career, Marković used to play as a defensive midfielder or winger through the categories of Radnik Bijeljina.[31] Coming to Partizan's youth setup, he has adapted as a centre-back. As a player with strong team role effect, Marković has been ordered to lead youth team as a captain.[32] During the match against Javor Ivanjica in March 2018, coach Miroslav Đukić moved him to right-back position, which allowed him to break through the opponent's side and make an assist for a goal.[33] Standing at 6 ft 1⁄2 inches (1.84 m),[34] and being a right-legged footballer, Marković is sometimes compared with Sergio Ramos.[35]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Partizan | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 4 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| AEL (loan) | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Partizan (loan) | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Partizan | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 78 | 7 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 132 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 188 | 13 | |||
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