_(cropped).jpg) Marin playing forSevilla in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Marin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (age 36)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marko Marin (Serbian Cyrillic:Марко Марин, born 13 March 1989) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder andwinger. He was known for his acceleration, dribbling, agility, creativity, versatility, technical skill and playmaking ability.[4] Currently, he is the technical director atRed Star Belgrade.
Marin previously played forBundesliga clubsBorussia Mönchengladbach andWerder Bremen, before signing forChelsea in 2012. He spent most of his time out on loan at four clubs in four countries before leaving forOlympiacos in 2016, then Red Star Belgrade in 2018.
Afull German international from 2008 to 2010, he won 16 caps and represented the country at the2010 World Cup, where they came third.
Marin was born inBosanska Gradiška,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Gradiška,Bosnia and Herzegovina) toBosnian Serb parents, mother Borka Marin and father Ranko Marin.[5] Marin was only two years old when the family moved toGermany in 1991 due to his mother's job.[6] Growing up inFrankfurt, Marin began playing football with local clubs.
Marin began his footballing career as ayouth player, first withSG 01 Hoechst and then withEintracht Frankfurt.
In 2005, Marin moved to theBorussia 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 againstEintracht Frankfurt. On 9 August 2008, Marin scored a hat-trick within the first 16 minutes of Mönchengladbach's 8–1 thrashing of seventh division clubVfB Fichte Bielefeld in the first round of theDFB-Pokal.[7]
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On 24 June 2009, Marin was sold for €8.2 million fromBorussia Mönchengladbach toWerder Bremen.[8] He was a part of Bremen's attack comprisingAaron Hunt andMesut Özil, which lit up theWeserstadion. In the2010–11 season, he showed his quality, scoring four league goals and providing 11 assists.
Following the departure of Özil toReal Madrid in August 2010, however, Marin's form dropped noticeably, as he notched only one goal and five assists during Bremen's2011–12 Bundesliga campaign.[9][10] Marin did show his skill in Bremen's eight goal game againstSC Freiburg on 20 August 2011.[11] He provided assists forClaudio Pizarro,Marko Arnautović andWesley as Bremen secured a 5–3 win.[12]
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 overHamburger SV at theImtech Arena.[13] In Marin's final game for Bremen, he provided the telling ball forMarkus Rosenberg's goal, but this was not enough as his side succumbed to a 4–1 away defeat toVfB Stuttgart on 13 April.[14] Marin ended his time with the Bremen club after scoring eight goals in 87 Bundesliga appearances.[15]
On 28 April 2012, Marin agreed a deal with EnglishPremier League clubChelsea.[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 bySalomon Kalou, who left Chelsea forLille OSC.[18]
On 18 July, Marin made his début for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly againstMajor League Soccer sideSeattle Sounders FC, scoring Chelsea's third goal in a 4–2 win. Marin missed theCommunity Shield with a hamstring injury.[19]
Marin made his competitive debut for Chelsea in aLeague Cup match againstWolverhampton Wanderers on 25 September, coming on as a substitute as Chelsea cruised to a 6–0 victory.[20] He made hisPremier League debut on 28 November, replacingEden Hazard in the 82nd minute of a 0–0 draw in theWest London derby at home toFulham.[21] On 2 January 2013, Marin made his first start for Chelsea in a 0–1 loss to local rivalsQueens Park Rangers.[22] On 9 February 2013, Marin scored his firstPremier League goal for Chelsea, coming on in the 91st minute and scoring on his first touch with a header in the 92nd minute; as a substitute in a 4–1 home victory overWigan Athletic.[23]
On 28 June 2013, Chelsea confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin toSevilla, subject to the completion of legal documentation and a medical.[24] Marin scored his first goal for Sevilla in a 3–1 friendly win overManchester United duringRio Ferdinand's testimonial. He netted two goals in Sevilla's first-legEuropa League play-off tie againstŚląsk Wrocław, a 4–1 home win on 22 August.[25] Marin started on the bench in theEuropa final, coming on late in the second half, and then substituted in extra-time as Sevilla beatBenfica 4–2 in penalties.[26] With this win, Marin won the Europa League in back to back seasons, winning it the year before with his home-club Chelsea.
On 18 August 2014,Fiorentina confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin fromChelsea with an option to buy.[27] On 23 October, Marin made his début for Fiorentina in a Europa League match againstPAOK.[28] Marin scored his first goal for the Italian side on 27 November 2014, in a Europa League match againstGuingamp. In the sixth minute, Marin was able to pick upAquilani's pass and clipped home the opening goal, as Fiorentina edges out the French side in a 2–1 win.[29] On 11 December 2014, Marin scored in a 2–1 loss againstDinamo Minsk.[30]
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]
On 20 January 2015, after an unsuccessful loan spell at Fiorentina, Marin joinedAnderlecht for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end of the campaign.[31] Five days after moving to Belgium, Marin made his debut coming off the bench, replacingMaxime Colin in the 75th minute in a 2–0 loss toStandard Liège.[32] Marin was in the starting line-up of theBelgian Cup Final, although he was substituted in the second-half after suffering a hamstring injury as Anderlecht lost 2–1, withLior Refaelov scoring a late volley.[33]
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]
On 25 August 2015, Marin joinedTrabzonspor on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[35] On 30 August, Marin made his début forTrabzonspor in a 2–2 draw againstAkhisar Belediyespor coming on as a second-half substitute.[36] On 26 September 2015, Marin scored his first goal with the Turkish side in a 3–1 loss againstOsmanlıspor.[37] On 15 February 2016, Marin scored in a 2–1 win overKayserispor.[38]
In an interview withkicker, Marin showed his appreciation towards Chelsea for taking care of him since his move to London and also expressed no regrets with his move to Chelsea even though he acknowledge that his future is most likely going to be elsewhere.[39]
On 23 August 2016, Marin joined Greek sideOlympiacos on a three-year deal.[40] On 11 September 2016, he made his debut in a 6–1 victory againstVeria.[41] After being sidelined for about two months due to managerPaulo Bento not featuring him in his first-team plans, he returned to action on 5 January 2017, netting the winning goal in a 2–1 home comeback win overAsteras Tripolis.[42]
On 17 December 2017, thanks to an impressive long-range effort by Marin,Olympiacos won 1–0 againstPAS Giannina. It was the sixth consecutive victory for team of experienced managerTakis Lemonis and the Reds climbed at firstSuper League position, with 32 points after 15 matches, one more than rivalsAEK andPAOK.[43] On 7 January 2018, he opened the score in a 3–0 away win game againstAEL, helping his club to achieve the 7th successive win in his rally to gain the eighth consecutive title.[44]
AfterRed Star Belgrade qualified for the2018–19 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 againstRadnik Surdulica.[46] Marin became the club's first ever goal scorer in theChampions League after giving Red Star a consolation goal in the 6–1 loss againstPSG 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 assistingMilan Pavkov's first goal in their historic 2–0 win againstLiverpool. On 13 March 2019, Marin agreed to extend his contract with Red Star to the summer of 2021.[47] Marin was voted MVP in the2018–19 season and was also therefore included in the team of the season.[48] Before the start of the2019–20 season, Red Star's general directorZvezdan Terzić confirmed that Marin would become the new club captain.
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]
In September 2021, Marin transferred toFerencváros.[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]
In 2010, Marin stated that he never received a call fromBosnia and Herzegovina orSerbia, so he decided to play forGermany.[6][52]
In 2007, Marin also received a call up to hisunder-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 coachJoachim Löw's provisional 26-man squad forUEFA Euro 2008. He did not, however, make the final 23.[53] Marin made his debut on 27 May 2008 in a 2–2 draw againstBelarus. He entered the game as a half-time substitution forBastian 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 againstBelgium. Marin is aGerman under-21 international football player, also picked for the European team in theMeridian Cup.[54][55]
Marin was included in Germany's provisional squad for the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa announced in May 2010, and following a string of impressive performances in warm-up games (most of which he played as a substitute),[citation needed] was named in the final 23-man squad. He would go on to play twice at the World Cup inSouth Africa, both as a substitute in Germany's 4–0 win overAustralia and in the subsequent 1–0 loss toSerbia. After disappointing performances, however, notably in the game against his native Serbia,[citation needed] Marin was not selected for any more games, as Germany finished third in the tournament. His final caps for Germany came in late 2010.[56]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Saudi Pro League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 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 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 2008 | Frankenstadion,Nuremberg, Germany |  Belgium | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Werder Bremen
Chelsea
Sevilla
Olympiacos
Red Star Belgrade
Ferencváros
Germany U21
Germany
Individual
