Antun Marković (; born 4 July 1992) is a Croatian

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who plays as a

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for Croatian club

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...

Club career

Atyrau

On 19 July 2019, Marković joined

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side

Atyrau Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...

. Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win against Ordabasy after being named in the starting line-up.

Return to Slaven Belupo

On 30 June 2020, Marković signed a one-month contract with

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club

. His return came after the resumption of league matches which remained in half due to the

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, but he failed to debut with the team as it was the third choice.

Papuk Orahovica

On 21 August 2020, Marković joined

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side Papuk Orahovica. Eight days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Tehničar after being named in the starting line-up.

Rot-Weiß Erfurt

On 1 February 2021, Marković joined with

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club Rot-Weiß Erfurt after signed a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.

Second return to Slaven Belupo

On 9 July 2021, Marković signed a two-year contract with

club

. Seven days later, he was named as a first team substitute for the first time in a league match against

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. His debut with Slaven Belupo came on 20 May 2022 in a 3–1 away defeat against Istra 1961 after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

Marković was born in Gjilan, FR Yugoslavia and raised in

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, Croatia to Kosovo Croats parents. On 22 May 2017, he received a call-up from

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for the

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against

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, he was an unused substitute in that match. In addition to Croatia, he has the right to represent his homeland,

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at the international level.

Career statistics

Club

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