Marko Krasić ( sr-cyr, Марко Красић; born 1 December 1985) is a Serbian professional

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who plays for

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; french: Ligue canadienne de soccer — LCS) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (C ...

club

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

Club career

Early career

Krasić began his playing career with Borac Cacak. He would also play with Borac throughout their run in the country's top division. He also played in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

in 2009 with Metalac Gornji Milanovac. In total, he played in 26 matches and recorded 5 goals in the top tier. In 2011, he had a trial session with the Polish club

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Asia

Krasić was recruited by the Indonesian side Arema to assist the club in the

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tournament. He helped the team reach the quarterfinals where they were defeated in a series of matches by

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. Throughout the continental tournament, he appeared in 7 matches. After a season in the Indonesian top-tier, he remained in Asia to play in the

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with

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. He participated in the 2014 Lunar New Year Cup where he contributed a goal in the tournament final against

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which secured the title for the club.

Various stints

Following his run in Asia he returned to his native Serbia in 2014 to play in the

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with

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. In the summer of 2015, he played abroad in North America with the

in the

. In his debut season with Serbia, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title.

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eliminated the Serbs in the second round of the playoffs. After his stint in Canada, he returned to Serbia to play in the country's third tier with Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac. He helped Radnicki secure promotion to the second division by winning the league title.

Return to Asia

On 3 February 2016, he signed for

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but ended up canceling his contract on 29 February 2016. His official return to the continent of Asia occurred in 2017 when he played in Hong Kong's premier league with

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. The next season he remained in the top tier by signing with

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Balkans

He returned to the Balkan region to play in the

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 tea ...

with Rudar Pljevlja. In 2020, he returned to the Serbian second division where he played with Sloga Kraljevo.

Canada

Krasić returned to his former club the Serbian White Eagles for the 2022 season. He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth. He played in the second round of the postseason against

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where the White Eagles were eliminated. He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout. The Serbs would finish the 2023 campaign as runners-up to

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in the regular season.

Managerial career

In 2023, he served as a coach for the Serbian White Eagles academy program.

Personal life

Krasić's older cousin

Miloš Krasić Miloš Krasić ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Красић; born 1 November 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He represented the Serbia national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and at one point in his career, he ...

was also a footballer.

Honours

;Serbian White Eagles *

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Regular Season:

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;Radnički Kragujevac *

Serbian League West Serbian League West ( sr, Српска лига Запад, Srpska liga Zapad) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Voj ...

: 2016–17

References

External links

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Citizen Football Club profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krasic, Marko 1985 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Serbian men's footballers Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian League players Indonesian Premier League players Hong Kong Premier League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Montenegrin First League players FK Borac Čačak players FK Remont Čačak players FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players Arema F.C. players Citizen AA players FK Inđija players Serbian White Eagles FC players FK Radnički 1923 players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Southern District FC players FK Rudar Pljevlja players FK Sloga Kraljevo players Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Serbian White Eagles FC non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders