Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eredivisie club

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. Having started his professional career with AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, he went on to play for

, Vitesse, Feyenoord, AZ, Arka Gdynia,

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and

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Club career

Early years

Vejinović started playing football at the age of seven at a small Dutch club by the name of Zeeburgia. Ajax scouts immediately recognized his talent, where he consequently spent the next seven years playing for the youth team at Ajax. He continued his career later at

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

and then at AZ Alkmaar. Vejinović made his debut in the Eredivisie with AZ on 22 March 2009, in a 0–0 draw at home against Feyenoord. AZ won the league championship that season. After he refused to extend his contract, he left

as a free agent in summer 2013. Vejinović returned to Heracles on 4 July 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.

International career

Of Bosnian- Serbian descent, Vejinović is eligible to play for the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. On 2 November 2015, he was called up to the provisional senior Netherlands squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany. The following day he stated he was unsure whether he would accept the invitation. On 9 November 2015, having chosen to accept the invitation, he said he never doubted his choice.

Personal life

Vejinović is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent. In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.

Honours

AZ * Eredivisie: 2008–09 Feyenoord * Eredivisie: 2016–17 *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 2015–16

References

External links

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OnsOranje The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch Netherlands nati ...

'' – {{DEFAULTSORT:Vejinovic, Marko 1990 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Ekstraklasa players Chinese Super League players AZ Alkmaar players Heracles Almelo players SBV Vitesse players Feyenoord players AVV Zeeburgia players Arka Gdynia players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Dutch people of Serbian descent Dutch people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in China Dutch expatriate sportspeople in China