Saša Marjanović ( sr-cyr, Саша Марјановић; born 13 November 1987) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Radnički Niš.

Club career

Čukarički

Born in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

, Marjanović started his senior career with Čukarički in the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

. Previously, he was a member of

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

youth categories. For the 2007–08 season, Čukarički was promoted 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 ...

. On 11 August 2007, Marjanović made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–0 away draw against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. Marjanović spent 4 seasons playing for Čukarički and scored 5 goals during that period.

Jagodina

After left Čukarički, Marjanović joined

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for the 2009–10 season. For the first season, he was usually the first choice, but in the next season he made just 6 appearances because of injury. Later he extended his contract for two years. For the last season with

, he played 16 league matches with 3 goals and also scored a goal in a

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match against Javor Ivanjica, played on 26 October 2011. On 20 May 2012, Marjanović has score from a free kick to give his team a 1–0 win over

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and helping to his team standing in qualifying for

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in next season. During the spring half of the 2011–12 season, he was also nominated as the

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once time, in a match against

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Sheriff Tiraspol

In summer 2012, Marjanović signed with

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together with

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. He made his debut in Sheriff on 13 July 2012, against Costuleni as a substitute for Alexandru Pașcenco in the 73rd minute. Four days later, Marjanović made his debut in

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playing full 90 minutes against

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and providing one assist in 0–1 away win. Although he did not play constantly, in some interviews he spoke about professionalism at the club. He ended season with total 20 official caps with 1 goal. After 6 months without playing football, he left the club in the winter break off 2013–14 season.

Radnički Niš

Marjanović returned in his hometown beginning of 2014, and signed a one-year deal with club. He made 10 appearances for the spring half of 2013–14 season with just 4 starts. During the 2014–15 season, Marjanović played 27 SuperLiga and scored 5 goals, and also appeared in 2 cup matches. He also stayed with the club in new season, and became one of the most important players in midfield for coach Milan Rastavac, along with Aleksandar Jovanović and Petar Đuričković. As one of the most standard players in squad, Marjanović noted 34 caps with 5 goals until the 28 April 2016 when he scored 5 goals at one match against Radnik Surdulica in 33 fixture of the

2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga The 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga is the tenth season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. The season was started on 17 July 2015 and will be finished on 21 May 2016 with a matches of the last round of the play-offs. Partizan are the de ...

season. Marjanović also scored 2 of 5 goals for Radnički in away victory against his ex club, Čukarički on 7 May 2016. In next fixture, he scored a goal for first win of FK Radnički against

on the Čair Stadium after 22 years.

Partizan

Marjanović signed a two-year contract with

on 7 June 2016. He was given the number 17 jersey, previously worn by

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. He made his debut for new club on 14 August 2016, replacing

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in a match against Čukarički. After 8 matches at total he collected under coaches

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and Marko Nikolić in the first half-season, he missed the rest of the campaign in both domestic competitions. He noted his first match in the

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season on 9 September 2017 under

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, after 10 months without competitive matches. In the mid-season, Marjanović mutually terminated the contract with Partizan and left them as a

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on 10 January 2018.

Aktobe

On 27 February 2018, Marjanović signed a two-year contract with Aktobe.

Career statistics

Honours

;Čukarički *

: 2006–07 ;Sheriff Tiraspol *

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(2): 2012–13, 2013–14 *

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: 2013 ;Partizan *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17

References

External links

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at utakmica.rs * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marjanovic, Sasa 1987 births Living people Footballers from Niš Serbian men's footballers FK Jagodina players FK Čukarički players FK Radnički Niš players FK Partizan players FC Aktobe players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players FK Napredak Kruševac players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Moldovan Super Liga players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Men's association football midfielders