Marko Pantić ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Пантић; born 18 June 1998) is a

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who plays as a

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for Trayal Kruševac.

Club career

Spartak Subotica

Born in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

, Pantić was a member ŽSK Žabalj, Sloga Temerin,

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

and Spartak Subotica youth categories. In summer 2016, Pantić moved on one-year loan to fourth level league club Hajduk Čurug. After the first half-season he spent with the club as a bonus player in the

Vojvodina League South Vojvodina League South () is a section of the Serbian Zone Leagues, Serbia's fourth football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Vojvodina. Vojvodina League South consisted of 16 clubs from South Bačka District and Syrm ...

, a loan deal was terminated and he returned to Spartak Subotica. Next he spent the winter break off-season playing several friendly matches, Pantić promoted as a first team player of Spartak Subotica in February 2017. He made his official debut for the club in the 22 fixture match of

2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga The 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga was the eleventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga. Red Star are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 15 June 2016. Red Star Belgrade drew the highest average home attendance of the league (9,056). ...

season against

, played on 19 February 2017 at the

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. Pantić signed his first four-and-a-half year professional contract with club in March 2017. During the first half-season of the

2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga The 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga was the twelfth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbia's top football league. The season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. FK Partizan were the defending champions from the previous season. Teams T ...

campaign, Pantić was usually used as a back-up choice under coach Aleksandar Veselinović, after which he moved on loan to ČSK Čelarevo for the rest of season. Returning to Spartak Subotica, Pantić passed the first training with the club, and following preparing period on the

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mountain. At the beginning of July 2018, Pantić mutually terminated the contract and left the club.

OFK Bačka

On 2 July 2018, Pantić moved to

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

, penning a two-year deal with new club. Pantić made his debut for the club in second fixture match of the

2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga The 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga was the thirteenth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of football league in Serbia. Red Star was the defending champions from the previous season. Teams The league consisted of 16 teams: fourteen te ...

campaign, in 2–1 victory over his ex club, Spartak Subotica.

Napredak Kruševac

In June 2021, he joined

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

Al-Shaeib

On 20 June 2023, Pantić joined Al-Shaeib.

International career

In March 2017, as a coach of Serbia under-19 national level,

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called Pantić into the squad for elite qualification round of the

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (66th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footba ...

. He made his debut for the team in a match against

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, played on 23 March 2017. He also played a full-time match against

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, two days later.

Career statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pantic, Marko 1998 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers FK Spartak Subotica players FK ČSK Čelarevo players OFK Bačka players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FK Napredak Kruševac players Al-Shaeib FC players FK Inđija players FK Trayal Kruševac players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Saudi Second Division players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia