Marko Vešović (

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: Марко Вешовић; born 28 August 1991) is a Montenegrin professional

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who most recently played as a right wing-back for Qarabağ and currently plays for Montenegro national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in what is now

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, he spent a portion of his childhood in

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, where he played for the youth team of the local club Mladost Lučani. He made his senior debut with Budućnost in the 2008–09 season. He also had a half season loan spell at Mladost Podgorica.

Torino

On 30 January 2014, he signed with Italian side

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on a free transfer, after a couple of days on trial under the

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Giampiero Ventura. He made his official debut for the ''Granata'' on 9 March 2014 during the trip to

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against Inter, in which he was a starter, playing the full 90 minutes, lost 1–0. By the end of the 2013–14 season he made four appearances for Torino.

Rijeka

In summer 2014, he moved to

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in Croatia's

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on a one-year loan. In the following year, Vešović returned to Rijeka. The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club,

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. On 18 September 2016, he scored a brace in a 5–2 victory for Rijeka over

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. Rijeka went on to win the Croatian First Football League in 2017; it was the first season in which

did not finish first since

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. Vešović was coached by Matjaž Kek during his three years at Rijeka.

Legia Warsaw

Vešović scored his first goal for

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in a 2–1 win over

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on 4 March 2018.

Qarabağ

On 16 July 2021, he signed with Qarabağ on a free transfer. On June 11, 2025, Vešović's contract with Qarabağ expired and was not renewed.

International career

After having been part of the Montenegrin U-19 team, Vešović was a regular player for Montenegro's U21 team between 2009 and 2013.Marko Vešović
at FSCG.co.me On 20 May 2013, he was called up to the

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for the first time. After being an unused substitute in several games, he finally made his debut for Montenegro on 15 October 2013, as a substitute in the last match of the

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against Moldova. On 1 September 2017, Vešović scored his first goal for Montenegro in a 3–0 away win over

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as part of the

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. As of 16 October 2020, he has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 2 goals.

Personal life

His father Rade Vešović, also a football player and coach, died on 23 August 2019.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.''

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 2011–12 HNK Rijeka * Croatian First League: 2016–17 * Croatian Cup: 2016–17 Legia Warsaw *

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: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21 *

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: 2017–18 Qarabağ *

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: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 *

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: 2021–22, 2023–24

References

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at Utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Vesovic, Marko 1991 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Budućnost Podgorica players OFK Titograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers Torino FC players HNK Rijeka players HNK Rijeka II players Legia Warsaw players Qarabağ FK players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serie A players Croatian Football League players Ekstraklasa players Azerbaijan Premier League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan