Saša Marković (

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: Саша Марковић; born 13 March 1991) is a Serbian

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who played as a

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for

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Club career

Early career

Marković played for youth selections of

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and Partizan, before moving to

in 2007. He made his first team debut with the Romantics during the 2008–09 season. Marković played 49 league matches, scoring four goals during his stint at

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. By Serbian FA Sasa Markovic was pronounced as best young player of Serbian Super Liga for year 2011.

Partizan

On 15 June 2011, it was announced that Marković had signed a four-year contract with Partizan. He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against

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on 29 April 2012. He also played all six matches of the

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campaign and scored a skillful goal against

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, after which he celebrated by dancing to the rhythm of

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. He scored an amazing goal in 2014-15 UEFA Europa League game against

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at the

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Córdoba

On 15 June 2015 Marković signed a two-year deal with

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International career

On 7 September 2010, Marković scored on his debut for the Serbian national under-21 team in their UEFA European Championship qualifier against Cyprus U21. He scored his second goal in a friendly match against Bulgaria U21 on 25 March 2011.

Career statistics

Honours

;Partizan *

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: 2011–12,

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, 2014–15

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Sasa 1991 births Living people People from Brus Footballers from Rasina District Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers OFK Beograd players FK Partizan players Córdoba CF players Apollon Limassol FC players Olympiakos Nicosia players FK Mladost Novi Sad players Serbian SuperLiga players Segunda División players Cypriot First Division players Serbian First League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus