Marko Maletić (footballer, born 1993)

For the Canadian soccer player, see Marko Maletic (soccer).

Marko Maletić (born 25 October 1993) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie D club Nardò. He holds dual Bosnian and Dutch citizenship, but competes internationally for Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

Marko Maletić

Maletić in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Nardò
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2004	Voetbalvereniging Lengel
2004–2009	De Graafschap
2010–2012	Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	VfB Stuttgart II	14	(1)
2013–2014	→ FC Oss (loan)	29	(8)
2014–2016	Excelsior	6	(0)
2015–2016	→ Telstar (loan)	27	(9)
2016–2017	Lommel United	27	(4)
2017–2019	Roeselare	15	(1)
2018–2019	→ FC Dordrecht (loan)	10	(2)
2019	→ Paris FC (loan)	7	(1)
2019	Paris FC II	1	(0)
2019–2020	Paris FC	4	(0)
2020	Stade-Lausanne	12	(2)
2020–2021	NK Aluminij	14	(0)
2021	Zlatibor Čajetina	1	(0)
2022	TOP Oss	4	(0)
2022–2023	Javor Ivanjica	14	(0)
2023	Nocerina	17	(8)
2023–2024	Renate	10	(0)
2024	Cjarlins Muzane	12	(1)
2024–	Nardò	8	(3)
International career
2009–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	6	(1)
2011–2012	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	6	(3)
2012–2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	11	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2024

Club career

Maletić made his debut for VfB Stuttgart II on 25 August 2012 in the 3. Liga in a 3–0 victory against SpVgg Unterhaching.^[2]

On 2 September 2013, he was loaned out to FC Oss until the end of the season.^[3]

On 27 June 2014, Maletić signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Excelsior.^[4]

In June 2017, he moved to K.S.V. Roeselare.^[5]

In January 2019, Maletić joined Paris FC on loan from Roeselare until the end of the season.^[6]

In June 2022, Maletić signed with Javor Ivanjica in Serbia.^[7]

International career

Maletić playing for the national under-21 team in 2014

Maletić played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-17 team at the 2010 European Under-17 Championship qualifying round. He scored a goal in this qualifying round on 30 September 2009 against Wales and reached the elite round of the competition. Maletić scored three goals for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team when he participated in the 2012 European Under-19 Championship qualification and elite round.

At the age of 18 Maletić was called for the first time into the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 team for the last two matches of the 2013 European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1 in September 2012.^[8] He made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team on 14 November 2012 against Poland. On 4 June 2013, he scored his first goal for the under-21 national team in friendly match against Serbia.

Personal life

The parents of Marko and his older brother Stefan, who is also a footballer, are originally from Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^{[citation needed]}