Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at

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club Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league goals in 108 matches, including 39 goals in 35 matches in the 2009–10 season. He is the son of Eva Janko, who won a bronze medal in the women's

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event at the

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Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Janko began his career at Admira Wacker in

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. After successful years, he joined Red Bull Salzburg. He was one of the most important players for the team, and in the end of the 2004–05 season, he scored 11 goals in 10 matches.

2008–09 season

Janko began the 2008–09 season scoring five goals in the first two matches. On 16 November 2008, he became the all-time club leader for goals scored in one season for Salzburg. His 25 goals in less than half a season, surpassed previous record-holder

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, who scored 23 during the 1990–91 season. Janko continued his scoring streak with a four-goal performance against league rival Altach. On 6 December 2008, he surpassed Toni Polster as the all-time half-season scoring champion by scoring 30 goals in 20 matches. Janko scored five hat tricks in the league during the season, including a four-goal performance after coming on as a second-half substitute against

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in a 4–3 victory. In total, he scored 39 goals (plus 9 assists) in 34 matches as Red Bull Salzburg won the league. Due to his 39 goals scored in the 2008–09 season, he became the topscorer in all European leagues during the year. His success caught the attention of several English

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clubs and

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. However, he signed a new contract with Red Bull on 30 January 2009, which would have kept him in Salzburg until June 2013. upJanko celebrating the win of the Austrian Bundesliga with Salzburg, 2009

2009–10 season

Though there were rumors and speculation that Janko would sign with a different club, he stayed with the Red Bulls. In 21 matches that season, Janko scored 12 goals which currently put him in second place in the Bundesliga behind teammate Roman Wallner. His best performances were a four-goal effort against

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on 4 October, and a pair of goals scored against Josko Ried on 13 February 2010. Janko was also an integral part of the Salzburg team that enjoyed success in its pool play in the

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. He had a strong performance against

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on 19 February 2010, scoring his side's two goals in a 3–2 loss in the first tie of the round of 32.

Twente

Janko signed a four-year contract with Dutch club

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on 21 June 2010 and was given the number 21 shirt, previously worn by fellow Austrian Marko Arnautović. Twente paid Red Bull €7 million for Janko's signature.

2010–11 season

upJanko with Twente in 2010 Janko scored his first goal for his new club on 21 August 2010, his side's first in a 3–0 win over Vitesse in the third match of the Eredivisie season. In the club's next Eredivise match, Janko scored a brace and notched an assist as Twente defeated

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4–0. Janko scored four goals for Twente in a 5–0 rout of

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on 19 January 2011, while also providing an assist for

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's goal. On 23 January, he scored both goals for Twente as they came from a goal down to defeat

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. On 8 May 2011, Janko scored the winning goal of the 2011 KNVB Cup final against

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in the 117th minute to seal a 3–2 victory.

2011–12 season

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season, Janko scored the match's only goal as Twente defeated

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. Janko scored twice on 28 August, scoring Twente's third and fifth goals as they defeated

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5–1. On 29 September, he scored twice to lead Twente to a first victory in the

, a comfortable 4–1 win over

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. On 15 October, Janko scored a hat-trick as Twente defeated

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4–0 in an Eredivisie match. On 1 December, he scored a goal in the final minute of normal time as Twente defeated

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1–0 to secure first place in Group K of the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Porto

On 30 January 2012, it was announced that Janko would sign for

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. On 31 January, Janko was officially unveiled as a Porto player and was given the number 29 shirt, joining in a €3 million move and signing a contract until June 2015. On 5 February, he scored his first goal for Porto against Vitória de Setúbal in the

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, a 2–0 win.

Trabzonspor

On 28 August 2012, after just half a year at Porto, Janko signed for Turkish club

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for a €2.4 million transfer fee. He made his debut for the club five days later, coming on for Paulo Henrique in the second half of a 0–1 loss to

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. Janko finally scored his first goal for Trabzonspor on 19 November, opening the scoring for the club in their 2–1 victory over

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. Janko scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season on 24 October 2013, scoring Trabzonspor's goal in a 2–0 victory over

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in the UEFA Europa League group stage. On 4 December, he scored against Balıkesirspor in the fourth round of the

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, but the goal was not enough as Trabzonspor fell to a 1–3 defeat. He scored just his second league goal during his time in Turkey on 23 February 2014, scoring the match winner against

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. At the end of the season, Janko was released from his contract, allowing the forward to move to a new club on a free transfer.

Sydney FC

On 31 July 2014, Janko was announced as

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's new marquee signing for the 2014–15 A-League season, on a one-year deal, meaning his wages were permitted to be paid outside the league's salary cap. On 30 August, he scored his first goal for Sydney during the final of the inaugural Townsville Football Cup in a 2–0 win against Brisbane Roar. On 24 October, he scored his first A-League goal, against Brisbane Roar in a 2–0 victory. His 35-yard shot bounced into the top left corner to give Sydney a 1–0 lead. Janko scored his next two goals in the form of a brace against Melbourne City, after having turned down the opportunity to play for the Austria national team against

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. He scored another two goals in Sydney's 5–1 rout of Central Coast Mariners on 24 January 2015. Janko was awarded the

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Player of the Month for February following a run of six goals in four matches during the month. Janko scored his first

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for Sydney in their 5–4 win against Brisbane Roar on matchday 21 at Allianz Stadium in rather inclement conditions. His hat-trick also saw him become Sydney's highest season goalscorer with 16 goals (previously held by

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during the

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season with 14). In addition, Janko became the first ever player to score in seven consecutive matches, the previous record being held by ex-Brisbane Roar player Besart Berisha with six. On 26 May 2015 it was announced that Janko would be leaving Sydney due to difficulties with attending league matches and international duty.

Basel

On 25 June 2015, it was announced that Janko joined Swiss side

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on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal, with an option for a furtheryear. He joined Basel's first team for their 2015–16 season under head coach Urs Fischer. After playing in one test game, Janko played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the

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, in

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, on 25 July 2015. He also scored his first goal for the team in the same game as Basel won 3–2 against

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. Janko scored a hat-trick in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 13 March 2016 as Basel won 4–2 against St. Gallen. Under trainer Fischer, Janko won the

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championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total. In summary, Janko scored 16 goals and gave two assists in 20 league games in his first season for the Swiss club. He was third in the scorers list behind Guillaume Hoarau (18 goals) and Mu'nas Dabbur (19 goals). Janko led the scorer list for a long time. However, he tore a muscle fiber in mid-April 2016 and missed the rest of the season due to injury. In addition, the striker reached the last 16 of the 2015–16 Europa League with Basel, scoring two goals and giving two assists in that competition. The contract option was met and Janko stayed another year with the club. At the start of the 2016–17 Super League season, FCB strengthened their attacking formation, signing Ivorian player

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from

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. The two strikers were used alternately throughout the season. At the end of Basel's 2016–17 season, Janko won the championship with the club for the second time. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total. They also won the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, defeating Sion 3–0 in the final. The contract between Basel and Janko was not extended by the club and he left FCB at the end of the season. During his two seasons with the club, Janko played a total of 76 games for Basel scoring a total of 37 goals. 44 of these games were in the

, five in the

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, 17 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and ten were friendly games. He scored 29 goals in the domestic league, five in the cup, three in the UEFA competitions and the other three were scored during the test games.

Sparta Prague

On 6 June 2017, Janko signed a two-year contract with Czech club

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Lugano

On 6 February 2018, Janko signed a contract with Swiss club

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International career

Janko made his debut for

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in a May 2006 friendly match against

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and earned his second cap in October that year against

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. In 2009, he scored one of Austria's two goals against

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on 10 October 2009. Four days later, he scored Austria's lone goal against

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. He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro.

Career statistics

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International goals

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Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg *

: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 Twente *

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: 2010–11 *

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Porto *

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: 2011–12 Basel *

: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

: 2016–17

Individual

* Austrian Football Bundesliga Topscorer: 2008–09 * Professional Footballers Australia Player of the Month: February 2015 * A-League Golden Boot: 2014–15 * A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2014–15 *

Team of the Decade: 2015

Records

* Most goals for Sydney FC in a league season: 16 * Most consecutive Sydney FC goalscoring appearances: 7

References

External links

Profile 2016 on the Swiss Football League homepage

Official website
– Marc Janko *

– Red Bulls Salzburg * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janko, Marc 1983 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Men's association football forwards Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Admira Wacker players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players A-League Men players Swiss Super League players Czech First League players FC Twente players FC Porto players Trabzonspor footballers Sydney FC players FC Basel players FC Lugano players AC Sparta Prague players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal UEFA Euro 2016 players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Marquee players (A-League Men) Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Australia