Marko Jesic (born 7 August 1989) is an Australian

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player who plays for

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Club career

Jesic grew up on the streets of

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in Sydney's south west and was promoted to the Newcastle Jets A-League squad after playing in the youth league. Jesic is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Sport.

Newcastle United Jets

Marko started his football career at AIS. Upon his graduation from the Australian Institute of Sport he moved to

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in 2008. On 6 October 2008 he made his

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debut for

as a substitute against

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. In his second game Marko scored his first goal for the Jets on his starting debut in Newcastle's 1–0 win over

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on 18 October 2008 in the 86th minute. In 2009 Marko competed in the

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with the

. On 7 April 2009 Newcastle Jets played against

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and he was the man of the match.

Sun Pegasus

On 30 December 2013 it was announced that Marko had signed with Hong Kong club Sun Pegasus.

Return to Rockdale

On his return to Rockdale, he scored a brace in the opening game of the 2015 NPL NSW season against

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in their 4–2 loss.

Marconi Stallions

In October 2015, Marconi Stallions announced that they had signed Jesic, along with other high-profile names, for their 2016 NPL2 campaign.

Honours

With

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: * International Cor Groenewegen Tournament (U-20): 2009 *

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* Weifang Cup (U-18): 2007

Honours

Sun Pegasus *

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Runners-up: 2013–14

References

External links

Newcastle Jets profile

FFA – Young Socceroos profile
* http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/189296,jeffers-a-dream-come-true-jesic.aspx 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Canberra Soccer players from the Australian Capital Territory Australian people of Serbian descent A-League Men players Newcastle Jets FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Soccer players from Sydney Men's association football forwards Australian men's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-forward-stub