Saša Marjanović (; born 13 November 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Čukarički Born in Niš, Marjanović started his senior career with Čukarički in the Serbian First League. Previously, he was a member of Partizan youth categories. For the 2007–08 season, Čukarički was promoted in the Serbian SuperLiga. On 11 August 2007, Marjanović made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–0 away draw against Red Star Belgrade. Marjanović spent 4 seasons playing for Čukarički and scored 5 goals during that period.
Jagodina After left Čukarički, Marjanović joined Jagodina for the 2009–10 season. For the first season, he was usually the first choice, but in the next season he made just 6 appearances because of injury. Later he extended his contract for two years. For the last season with Jagodina, he played 16 league matches with 3 goals and also scored a goal in a cup match against Javor Ivanjica, played on 26 October 2011. On 20 May 2012, Marjanović has score from a free kick to give his team a 1–0 win over Novi Pazar and helping to his team standing in qualifying for UEFA Europa League in next season. During the spring half of the 2011–12 season, he was also nominated as the man of the match once time, in a match against Sloboda Užice.
Sheriff Tiraspol In summer 2012, Marjanović signed with Sheriff Tiraspol together with Marko Stanojević. He made his debut in Sheriff on 13 July 2012, against Costuleni as a substitute for Alexandru Pașcenco in the 73rd minute. Four days later, Marjanović made his debut in UEFA club competitions playing full 90 minutes against Ulisses and providing one assist in 0–1 away win. Although he did not play constantly, in some interviews he spoke about professionalism at the club. He ended season with total 20 official caps with 1 goal. After 6 months without playing football, he left the club in the winter break off 2013–14 season.
Radnički Niš Marjanović returned in his hometown beginning of 2014, and signed a one-year deal with Radnički. He made 10 appearances for the spring half of 2013–14 season with just 4 starts. During the 2014–15 season, Marjanović played 27 SuperLiga and scored 5 goals, and also appeared in 2 cup matches. He also stayed with the club in new season, and became one of the most important players in midfield for coach Milan Rastavac, along with Aleksandar Jovanović and Petar Đuričković. As one of the most standard players in squad, Marjanović noted 34 caps with 5 goals until the 28 April 2016 when he scored 5 goals at one match against Radnik Surdulica in 33 fixture of the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga season. Marjanović also scored 2 of 5 goals for Radnički in away victory against his ex club, Čukarički on 7 May 2016. In next fixture, he scored a goal for first win of Radnički against Partizan at the Čair Stadium after 22 years.
Partizan Marjanović signed a two-year contract with Partizan on 7 June 2016. He was given the number 17 jersey, previously worn by Andrija Živković. He made his debut for new club on 14 August 2016, replacing Valeri Bojinov in a match against Čukarički. After 8 matches at total he collected under coaches Ivan Tomić and Marko Nikolić in the first half-season, he missed the rest of the campaign in both domestic competitions. He noted his first match in the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season on 9 September 2017 under Miroslav Đukić, after 10 months without competitive matches. In the mid-season, Marjanović mutually terminated the contract with Partizan and left them as a free agent on 10 January 2018.
Aktobe On 27 February 2018, Marjanović signed a two-year contract with Aktobe.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsČukarički2005–06Serbian First League322———3222006–07292———2922007–08Serbian SuperLiga171———1712008–0910———10Total795———795Jagodina2009–10Serbian SuperLiga23110——2412010–116000——602011–1216311——174Total45421——475Sheriff Tiraspol2012–13Moldovan National Division14011401Appearance in the Moldovan Super Cup02012013–140000000000Total140114010201Radnički Niš2013–14Serbian SuperLiga100———1002014–1527520——2952015–16361231——3913Total731751——7818Partizan2016–17Serbian SuperLiga601010—802017–18400000—40Total1001010—120Aktobe2018Kazakhstan Premier League2331000—243Career total24429103501026032
Honours Čukarički Serbian First League: 2006–07 Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division (2): 2012–13, 2013–14 Moldovan Super Cup: 2013 Partizan Serbian SuperLiga: 2016–17 Serbian Cup: 2016–17 Individual Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 5, Round 24, Round 30)
References
External links Saša Marjanović at Utakmica.rs