Márkó Eklemovic (born 4 October 2007 in Telki) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Győri ETO-UNI FKC. He has Serbian origins thanks to his father, Nikola Eklemović, a former handball player who played in the Serbian and the Hungarian national handball teams.
Career Club Marko started his career at Éles KISE. In the 2020/21 season, he played in the reserves of Telekom Veszprém. Then he went to the Balaton-Felvidék Handball Academy (BFKA-Veszprém). In October 2022, shortly after his 15th birthday, he played his first senior match for BFKA-Veszprém in the third round of the Hungarian Cup, when he scored 6 goals against Budakalász FKC. In the spring of 2023, it was announced that he would transfer to the No. 3 Hungarian team, MOL-Tatabánya KC. In September 2023, he made his debut in Nemzeti Bajnokság I and in the MOL-Tatabánya KC senior team: PLER-Budapest-MOL-Tatabánya KC 19–27, Márkó scored 1 goal. He also made his debut in the EHF European League, where he scored 5 goals in 3 matches. After the first few matches of the 2024/2025 season, he was loaned to the NEKA team at his own request in order to get more playing time and development.https://nb1.neka.hu/az-ifjusagi-valogatott-eklemovics-marko-erkezik-a-neka-hoz He started the 2025/2026 season again with MOL-Tatabánya KC, but after 3 matches he transferred to Győri ETO-UNI FKC.https://gyorietouni.hu/hu/2025/10/10/tehetseges-junior-valogatott-iranyito-csatlakozik-csapatunkhoz/ In the spring of 2026, it was announced that he would transfer to the No. 2 Hungarian team, OTP Bank – Pick Szeged.https://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/eklemovic-marko-fiatal-magyar-iranyitot-szerzodtettunk He will spend the 2026/2027 season on loan at Győri ETO-UNI FKC.https://www.delmagyar.hu/helyi-sport/2026/03/pick-szeged-eto-university-ht-eklemovic-marko
National team In 2023, he won a bronze medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival. He scored 30 goals in 5 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Croatia won 43–42, where Márkó scored 12 goals. In 2024, he won a bronze medal at the Youth European Championship. He scored 34 goals in 8 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Iceland won 36–34, where Márkó scored 7 goals. He was 7th with the Hungarian team at the 2025 World Youth Championship. He scored 47 goals in 8 matches. The captain of the Hungarian national team, Chema Rodríguez, also noticed his performance, who invited him to practice with the national team from December 12 to December 17, 2025.https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2025/12/ferfi-kezilabda-megvan-a-magyar-valogatott-kiserleti-kerete-a-decemberi-osszetartasra He participated in the 2026 Junior European Championship, where Hungary won the gold medal and was also chosen as the best centre back of the tournament.https://mksz.hu/cikk/9178https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/mens-20-ehf-euro-2026-all-star-team-revealed/
Personal life His father, Nikola Eklemović, is a former handball player who also played in the Serbian and later the Hungarian national handball teams.
Honours National team Junior European Championship: : 2026 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF): : 2023 Youth European Championship: : 2024
Club MOL Tatabánya KC Nemzeti Bajnokság I : 2024
Individual All-Star Centre Back of the Junior European Championship: 2026
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External links
Márkó Eklemovic at EHF Márkó Eklemovic at MKSZ Márkó Eklemovic at Handball Base