Photo: Вячеслав Евдокимов / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marko Stamenić is the kind of footballer whose journey interests me as much as his game. Born in Wellington in 2002 and raised in Stokes Valley, he came up through the Olé Football Academy, signed for FC Copenhagen as a teenager after extended trials, and now plies his trade with Swansea City in England. New Zealand is not a footballing superpower, which makes his persistence in prising open European doors genuinely impressive. As a midfielder with Serbian heritage, he does the connective, two-way work I admire most. I see real upside in a player carrying a small nation's hopes, and I am keen to see how high he climbs.
Overview
Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Сеуфату Никола Стаменић; born 19 February 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the New Zealand national team. Born in Wellington and raised in Stokes Valley, Stamenić graduated from the Olé Football Academy and signed for FC Copenhagen in September 2020 following extended trials.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marko Stamenic
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコ・スタメニッチ
- Reading
- まるこ・すためにっち
- Born
- February 19, 2002 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St Patrick's College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.