Ana Maria Marković

Ana Maria Marković
	Marković in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	9 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Split, Croatia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	SC Braga
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	FC Zürich
2017–2019	→ FC Zürich U21
2020–2024	Grasshoppers
2024–	SC Braga
International career‡
2021–	Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Ana Maria Marković (born 9 November 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club S.C. Braga and the Croatia national team.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Marković is of Croatian descent from her mother's side, who comes from Split.^[3] Marković was born in Split, and moved with her family to Switzerland aged 12, growing up in Zürich.^[3]

Her younger sister Kristina Marković plays for FC Rapperswil-Jona women in the Swiss Women's Super League and the Croatia national team.^[4]

Club career

Aged 14, Marković began playing football in Switzerland; she stated that she began playing after feeling motivated from the growth of women's football.^[3] While in Switzerland she featured for U21 squad at FC Zurich for three seasons before making the move to Grasshoppers.^[5]

In the game against her former club FC Zürich on March 4, 2023, Marković suffered a torn ACL and torn meniscus.^[6]

On 9 August 2024, she signed for Portuguese club S.C. Braga.^[7]

International career

Having caught the eye of the Croatian Football Federation while playing for Grasshopper in Switzerland, Marković was called up to play for the Croatia national team.^[3]

She scored her first international goal in the 2023 World Cup qualifier against Moldova.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 December 2024^[9]^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Play-offs		Cup^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Zürich Frauen U21	2017–18	Nationalliga B	4	3	—		—		4	3
	2018–19		12	2	—		—		12	2
	2019–20		11	2	—		—		11	2
	Total		27	7	0	0	0	0	27	7
Grasshopper	2020–21	Swiss WSL	25	2	—		5	6	30	8
	2021–22		15	1	4	0	6	6	25	7
	2022–23		12	1	0	0	4	1	16	2
	2023–24		5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		57	4	6	0	15	13	78	17
Braga	2024–25	Campeonato Nacional Feminino	2	0	—		1	0	3	0
Career total			86	11	6	0	16	13	108	24

^ Includes the Swiss Women's Cup and Taça de Portugal Feminina

International goals

List of international goals scored by Ana Maria Marković
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 November 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia	Moldova	1–0	4–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2	4 June 2024	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia	Kosovo	2–0	2–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Swiss Cup: 2021–22^[11] finalist

References

^ "Jedna od najljepših nogometašica svijeta igrat će za Hrvatsku, Ana ljepotom obara s nogu". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ Gotal, Višnja (5 December 2021). "Moj put od gimnastike i modelinga do - gola u reprezentaciji". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Interview with Ana Maria Marković – Croatian diaspora football talent". Croatia Week. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
^ "Najljepša nogometašica svijeta na terenu protiv sestre: Mlada Hrvatica zabila gol u porazu" (in Croatian). 24sata.hr. 19 March 2024.
^ "Meet the world's 'most beautiful footballer' who models too - but don't brand her sexy". sportsmanor. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "Ana Maria Marković: Comeback der Kickfluencerin" (in German). Red Bull. 11 March 2024.
^ "Ana Maria Marković reforça as Gverreiras" [Ana Maria Markovic reinforces the Gverreiras] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ Gregory, James (1 December 2021). "2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying – UEFA: Matchday Six Roundup". Sport Grill. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Ana Maria Marković". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "schweizer-cup-frauen". football.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "Schweizer-Cup - Schweizer Cup (Frauen) - Final - 30.04.2022 17:00 - Letzigrund, Zürich - Stadion". football.ch/sfv. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

External links

Ana Maria Marković at Soccerway
Ana Maria Marković at Global Sports Archive

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[11] Includes the Swiss Women's Cup and Taça de Portugal Feminina

[1] "Jedna od najljepših nogometašica svijeta igrat će za Hrvatsku, Ana ljepotom obara s nogu". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[2] Gotal, Višnja (5 December 2021). "Moj put od gimnastike i modelinga do - gola u reprezentaciji". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[:0-3] "Interview with Ana Maria Marković – Croatian diaspora football talent". Croatia Week. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

[4] "Najljepša nogometašica svijeta na terenu protiv sestre: Mlada Hrvatica zabila gol u porazu" (in Croatian). 24sata.hr. 19 March 2024.

[5] "Meet the world's 'most beautiful footballer' who models too - but don't brand her sexy". sportsmanor. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[6] "Ana Maria Marković: Comeback der Kickfluencerin" (in German). Red Bull. 11 March 2024.

[7] "Ana Maria Marković reforça as Gverreiras" [Ana Maria Markovic reinforces the Gverreiras] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[8] Gregory, James (1 December 2021). "2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying – UEFA: Matchday Six Roundup". Sport Grill. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[9] "Ana Maria Marković". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[10] "schweizer-cup-frauen". football.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[12] "Schweizer-Cup - Schweizer Cup (Frauen) - Final - 30.04.2022 17:00 - Letzigrund, Zürich - Stadion". football.ch/sfv. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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