Marko Perović

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Marko Perović
Personal information
Full name Marko Perović
Date of birth January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11) (age 24)
Place of birth    Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left Midfield
Club information
Current club FC Basel
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
199?-2000
2000-
2008
2008-
FK Pristina
Red Star Belgrade
FC Basel (loan)
FC Basel
0 (0)
90 (10)
12 (2)
0 (0)   
National team2
2004-2007 Serbia U-21 19(?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11 February 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 February 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marko Perović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Перовић; born January 11, 1984 in Priština, SAP Kosovo,SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player, currently playing for FC Basel in Switzerland, having signed a loan deal from Red Star Belgrade in January, 2008, made permanent in June.

[edit] Football career

Marko Perović came through the ranks at Kosovar club FK Priština before moving to Serbians Red Star Belgrade or Crvena Zvezda in 2000. He made an impact at Red Star, proving to be an energetic and skillful player. On January 31, 2008 Perović signed for Swiss giants FC Basel on a 6-month loan deal, hoping for a permanent deal after coming back from an injury plagued 2007 at Red Star. On June 2, it was announced that he had signed a Permanent contract with Basel until 2011.

Perović was also a member of the Serbia national under-21 football team. He broke his leg in May 2007 against Mladost Apatin during Red Star's second-last game of the season. This injury caused him to miss the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in which Serbia eventually reached the final, losing to the Netherlands.

[edit] Honours

Red Star

Basel

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