Ana Maria Marković

Ana Maria Marković (born 9 November 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Women's Super League club Grasshopper and the Croatia national team.[1][2]

Ana Maria Marković
Marković in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Grasshoppers
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 FC Zürich 0 (0)
2017–2019 → FC Zürich U21 27 (7)
2020– Grasshoppers 57 (4)
International career‡
2021– Croatia 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

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]

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.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 April 2024[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Play-offs Cup[lower-alpha 1] Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Zürich Frauen U21 2017–18 Nationalliga B 43——43
2018–19 122——122
2019–20 112——112
Total 2770000277
Grasshopper 2020–21 Swiss WSL 252—56308
2021–22 1514066257
2022–23 1210041162
2023–24 50000050
Total 5744015137617
Career total 841140151310324
  1. Includes the Swiss Women's Cup

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

Honours

Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen

References
  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.
  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. Gregory, James (1 December 2021). "2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying – UEFA: Matchday Six Roundup". Sport Grill. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  8. "Ana Maria Marković". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. "schweizer-cup-frauen". football.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. "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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