Marko Stamenić

Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenić (Марко Сеуфату Никола Стаменић; born 19 February 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympiacos, on loan from club Nottingham Forest, 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. Following sporadic appearances for the club, including in the UEFA Champions League, Stamenić departed to join Red Star Belgrade in 2023.

Western Suburbs
Born in Wellington, Stamenić attended St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Wellington. and came through the ranks of the Olé Football Academy. During this time, Stamenić played for Olé-affiliated club Western Suburbs in the Central Premier League, making his debut in 2017 and reaching the final of the 2018 Chatham Cup.

Team Wellington
Following Olé's affiliation with ISPS Handa Premiership side Team Wellington, Stamenić signed for them on 2 October 2019. He made seven league appearances, scoring one goal on 15 December 2019 against Southern United.

Copenhagen
Following his standout performances for New Zealand in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and despite interest from Brazilian Série A club Flamengo, Stamenić was invited for a three-week trial at Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen in March 2020. However, following an order from the New Zealand Government for all foreign-based New Zealand citizens to urgently return to the country in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was forced to abort the trial. FC Copenhagen retained their interest, and Stamenić eventually returned to Denmark, signing for the club's under-19 team on 1 September 2020.

Stamenić made his debut for the first team on 23 November 2020, starting in a 2–1 Superliga loss to Randers FC.

On 9 January 2023, Copenhagen announced they would not be extending his contract, which expired in June 2023, as Stamenić had elected to explore other opportunities.

Red Star Belgrade
On 6 February 2023, Red Star Belgrade (Crvena zvezda) announced that they had signed Stamenić on a four-year deal beginning the next season.

Nottingham Forest
On 21 June 2024, Stamenić signed for English Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal, immediately joining Super League Greece side Olympiacos on a season-long loan deal.

Under-17
Stamenić made his first appearance for the New Zealand U-17 team coming off the bench in their 0–5 loss to the Solomon Islands at the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship. He then followed that up starting in New Zealand's next matches against Papua New Guinea in the last pool game, Tahiti in the semi-finals and in the final which saw a rematch against the Solomon Islands that New Zealand won 5–4 on penalties.

Stamenić played all three games for New Zealand in their 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign, finishing third in their group.

Senior
Stamenić made his international debut with the senior New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.

Personal life
Born in New Zealand, Stamenić is of Serbian and Samoan descent. His father is from Novi Sad, Serbia.

International

 * Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stamenić goal.

Honours
Western Suburbs
 * Central League: 2017, 2019
 * Chatham Cup runner-up: 2018

Copenhagen
 * Danish Cup: 2022–23

Red Star Belgrade
 * Serbian SuperLiga: 2023–24
 * Serbian Cup: 2023–24