# Marko Simić

Marko Simić (Montenegrin: Марко Симић, pronounced; born 16 June 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Latvian club Liepāja.
Born in Obrenovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Marko Simić initially played in the youth categories of FK Partizan. Simić was a part of one of the best generations of BATE Borisov which made the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2011 and 2012. He made his debut for the Montenegro national team in 2013.

## Club career
### Spartak Varna

In January 2007 Simić joined Bulgarian A PFG side Spartak Varna. He made his team début on 3 February in a 3–1 friendly win over Svetkavitsa, but he never played in competitive match for Spartak. One months later Simić joined North-East V AFG club Chernomorets Byala on loan and earned 6 appearances to the end of the season.

### Journeyman years

In summer of 2007 he signed with Serbian League West side FK Radnički Kragujevac. After a loan spell with OFK Mladenovac during the second half of the season, he moved to Hungary to play with Budapest Honvéd FC in the Hungarian Championship. In summer 2009 he was back to Serbia to play with Serbian First League (second tier) club FK Bežanija. The following summer he moved to FK Jagodina playing in the Serbian SuperLiga where he made 12 league appearances scoring one goal during the first half of the 2010–11 season.

### BATE Borisov

During the winter break he moved to FC BATE Borisov in the Belarusian Premier League. He has established himself as a starter for the team. Simić featured in BATE's lineups in the UEFA Champions League in 2011 and 2012, featuring against Barcelona, Milan, and Bayern Munich.

### Kayserispor

In the winter 2013 transfer window, Simić moved to Kayserispor, whose coach at the time, Robert Prosinečki, was instrumental in bringing Simić to the club.

### Rostov

On 14 March 2017, he signed a short-term deal with the Russian Premier League side FC Rostov until the end of the 2016–17 season after Rostov's first-choice defender Vladimir Granat suffered a season-ending injury.

## International career

On 29 September 2011, he received his first ever call for the Serbia national team for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Italy and Slovenia on 7 and 11 October, but did not debut.
Later, he received a call for the Montenegro national football team and debuted in a friendly match played against Belarus on 14 August 2013. As of 15 October 2020, he has earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 1 goal.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 25 May 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2007–08 | Serbian League West | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Mladenovac (loan) | 2007–08 | Serbian First League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Budapest Honvéd | 2008–09 | NB I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Bežanija | 2009–10 | Serbian First League | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Jagodina | 2010–11 | Serbian Superliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| BATE Borisov | 2011 | Belarusian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| BATE Borisov | 2012 | Belarusian Premier League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| BATE Borisov | Total | Total | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | — | — | 73 | 5 |
| Kayserispor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Kayserispor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Kayserispor | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Kayserispor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Kayserispor | Total | Total | 75 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 6 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Pakhtakor | 2017 | Uzbekistan Super League | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Pakhtakor | 2018 | Uzbekistan Super League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Pakhtakor | 2019 | Uzbekistan Super League | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Pakhtakor | Total | Total | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 6 |
| Liepāja | 2020 | Virslīga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Liepāja | 2021 | Virslīga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Liepāja | 2022 | Virslīga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
| Liepāja | Total | Total | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 4 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2022–23 | Montenegrin First League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 318 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 33 |

### International

    As of match played 16 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Montenegro | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 50 | 2 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 1 September 2017 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 27 March 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Gibraltar | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |