Marko Stamenic

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.

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.

Swansea City On 20 August 2025, Stamenić departed Nottingham Forest without making a competitive appearance, joining EFL Championship club Swansea City for an undisclosed fee, reported to be over £2 million. On 6 December 2025, he scored his first goal for the club at home to Oxford. On 31 January 2026, Stamenić scored and got an assist in a 2–0 win away to Watford.

International career 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.

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

On 14 May 2026, Stamenić was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life Stamenić was born in New Zealand to a Serbian father from Novi Sad and a Samoan mother.

Career statistics

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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 Superliga: 2022–23 Danish Cup: 2022–23

Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga: 2023–24 Serbian Cup: 2023–24 Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2024–25 Greek Football Cup: 2024–25