Marko Marin

He made his Premier League debut on 28 November, replacing Eden Hazard in the 82nd minute of a 0–0 draw in the West London derby at home to Fulham.

Marko Marin (Марко Марин, born 13 March 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and left winger.

He was known for his acceleration, dribbling, agility, creativity, versatility, technical skill and playmaking ability.

Marin was only two years old when the family moved to Germany in 1991 due to his mother's job.

Growing up in Frankfurt, Marin began playing football with local clubs.

Marin began his footballing career as a youth player, first with SG 01 Hoechst and then with Eintracht Frankfurt.

In 2005, Marin moved to the Borussia Mönchengladbach youth academy.

After a year at Mönchengladbach's academy, he was promoted to the reserve team; he was offered a three-year contract which he signed and later went on to make his professional début with the club on 31 March 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt.

A full German international from 2008 to 2010, he won 16 caps and represented the country at the 2010 World Cup, where they came third.

Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina) to Bosnian Serb parents, mother Borka Marin and father Ranko Marin.

On 9 August 2008, Marin scored a hat-trick within the first 16 minutes of Mönchengladbach's 8–1 thrashing of seventh division club VfB Fichte Bielefeld in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

On 24 June 2009, Marin was sold for €8.2 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Werder Bremen.

He was a part of Bremen's attack comprising Aaron Hunt and Mesut Özil, which lit up the Weserstadion.

In the 2010–11 season, he showed his quality, scoring four league goals and providing 11 assists.

Following the departure of Özil to Real Madrid in August 2010, however, Marin's form dropped noticeably, as he notched only one goal and five assists during Bremen's 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign.

Marin did show his skill in Bremen's eight goal game against SC Freiburg on 20 August 2011.

He provided assists for Claudio Pizarro, Marko Arnautović and Wesley as Bremen secured a 5–3 win.

Marin previously played for Bundesliga clubs Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen, before signing for Chelsea in 2012.

Marin's only goal of the Bundesliga campaign came on 18 February 2012, when he opened the scoring in the ninth minute of a 3–1 derby victory over Hamburger SV at the Imtech Arena.

In Marin's final game for Bremen, he provided the telling ball for Markus Rosenberg's goal, but this was not enough as his side succumbed to a 4–1 away defeat to VfB Stuttgart on 13 April.

Marin ended his time with the Bremen club after scoring eight goals in 87 Bundesliga appearances.

On 28 April 2012, Marin agreed a deal with English Premier League club Chelsea.

On 2 January 2013, Marin made his first start for Chelsea in a 0–1 loss to local rivals Queens Park Rangers.

On 9 February 2013, Marin scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, coming on in the 91st minute and scoring on his first touch with a header in the 92nd minute; as a substitute in a 4–1 home victory over Wigan Athletic.

On 28 June 2013, Chelsea confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin to Sevilla, subject to the completion of legal documentation and a medical.

Marin scored his first goal for Sevilla in a 3–1 friendly win over Manchester United during Rio Ferdinand's testimonial.

He netted two goals in Sevilla's first-leg Europa League play-off tie against Śląsk Wrocław, a 4–1 home win on 22 August.

Marin started on the bench in the Europa final, coming on late in the second half, and then substituted in extra-time as Sevilla beat Benfica 4–2 in penalties.

With this win, Marin won the Europa League in back to back seasons, winning it the year before with his home-club Chelsea.

On 18 August 2014, Fiorentina confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Marin from Chelsea with an option to buy.

On 23 October, Marin made his début for Fiorentina in a Europa League match against PAOK.

Marin scored his first goal for the Italian side on 27 November 2014, in a Europa League match against Guingamp.

In the sixth minute, Marin was able to pick up Aquilani's pass and clipped home the opening goal, as Fiorentina edges out the French side in a 2–1 win.

On 11 December 2014, Marin scored in a 2–1 loss against Dinamo Minsk.

He spent most of his time out on loan at four clubs in four countries before leaving for Olympiacos in 2016, then Red Star Belgrade in 2018.

He signed a five-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2017.

Marko Marin was given the number 21 shirt, previously worn by Salomon Kalou, who left Chelsea for Lille OSC.

On 18 July, Marin made his début for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly against Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders FC, scoring Chelsea's third goal in a 4–2 win.

Marin missed the Community Shield with a hamstring injury.

Marin made his competitive debut for Chelsea in a League Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 September, coming on as a substitute as Chelsea cruised to a 6–0 victory.