Marko Rakonjac

Montenegrin footballer

Marko Rakonjac
Personal information
Rakonjac with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Date of birth	(2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bijelo Polje, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Team information
Current team	TSC (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
Number	97
Youth career
	Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2017–2020	Čukarički
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje	6	(0)
2019–2022	Čukarički	60	(15)
2019–2020	→ IMT (loan)^[2]	16	(14)
2022–	Lokomotiv Moscow	12	(0)
2023	→ Red Star Belgrade (loan)	13	(4)
2023–	→ TSC (loan)	15	(2)
International career^‡
2016–2017	Montenegro U17	6	(3)
2018	Montenegro U19	3	(0)
2020–2022	Montenegro U21	7	(2)
2022–	Montenegro	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022

Marko Rakonjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ракоњац; born 25 April 2000) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Serbian club TSC on loan from the Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.

Club career

On 28 April 2022, Rakonjac signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow, beginning in the 2022–23 season.^[3]

On 2 February 2023, Rakonjac returned to Serbia to join Red Star Belgrade on loan until the end of the season with the option to buy.^[4]

On 27 July 2023, Rakonjac moved on a new season-long loan to TSC with an option to buy.^[5]

International career

Rakonjac was capped for the Montenegro U17, U19 and U21 national team squads before becoming part of Montenegro national football team, and debuting as a substitution in a friendly win against Greece.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje	2016–17	Montenegrin First League	6	0	–		–		6	0
Čukarički	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2020–21		31	1	1	0	–		32	1
	2021–22		26	11	1	0	1^[a]	0	28	11
	Total		57	12	2	0	1	0	60	12
Lokomotiv Moscow	2022–23	RPL	12	0	3	0	–		15	0
Career total			75	12	5	0	1	0	81	12

^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Individual

Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 25^[7])

References

^ "Marko Rakonjac". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "MARKO RAKONJAC: PREDUGO SAM ČEKAO NA GOL, HVALA SVIMA NA ČESTITKAMA". FK Čukarički website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "ФК "ЛОКОМОТИВ" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С МАРКО РАКОНЬЯЦЕМ" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Марко Ракоњац у Звезди" [Marko Rakonjac in Zvezda]. www.crvenazvezdafk.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "РАКОНЬЯЦ ПЕРЕЙДЁТ В СЕРБСКИЙ «ТСЦ БАЧКА ТОПОЛА» НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 27 July 2023.
^ "Marko Rakonjac". FSCG website (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Igrač kola: Sjajna igra Marka Rakonjca za ubedljiv trijumf brđana". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 3 March 2022.