Marko Eklemović

Marko Eklemović
Marko Eklemović
Personal information
Full name	Marko Eklemović
Born	4 October 2007 (age 16); Telki, Hungary
Nationality	Serbian / Hungarian
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	MOL-Tatabánya KC
Number	14
Youth career
Years	Team
2015–2020	Éles KISE
2020–2021	Telekom Veszprém
2021–2023	BFKA-Veszprém
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2023–	MOL-Tatabánya KC
2023	→ Tatai AC (loan)
Medal record
European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Championship

Marko Eklemović (Serbian: Марко Еклемовић, romanized: Marko Eklemović; Hungarian: Eklemovics Márkó; born 4 October 2007) is a Serbian-Hungarian handball player who plays for MOL-Tatabánya KC.

Career

Club

Marko started his career at Éles KISE. In the 2020/21 season, he played in the reserves of Telekom Veszprém. Then he went to the Balaton-Felvidék Handball Academy (BFKA-Veszprém). In October 2022, shortly after his 15th birthday, he played his first senior match for BFKA-Veszprém in the third round of the Hungarian Cup, when he scored 6 goals against Budakalász FKC.^[1] In the spring of 2023, it was announced that she would transfer to the No. 3 Hungarian team, MOL-Tatabánya KC.^[2] In September 2023, he made his debut in Nemzeti Bajnokság I and in the MOL-Tatabánya KC senior team: PLER-Budapest-MOL-Tatabánya KC 19–27, Márkó scored 1 goal. He also made his debut in the EHF European League, where he scored 5 goals in 3 matches.^[3]

National team

In 2023, he won a bronze medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival. He scored 30 goals in 5 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Croatia won 43–42, where Márkó scored 12 goals.^[4] In 2024, he won a bronze medal at the Youth European Championship. He scored 34 goals in 8 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Iceland won 36–34, where Márkó scored 7 goals.^[5]

Personal life

His father, Nikola Eklemović, is a former handball player who also played in the Hungarian national handball team and the Serbian national handball team.