The name Marco Marin may be unfamiliar to Bundesliga fans, but 10 years ago, the name was given high hopes. In 10 years, German football has returned to the top of the world, but the ill-fated Marin has been wandering outside until this year, when the "prodigal son" was still adrift, and in January he joined the West Asian team Jeddah Nationals.
Marko Marin, born on March 13, 1989, is of Serbian descent born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He came to Germany with his parents at a young age, started his football career at the age of 7, and came to Mönchengladbach in 2006. In January 2007, due to 13 consecutive league rounds of defeat, Heynckes, then coach of Borussia Moncheng, was dismissed and assistant coach Lu Xukai made up for it, and Marin also made his Bundesliga debut. On 31 March 2007, in the 27th round of the Bundesliga, Borussia Moncheng hosted Eintracht Frankfurt. In the 63rd minute, Marin came on as a substitute and used a free kick to help his teammates equalize near the end of the game. Assists were awarded in the bundesliga opening match.
Unfortunately, Borussia Monsing only accumulated 26 points that season and was relegated from the Bundesliga. But then Marin still had a wonderful performance, contributing 4 goals and 13 assists in the Bundesliga journey after Borussia Moncheng, although he was not tall, but with his excellent foot technology and frequency, he received a lot of attention and became a highly anticipated attacking midfielder. A German Cup match in 2008 also scored a hat-trick.
In 2009, he won the European Youth Championship with Germany U21, but was not an absolute mainstay in the team. Neuer, Boateng, Hummels, Khedira and others in the team at that time have now become world-class players, which is really regrettable compared to Marin's career in the future. Marin also came to Bremen, another powerhouse in the Bundesliga, that year.
The bremen experience is probably the most exciting period of Marin's career, he and Hont and others in the midfield with the skillful, playing speed, he is very familiar with the running positions and passing lines of his teammates, with simple and efficient coordination, became a very threatening midfield combination in the Bundesliga at that time. However, Marin's data is much inferior to that of Hunter and others, although Marin is like the lubricant of this combination, but it is still difficult to prove himself without the blessing of data.
In 2010, Marin followed Germany to the World Cup in South Africa, that year's German team left the impression of Thomas Mueller's birth and Klose's air flip celebration, Marin as a substitute role in this tournament did not play much, this is also the only World Cup Marin participated in, four years later the German team was crowned king in Maracana, I don't know how complicated Marin's mood is.
In 2012, Marin joined the Blues Chelsea. At this time, the Blues won the Champions League, and the departure of the meritorious Drogba and others was bound to reorganize the frontcourt. Marin is also full of hope for his future Career at the Blue Bridge. Judging from the lineup and playing style at that time, it was dominated by a combination of players such as Hazard, Oscar, Mata and so on, which was very suitable for Marin's style of play. But in a team like Chelsea, the competition is also quite fierce, and it can be said that opportunities and challenges coexist.
But perhaps due to strength or bad luck, the fierce confrontation and offensive rhythm of the Premier League have left Marin out of shape for a while, and the impact of injuries has not helped the team. Benitez took over after Di Matteo left, and although he gave Marin some more opportunities, he still did not grasp it, and it was only a matter of time before he left. Mourinho returned to the Bridge and signed his german compatriot Schueller, and Marin had to be loaned to Sevilla in La Liga.
After coming to Sevilla, I only had some good play in the warm-up matches. But in the league, although La Liga pays more attention to foot skills, Marin's play is still mediocre, contributing 4 assists in 18 league appearances. Did not become an indispensable role in the team.
After that, Marin began his own wandering journey to Florence, Anderlecht, Trabzon Sports and other teams, joining Red Star Belgrade in 2018. He has appeared in all five major leagues except for Ligue 1. In the five major leagues did not have a foothold, he joined many leagues with slightly weaker strength, although occasionally some outstanding performances can let people find some shadows of the year, but he is always on the road of drifting. So far in his career, he has played for 9 clubs in 8 leagues, which is a big achievement. In an interview earlier, Marin revealed that some German teams had also sent him invitations, but he said he did not want to go back. From this point of view, the German football world has not forgotten the dancing teenager of that year.
Now, Marin is a Jeddah national in Saudi Arabia, and we will have the opportunity to see him in the future AFC Champions League. In fact, for Marin, a young and highly anticipated player, words such as "pity" and "injury Zhongyong" did not work for him. After he became famous at a young age, he did not become complacent, nor did he squander his youth and career. On the contrary, he always wants to prove himself through repeated changes, although the limited strength has not reached the height he should have, but such a football dream is still worthy of respect, the glory of his youth has long passed, and what remains unchanged is his love for football.