Marko Stamenić presented in Crvena zvezda

Sports director Mitar Mrkela presented us with a new reinforcement.

- Marko Stamenić signed a winter contract, but he will be eligible to play this summer. He is a young player, he was born in 2002, he comes from Copenhagen and is also a member of the New Zealand national team. He is young, but has a lot of experience on the international stage. He played four games in the Champions League last season, which is very important for us. It is also important that he has a Serbian passport, so he will be able to be a bonus in the Superliga. He plays in the middle, can cover several positions, he even played as a stopper in Copenhagen. A versatile and modern player who I believe will stay at Zvezda for a long time - said Mrkela.

About current events in the transitional period.

- We are working on some players, you wrote about them, and I expect that in the next few days we will present new reinforcements. As long as the transfer window lasts, there is always the possibility that someone will come, an interesting name will appear, and someone can always leave. Degenek is always interesting to us, he left a good impression on Zvezda, Barak Bahar knows him and appreciates him, but he has another six months on his contract with Columbus. We will see, it also depends on the departures, we have six players in that position. We are also working on departures, but we have not yet received an acceptable offer to implement transfers. Kangwa is being written about, many clubs are interested in him - emphasized Mrkela.

In Serbian, Stamenić said - good day, and then continued in English.

- I am proud to be here, this is a big day for me and my family, because I have Serbian roots on my father's side and I am proud to be in a club like Zvezda. I will fight for the red and white colors and I hope that in the next four years I will be able to achieve everything with the club. The players accepted me well, they are cordial, like everyone in the club, and I can't wait to play - started Stamenić.

His father is from Novi Sad.

- My father came from Novi Sad to New Zealand, he met my mother, and then I was born. I lived well there for 18 years, and then I came to Europe. Now I am here, where my roots are, and I am happy to be in Serbia. I will have the opportunity to get to know the country where my father was born, where I have roots. I am looking forward to getting to know Serbian culture.

Polyvalence is something that adorns Stamenić.

- I played in the national team as an offensive midfielder, in Copenhagen and as a stopper, but as far as I'm concerned, I see myself in the middle, in the center, because I like to both attack and defend. There is room for improvement, I'm looking forward to it, I know what I can give to the club.

There is no particular desire when it comes to rivals in the Champions League.

- We will have the opportunity to play with big clubs, but we are also a big club. Therefore, the focus is on us and our goals. We want to win, and if we play with a big man, it will be just a bonus. I'm excited for what's to come, I'm sure we'll be good.

For now, he mostly hangs out with Stefan Mitrović.

- Everyone welcomed me nicely. I don't speak Serbian yet, but I plan to learn it in the next six months to a year. I mostly hang out with Mitrović, he's a good guy, he welcomed me nicely.

About New Zealand culture and the number 6.

- Haka is an important culture in New Zealand, we learn it as children. I had the chance to do that dance, but when I score here, I will celebrate the goal with my teammates, because football is a team game. I grew up with football, although other sports are also popular there, but the love for the most important secondary thing in the world was passed on to me by my dad. From a young age, I became a complete lover of football. As for rugby, I was skinny for that, you have to be big. When I was a child, I was quite thin, and I chose football, I don't think I was wrong. As for the number, I wore it when I was a child, so for me, I consider the "six" to be the heart of the team, and I want to be that in Zvezda.

Zvezda has ambassadors all over the world...

- I don't know Adam Mitchell, who played for Red Star, but my friends know him and they told me that he spoke about the club in selected words. He really praised Zvezda.

When Zvezda called, Stamenić had no dilemma.

- I had options, but my heart said Zvezda. I know this is the right place for me and my football development. My family also agreed with that, they supported me and we are really proud that I am a football player of Crvena zvezda - said Stamenić.

Marko Stamenić was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but he also has a Serbian passport, so he will not take the place of a foreigner in our team. It is about a central midfielder soccer player born on February 19, 2002 who is 188 centimeters tall, whose affirmation comes from performances for Copenhagen in the Champions League, when he was one of the best actors in duels with Manchester City and Sevilla. He played 23 matches for the Danish team, and is a standard member of the New Zealand national team.