Marko Seufatu Nikola StameniÃÂ (; born 19 February 2002) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Swansea City and the New Zealand national team.
Born in Wellington and raised in Stokes Valley, Stameniàgraduated from the Olé Football Academy and signed for FC Copenhagen in September 2020 following extended trials. Following sporadic appearances for the club, including in the UEFA Champions League, Stameniàdeparted to join Red Star Belgrade in 2023.
Born in Wellington, Stameniàattended St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Wellington. and came through the ranks of the Olé Football Academy. During this time, Stameniàplayed for Olé-affiliated club Western Suburbs in the Central Premier League, making his debut in 2017 and reaching the final of the 2018 Chatham Cup.
Following Olé's affiliation with ISPS Handa Premiership side Team Wellington, Stameniàsigned for them on 2 October 2019. He made seven league appearances, scoring one goal on 15 December 2019 against Southern United.
Following his standout performances for New Zealand in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and despite interest from Brazilian Série A club Flamengo, Stameniàwas invited for a three-week trial at Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen in March 2020. However, following an order from the New Zealand Government for all foreign-based New Zealand citizens to urgently return to the country in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was forced to abort the trial. FC Copenhagen retained their interest, and Stameniàeventually returned to Denmark, signing for the club's under-19 team on 1 September 2020.
Stameniàmade his debut for the first team on 23 November 2020, starting in a 2âÂÂ1 Superliga loss to Randers FC.
On 9 January 2023, Copenhagen announced they would not be extending his contract, which expired in June 2023, as StameniÃÂ had elected to explore other opportunities.
On 6 February 2023, Red Star Belgrade (Crvena zvezda) announced that they had signed StameniÃÂ on a four-year deal beginning the next season.
On 21 June 2024, StameniÃÂ signed for English Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal, immediately joining Super League Greece side Olympiacos on a season-long loan deal.
On 20 August 2025, Stameniàdeparted Nottingham Forest without making a competitive appearance, joining EFL Championship club Swansea City for an undisclosed fee, reported to be over ã2 million. On 6 December 2025, he scored his first goal for the club at home to Oxford. On 31 January 2026, Stameniàscored and got an assist in a 2âÂÂ0 win away to Watford.
Stameniàmade his first appearance for the New Zealand U-17 team coming off the bench in their 0âÂÂ5 loss to the Solomon Islands at the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship. He then followed that up starting in New Zealand's next matches against Papua New Guinea in the last pool game, Tahiti in the semi-finals and in the final which saw a rematch against the Solomon Islands that New Zealand won 5âÂÂ4 on penalties.
StameniÃÂ played all three games for New Zealand in their 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign, finishing third in their group.
On 25 June 2021, StameniÃÂ was called up to the New Zealand squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.
Stameniàmade his international debut with the senior New Zealand national team in a 2âÂÂ1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.
StameniÃÂ was born in New Zealand to a Serbian father from Novi Sad and a Samoan mother.
Western Suburbs
Copenhagen
Red Star Belgrade
Olympiacos